Self-Hosted

Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time “self-hosters” who share their lessons and take you on the journey of their new ones.

A Jupiter Broadcasting podcast showcasing free and open source technologies you can host yourself.

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Alex Kretzschmar

Chris Fisher

Conquering Planned Obsolescence | Self-Hosted 9

2 January 2020

Master of details, open source advocate and YouTuber, Quindor from Intermittent.Tech joins us for a chat about tuya-convert to avoid planned hardware obsolescence, his new 100TB server build, highly available home setups, and his DIY LED project.

WLED Changes the Game | Self-Hosted 8

19 December 2019

Sometimes one project can lead to a hundred more. We celebrate Home Assistant's new release, the inclusion of the WLED integration and fall down the DIY project rabbit hole.

Why We Love Home Assistant | Self-Hosted 7

5 December 2019

Home Assistant has changed our families' lives for the better. We share tips for getting started, implementing automation, devices we use, and our favorite integrations.

Low Cost Home Camera System | Self-Hosted 6

21 November 2019

Chris follows up on his Shinobi troubles and extols the virtues of $25 Wyze Cams to Alex, who has some exciting house news to share.

ZFS Isn’t the Only Option | Self-Hosted 5

7 November 2019

Getting your storage setup just right often takes making painful mistakes first. We share ours, our current storage setups, when ZFS is not the tool for the job, and what you should consider when protecting your data.

The Joy of Plex with Elan Feingold | Self-Hosted 4

24 October 2019

Plex Co-Founder and CTO Elan Feingold shares why he started Plex, its future direction, his home setup, his love for electric cars and the beach.

Home Network Under $200 | Self-Hosted 3

10 October 2019

How far can you get with a Raspberry Pi 4? We go all in and find out.

Why Self-Host? With Wendell from Level1techs | Self-Hosted 2

26 September 2019

We visit Wendell Wilson of [Level1Techs](https://level1techs.com/) and get a tour of his self-hosted setup.

The First One | Self-Hosted 1

12 September 2019

You've been wanting to host a Nextcloud instance (or anything else) for your family for a while now. Where on Earth do you start? We share some hard learned lessons about self-hosting, discuss the most important things to consider when building a home server and Chris gives Alex a hard time about Arch as a Server OS.

Self-Hosted Coming Soon | Self-Hosted 0

27 August 2019

A new show that is your gateway to self hosting all the things, owning your data and talking about local and cloud hosting that you control.