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

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

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Post by bshipp »

anderspitman wrote: post #59

This looks really nice. In principle, I'm a big advocate of self-hosting (one of my services is even on this list). In practice, it just doesn't work for me. Once I get beyond 2-3 services it's just too much hassle to keep track of everything. The key realization for me is that I don't actually care too much where the software is running, or who is running it for me. What I do care about is a avoiding vendor lock-in.…

I found docker was perfect for self-hosting services with relative ease. upgrades are self-contained, security is simplified behind a reverse proxy like nginx, and there are very few dependency conflicts to worry about. I've got about 40 containers running at any given time and barely think about them at all.

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

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Post by PenguinCoder »

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…

Privacy FOSS nerd here; I'd love to offer my help for developing, maintaining, and security reviews. Please send me an email if you'd like additional support. (in profile)

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

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Post by lioeters »

jotm wrote: post #22
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…

Sounds like a good idea to me. Most people would go with the big company in my experience, but your niche is huge anyway. WPEngine seems to be doing alright still (I remember thinking no way would anyone pay for just WordPress hosting... I was wrong), as are the many small website/app/hosting providers/consultancies.

> WPEngine seems to be doing alright still

They raised $250m a couple years ago, and have been acquiring smaller companies like theme shops, local site management tool based on Docker and Electron, etc. They've got a mature platform suitable for businesses, and it looks like they have a very healthy growth trajectory.

On the other hand, for me they're becoming the "big company" in your description, and I'd prefer a self-hosted or at least open-source solution.

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

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Post by sjy »

mynegation wrote: post #48
ridruejo wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://bitnami.com/stacks helps quite a bit (disclaimer, I am the cofounder)

Question to people with better knowledge of English than me (or lawyers): what is the difference between disclaimer and disclosure? To me “I am a co-founder” sounds like a disclosure (of vested interest) and disclaimer would be something like “I am not a lawyer. I am not your lawyer. This is not a legal advice”

Disclosure means sharing information that was previously “held close” (private). When people are afraid of being distrusted, they disclose their interests as a show of good faith.

Disclaimer means refusing to accept responsibility for someone else‘a decision to rely on you. When people are afraid of getting sued, they disclaim liability.

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

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Post by sjy »

m_fayer wrote: post #34
codingdave wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did similar work between gigs a couple years back. There is absolutely a customer base for such things. But they don't have tech budgets - even pricing our services fairly cheaply, they would balk at the cost. So there may be a business opportunity, but you need enough scale that each single customer is happy with the price.

Maybe it's particular to my local culture (Berlin), but many people I talked to said they would pay a premium to support a small business and to acquire independence and privacy. They're not technical, but they understand the ramifications of these things. Not sure if this culture is everywhere, but my gut feeling is that in Berlin it's big enough.

I have noticed the same tendency among people who follow politics and the media closely in Australia. Some political activists are organising talks designed to introduce non-technical people to doing their own cryptography. People would definitely pay a reasonable premium for a secure service where they get to meet everybody with the physical ability to snoop on their data.

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

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Post by fonosip »

fonosip wrote: post #36
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…

We are giving this a shot at https://ba.net/private-cloud-office

Main issues are financing high saas customer acquisition costs. And keeping technical support costs down. But the market is big.

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

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Post by scrozier »

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.

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

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Post by rgoulter »

gramakri wrote: post #62
thrownaway954 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't even think it's that... installing this thing would scare most people away: https://cloudron.io/get.html Anything involving the command line is considered advanced knowledge for most people, so targeting your product to the novice is a miss.

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).

The initial comment upthread is wondering about how to serve non-technical people.

Most people could probably understand the technical stuff if they had enough spare time/interest, but if you don't have the technical literacy for it, "How to install on Ubuntu Bionic 18.04 x64" is confusing.

Whereas, "I followed these steps on this page (and the screenshots are how it looked like)" is easier.

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