Ideas for a car NAS
My kids have tablets for entertainment on long road trips, and usually I use my phone as a hot spot.
Traveling over the holidays has put me over my data limit, and it got me thinking: is there a (fairly) elegant solution to putting a mini-NAS in my car with a built-in (or small form factor) router so my kids tablets can connect to it in the vehicle without needing an internet connection?
https://redd.it/1pzvn9e
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I just wanted to watch high-quality anime... but I accidentally spent 3 months rewriting Windows 95.
https://redd.it/1pzqt7k
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I want to self host my own password manager and 2FA authenticator, but I am trying to be realistic about it
Right now I use a mainstream password manager and built in app based 2FA. It works fine, but the more I self host other parts of my stack, the more this feels like one of the last big dependencies I still trust by default. Passwords, recovery codes, and 2FA seeds all living with a third party feels like a single point of failure, even if the security track record is solid.
At the same time, this feels like one of those areas where getting it wrong is worse than not doing it at all. Availability matters. Recovery matters. I do not want to lock myself out because my server went down or I messed up a backup. I also need this to work across devices without turning daily logins into friction.
I am curious how people here approach this. and would appreciate any help
https://redd.it/1pzn7pk
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Budget Board v3.1.1 - a personal finance app for monthly budgeting and goal tracking
It's been a while since I last updated here. I am happy to share the v3.1.1 release of Budget Board! This release focuses on localization support, customizable net worth card options, and various UI improvements.
For those who are new to Budget Board, it is a self-hosted personal finance app that helps track monthly budgets, manage your bank accounts and personal assets, and track your financial goals. You can find more information, screenshots, and the deployment instructions on the website budgetboard.net.
I've appreciated all of the feedback I've gotten from the community. It's really helpful in shaping the direction of the project. If you have any questions, suggestions, or run into any issues, please feel free to reach out on GitHub Discussions.
## What's new in v3.1.1
The latest release brings a few new features:
- Localization Support: Budget Board now supports localization! You can change the language in the settings menu. Currently, only US English is available, but contributions for additional languages are welcome. Check out the localization guide for more information.
- Customizable Net Worth Card: You can now customize which accounts are included in the net worth calculation on the dashboard. Adjust the display settings to your preference.
- UI Improvements: The UI has been overhauled for better consistency and aesthetics. Dark mode and light mode color schemes have been updated for improved contrast and visual appeal.
For detailed information about all the changes in this release, please refer to the release notes for v3.1.0.
## Other major changes since my last update
- OIDC Authentication Support: Added support for OIDC authentication providers.
- Asset Tracking: Introduced an asset tracking feature to monitor personal assets in addition to bank accounts.
And a bunch more smaller features and changes.
## What's next
I plan on focusing on the following features in the upcoming releases:
- More Localization Options: The latest release added the framework for localization support, but currently that only applies to strings used throughout the app. Next, I plan on adding support for localizing date, time, and number formats based on the selected language/locale or via a separate setting.
- New Bank Sync Provider Support: I'd like to improve the bank sync interface to allow for multiple providers. The plan is to add an interface that allows users to manage their bank sync provider connections and map accounts from different providers to Budget Board accounts. I've recently started looking into LunchFlow as a potential next provider to add support for.
- Customizable Dashboard: Building on the customizable net worth card, I aim to allow users to customize their entire dashboard. This would include adding/removing cards, rearranging them, and possibly resizing them. This feature will likely be implemented in stages over multiple releases, working towards a fully personalized user experience.
https://redd.it/1pzkdzc
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How do you prevent network documentation from becoming outdated?
Hi everyone, sorry for the wall of text, but I could really use some advice.
Lately I’ve been running into issues with the way I document and manage my customers’ infrastructures.
This is my current workflow:
I design and document the network using draw.io, basically drawing a topological map of the network with IPs, devices, connections, etc.
Then I store all access credentials and connection methods (SSH, RDP, web UIs, etc.) in Devolutions RDM, which I use daily for remote access and support.
