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Re: Show HN: A searchable list of self-hosted software with screenshots

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Post by gitgud » Sat, Dec 07, 2019, 10:49 PM UTC

ocdtrekkie wrote: post #32

m_fayer wrote: post #19

I know many non-technical small-scale entrepreneurs who would love to use OSS self-hosted tools to run the basics of their businesses and get away from BigTech. I'm talking little shops, yoga studios, restaurants, recording studios, etc. All they need is basics - email, calendars, maybe some shift management, inventory management, and obviously documents. These people are completely non-technical and I don't know of…

A few of us are trying to get development moving again on Sandstorm.io. It's a super handy (and default-extremely-secure) piece of software, it just needs a little nudge of developer interest. It's original target was the enterprise space, but it's an awesome self-hosting platform for privacy nerds too. The OSS is out there, but you've gotta wrap it in enough design work to make the experience comparable to closed so…

I loved sandstorm and used it for a while. The only issue I had with it, is that is was very complicated to add your own sandstorm app to your instance and the documentation to do so wasnt too great

Re: Show HN: A searchable list of self-hosted software with screenshots

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Post by bobmichael » Sun, Dec 08, 2019, 1:33 PM UTC

scrozier wrote: post #89

m_fayer wrote: post #19

I know many non-technical small-scale entrepreneurs who would love to use OSS self-hosted tools to run the basics of their businesses and get away from BigTech. I'm talking little shops, yoga studios, restaurants, recording studios, etc. All they need is basics - email, calendars, maybe some shift management, inventory management, and obviously documents. These people are completely non-technical and I don't know of…

Having started my career in this space, many years ago, I've grown to think there is not a good business model to be had. It's too bad, because there's a huge demand. These small companies wind up with bad solutions all around.

Could you elaborate on this? I've been toying with this idea for a while now and if love to hear your insights.

Re: Show HN: A searchable list of self-hosted software with screenshots

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Post by w1nst0nsm1th » Mon, Dec 09, 2019, 1:21 PM UTC

thrownaway954 wrote: post #73

gramakri wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you clarify what is scary about it :) ? Or are you saying using the command line by itself is scary? If that's the case, we do have Cloudron listed in the DO Marketplace (and in other providers like netcup, time4vps etc).

"Anything involving the command line" the command line. a beginner is not going to open the command line and start typing in commands. "If that's the case, we do have Cloudron listed in the DO Marketplace" I would suggest break this page ( https://cloudron.io/get.html ) into a beginner and advanced section and give a detailed instructional walk through (with pictures) for beginners.

> with pictures

...and some animation of Mickey Mouse & cie congratulating the user with some school notation at every step of the tutorial. Like this :

"Great, you didn't forget to prefix your command with 'sudo' while avoiding the evil 'root' user. You deserve a A+. Now take a candy bar in the bag provided by Cloudron just for you."

Re: Show HN: A searchable list of self-hosted software with screenshots

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Post by koheripbal » Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 7:17 PM UTC

techindex wrote: post #107

koheripbal wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My biggest factor in choosing an Open Source Software platform is the size * activity of the community. I think it would be a huge improvement to give me a sense of whether the product is well supported. There are a few reasons for this... 1. I want to choose an OSS that will have security vulnerabilities resolved in a timely fashion. 2. I want the product to keep up with the times and changing landscape. 3. I want t…

Makes sense. What would you want to see in that regard beyond what's already on the site? It currently shows last commit and release date, and that date is green for projects with recent releases...

Some sense of how widely adopted the software is. There is a critical mass required for me to commit to an OSS. Before that critical mass the products are usually poorly maintained and full of bugs and security holes.