The problem is documentation drift.
For every small change (new device, IP change, VLAN tweak, whatever), the draw.io diagram often doesn’t get updated — sometimes by me, sometimes by colleagues. Over time this becomes a mess and starts to actively hurt troubleshooting and onboarding.
What I’m looking for:
A single source of truth for devices and network information
Inventory of devices (IPs, roles, locations, notes, etc.)
Ideally the ability to generate or at least visualize a network map/topology (even semi-manual is fine)
Bonus points if it’s self-hosted, but commercial is okay too if it’s worth it
I briefly looked at NetBox. It clearly looks powerful and well-respected, but my first impression was that it’s very complex and possibly overkill for this use case. I might be wrong, so I’m open to being corrected by people who actually use it daily.
So the real question is:
What do you use to keep network documentation, inventory, and topology sane and actually up to date in a multi-tech environment?
I’m less interested in “perfect on paper” and more in “people actually keep it updated”.
Thanks in advance to anyone willing to share real-world experience.
(https://www.reddit.com/submit/?sourceid=t31pzbso1)
https://redd.it/1pzbtqw
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I will set my Pi Zero W up to serve as a pi-hole + Tailscale VPN. Is there anything else more and useful it could handle?
https://redd.it/1pz281j
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Your next project: self-hosted Geforce NOW streaming server using sunshine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_dmfqaEGRI
https://redd.it/1pyvcf7
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Get into self-hosting and get your own domain, it will be fun...
You always start with something you need, like Jellyfin and some other tools... then a password manager, which is also very useful. Maybe an ad blocker...
One day you get tired of having to keep entering IPs, so I got a domain so I could have HTTPS (I didn't really need it) on my local network.
Now, after putting everything into nginx proxy manager, I've realized that at some point, all this got out of hand.
When did maintaining my homelab become my job (actually, I love it)? The worst part is that I'm the only user of 99% of it.
https://preview.redd.it/n23a0dv6q6ag1.png?width=474&format=png&auto=webp&s=3c49f0d5b0b87accca69513af41aad7533d12c46
https://redd.it/1pytql2
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Finally, controlling JDownloader remotely
https://redd.it/1pyt8lb
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End of Year Self-Hosting Showcase 2025 - Share your setups!
As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to share my complete self-hosted setup and see what everyone else is running!
I'd love to hear what you're all running - drop your stacks in the comments! What new services did you discover this year? What's been your favorite addition?
Here's my list of self-hosted services:
1. AdGuard Home - DNS Ad-Blocking & Network Protection - GitHub
2. AdGuardHome-Sync - Sync AdGuard Home Configs - GitHub
3. Apprise - Push Notification Aggregator - GitHub
4. Audiobookshelf - Audiobook & Podcast Server - GitHub
5. Backrest - Backup Solution With Restic - GitHub
6. Bazarr - Subtitle Automation For Sonarr/Radarr - GitHub
7. Booklore - Book Discovery & Tracking - GitHub
8. Caddy - Reverse Proxy & SSL/TLS Termination - GitHub
9. Calibre-Web Automated - Automated Ebook Acquisition - GitHub
10. Code-server - VS Code In Browser - Web-Based IDE - GitHub
11. CrowdSec - Security & Threat Detection Engine - GitHub
12. DAPS - Docker Automation & Management Scripts - GitHub
13. DispatchArr - IPTV Proxy & EPG Manager - GitHub
14. Docker Socket Proxy - Docker Socket Security Proxy - GitHub
15. Dozzle - Real-Time Docker Log Viewer - GitHub
16. Dozzle Agent - Real-Time Docker Log Viewer Agent - GitHub
17. Eclipse Mosquitto - MQTT Message Broker - GitHub
18. Epic Games Claimer - Auto-Claim Epic Games Free Games - GitHub
19. File Browser - Web-Based File Manager - GitHub
20. FlareSolverr - Cloudflare & Captcha Solver - GitHub
21. Free Games Claimer - Auto-Claim Free Games (Multiple Stores) - GitHub
22. FreshRSS - RSS Feed Reader & Aggregator - GitHub
23. Gitea - Self-Hosted Git Service - GitHub
24. Glance - At-A-Glance Dashboard - GitHub
25. Gotify - Push Notification Service - GitHub
26. Home Assistant - Smart Home Automation Platform - GitHub
27. Homepage - Customizable Dashboard/Homepage - GitHub
28. Immich - Photo Management & Backup Server - GitHub
29. Kapowarr - Comic Book Automation & Management - GitHub
30. Kavita - eBook & Comic Reader Server - GitHub
31. Kometa - Plex Poster & Metadata Automation - GitHub
32. Komodo - Infrastructure Management Platform - GitHub
33. Komodo Gotify Alerter - Komodo Notification Bridge To Gotify - GitHub
34. Komodo Periphery - Komodo Agent For Remote Servers - GitHub
35. Linkding - Bookmark Manager - GitHub
36. Maintainerr - Plex Media Cleanup Automation - GitHub
37.
islechat - open source terminal based slack/discord style chat server
https://redd.it/1pypmf3
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Low-Tide: a new download manager with pluggable backends
https://github.com/eljojo/low-tide
https://redd.it/1pyllob
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Postiz v2.11.3 - open source social media scheduling tool! (creation modal refactored)
Hi everyone, it's been a while since my last update.
Just a recap: **Postiz** is an open-source social media scheduling tool supporting 25 social media channels/platforms.
You can craft different posts, schedule them in advance, and cross-post them to multiple platforms, and use various tools to make them better.
https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app
Any star would be amazing ❤️
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My daughter was born 3 months ago, and I felt so burned out that I thought about selling Postiz. But after a while, I suddenly found the energy to go back!
I am struggling today to maintain the open-source side. Most of the PRs I get aren't "good enough," and just checking and iterating on them is super hard (time + mentally). Sorry in advance for unanswered PRs.
I do want to say that everything that I develop every day is always open-source, I have no closed-source code.
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There was one thing that always hit me as feedback from open-source developers I have read before: "Usually open-source is not as good as commercial products."
And I kind of agree with the notion. But because of that, I decided to stop adding new features and make the system as good as possible in both UI and UX.
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I have contacted my designers and redesigned the entire post-creation process
Before:
https://i.redd.it/rgkw6lp1h4ag1.gif
After:
https://i.redd.it/fpt6lhskh4ag1.gif
So here is what's new:
Complete redesign, higher quality, it doesn't look "bootstrappy" anymore.
Schedule post size increase to the size of the screen to fullscreen.
First post takes the entire screen; when you add comments, it shrinks.
Inner scroll for the posts lists and the preview, before it was scrolling the page, and made it very uncomfortable.
Indicator over each social platform if you exited global mode, see the small pink circle.
Different previews for all the major platforms.
Tons of bug fixes I have found on the way.
Indicator about the number of characters in every channel - on the global edit.
Remove the option to add comments in platforms that you can't add comments to 🙈
Media library design (UI and UX improvement): When you select multiple media items, it will tell you the import order.
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Some other new features:
Add a new provider: Google My Business.
You can disable email notifications for successful / failed posts.
Added a new MCP and Agent to schedule posts (AI stuff)
Add Listmonk as a provider - yes, you can schedule newsletters :)
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Kind of funny, I released Postiz on Reddit in 2024, and this was the highest upvoted comment:
https://preview.redd.it/onu85gzsj4ag1.png?width=774&format=png&auto=webp&s=4c46b2a841b539be7801720f0a73274e3b02562c
Since we released the Docker back then, it was downloaded 5.12m times 😳
https://preview.redd.it/sa7gi2kzj4ag1.png?width=289&format=png&auto=webp&s=d409513989d6beb6f8185636d55249fe134291e8
Thank you so much for this amazing community. I hope you had a merry Christmas.
And I wish you all a Happy New Year!!
https://redd.it/1pyji3u
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PSA: Mattermost Team Edition has limited number of messages to 10K
Now that the enshittification of Mattermost has begun, what alternatives exist? Most of the alternatives I've come across so far were way too bloated. Maybe it's time to fork Mattermost?
https://redd.it/1pya4de
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islechat is like discord but over ssh
https://redd.it/1py3vuk
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Alexandrie: self-hosted Markdown notes, now easier to self host
👋 Hey eneryone,
I posted here a couple of months ago about Alexandrie, an open-source, self-hosted Markdown note-taking app I’ve been building for a while. It got a lot more attention than I expected, and I received plenty of useful feedback, especially around Docker and deployment.
Since then, I’ve been working mostly on the self-hosting side of things and cleaning up what was clearly rough around the edges.
A few things that changed since the last post:
The Docker setup was reworked with the goal of running everything with a single command
Switched from MinIO to RustFS because minio docker image is no longer available
Environment variables are now split into clearer config files
Various updates across the app (docs, UI, performance, new features ✨)
For those who don’t know the project yet: Alexandrie is a web-based Markdown notes app, focused on writing and personal knowledge. It’s designed to be fast, work offline, and stay simple to self-host.
https://preview.redd.it/h2jf2cle1eag1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=de3f2e3f2109ecc20a8aa0732539b247f7fe9228
If anyone feels like taking a look, I’d be curious to hear what you think about the current self-hosting setup; especially if something feels unnecessary, confusing, or could be done better.
Repo is here: https://github.com/Smaug6739/Alexandrie ⭐️
Thanks again to everyone who shared feedback !
https://redd.it/1pzpz15
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What services are you looking forward to trying in 2026?
What projects have you been keeping an eye on? Mine are:
Jellify (Jellyfin music client)
Mydia/MediaManager (alternative to *arr)
Booklore (Replacement for Readarr books)
Listenarr (Replacement for Readarr audiobooks)
And keeping an eye on:
Jellyseerr and Overseerr merger into Seerr (hopefully with books and music, apparently there has been some work done on both the book and music front)
The progress of Jellyfin 10.11, before making the switch
https://redd.it/1pzqbey
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Any good self hosted price trackers?
Trying to find a simple and good price tracker with no/minimal bugs.
Tried Price Bandit recently. It was good, many features like pre-configured stores, users. But it was riddled with bugs and the experience wasn't good even for me (I am a developer, so I understand it's hard to create bug free apps) but I can't think of giving local network access for it to my family.
What I need (must):
1. Price history (which it will start storing once I add a product)
2. Notifications
If these exists then good else not a deal breaker:
1. Product groups. Ability to group similar products
2. User management.
If you have any suggestions, please provide or if you're using one, please tell.
Thank you.
https://redd.it/1pzjw8h
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Findroid v1.0.0 - one of the best Jellyfin Android mobile clients. 1st update in over a year.
https://github.com/jarnedemeulemeester/findroid/releases/tag/v1.0.0
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After more than 1 year, the Compose rework is finally here!
⚠️ This update requires Jellyfin Server 10.11.0+. Please update your server before installing.
## New features
Fresh New Look: Enjoy a complete redesign of the main user interface for a smoother experience.
Jellyfin 10.11 support: Full compatibility with the latest server APIs.
Media Segments: Now uses the Media Segments API for skipping intros, outros, and credits.
## Improvements
Playback now starts instantly, adding items to the playback playlist as you watch.
This allows you to watch very large seasons without issues.
Save images locally when downloading media items.
## Fixes
Auto play next item with mpv.
A bunch more fixes.
## Translations
Almost all languages have had translation updates.
Plus some new languages, including Japanese and Finnish.
## Notes
Target Android 16 (SDK 36)
Minimum Jellyfin support 10.11.0
https://redd.it/1pzgul4
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Rise above the cloud: FileRise now has dual-pane mode + hotkeys (GIF)
https://redd.it/1pzdk67
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What are your server running costs?
- how many servers do you have
- do they stay on 24/7
- do you have sleep enabled (not drives but the pc, with wake on lan)?
- what is the power usage (idle and load) ?
- what are your monthly running costs?
Electricity is ~50c/kwh where I am. Intel systems seem to be best for servers, very low idle power and enough performance plus QuickSync if needed.
Unfortunately the build I'll have is probably bad for idle power - AMD AM4, LSI HBA, Intel Arc gpu.
https://redd.it/1pz69jb
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Self hosted essentials
I know that the things that we self host are very personal and depends a lot on our needs.
But we all have some 3, 4 or 5 “essentials” that are always the first to install/setup and we can’t avoid them.
Mine are (in any specific order)
\- [Vaultwarden\](https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden) - At this time, very self explanatory
\- [Dozzle\](https://dozzle.dev) - From here I’ve all my containers logs centralized in a very polished view. I’m using since the beginning of the project.
\- [dpaste\](https://github.com/DarrenOfficial/dpaste) - Why this not very know solution instead of the classic “pastebin” ones? Simple: this has the ability to returns urls with only 4 or 5 characters after the slash (example: dpaste.example.com/aBcDe). This is great because when I need to share something between devices, it’s very easy to remember the link. If I had the possibility of share a very long url, only because it’s very long, I would send the content of the paste instead the paste link.
\- [Forgejo\](https://forgejo.org) (and their runners)- Great git server forked from Gitea with something extraordinary: the paths and the workflows syntax are the same as GitHub. Very easy to learn, maintain and improve.
And of course nginx Proxy Manager and PiHole.
What are yours “essentials”?
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I finally setup Komodo + Forgejo + Renovate for handling image updates and it is awesome!
https://redd.it/1pywu5v
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Mealie - Recipe Manager & Meal Planner - GitHub
38. MeTube - YouTube Downloader Web Interface - GitHub
39. NetAlertX - Network Device Monitoring & Alerts - GitHub
40. Paperless-ngx - Document Management System (OCR/Tagging) - GitHub
41. Plex - Media Server & Streaming Platform - Website
42. Plex-Auto-Languages - Auto-Select Audio/Subtitle Languages - GitHub
43. Profilarr - Custom Format Profile Manager For arr - [GitHub](https://github.com/Dictionarry-Hub/profilarr)
44. Prowlarr - Indexer Manager For arr Apps - GitHub
45. Radarr - Movie Automation & Management - GitHub
46. RomM - ROM Manager For Game Collections - GitHub
47. SABnzbd - Usenet Downloader & NZB Manager - GitHub
48. Scrutiny - Hard Drive Health Monitoring (S.M.A.R.T.) - GitHub
49. Seerr - Media Request Management For Plex/Jellyfin/Emby - GitHub
50. Silver Bullet - Markdown-Based Note-Taking - GitHub
51. Sonarr - TV Show Automation & Management - GitHub
52. Tautulli - Plex Media Server Monitoring & Statistics - GitHub
53. TitleCardMaker - Custom Title Cards For Plex - GitHub
54. Vaultwarden - Password Manager (Bitwarden-Compatible) - GitHub
55. Wallos - Subscription Tracking & Management - GitHub
56. WireGuard Easy - WireGuard VPN With Web UI - GitHub
57. Zigbee2MQTT - Zigbee Device Bridge To MQTT - GitHub
58. Zipline - File Sharing & Screenshot Hosting - GitHub
https://redd.it/1pyt991
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Best way to get docker containers to wait until a network drive is mounted to start?
What is the best way to have docker containers wait for a network drive to be mounted before starting?
I have a NAS that i have my jellyfin media hosted on, but the jelly fin/arr stack server is on a different device. For the most part this works fone, but ive had some issues where the docker containers start before the drive is mounted after a restart resulting in stuff being written to a blank folder incorrectly. Im trying to find a good way to avoid this.
https://redd.it/1pyrhqm
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How to make your homelab almost maintenance free ("self-healing")?
So my homelab mostly works without any issues. But once in a while, a docker container will go down and require me to manually (docker compose up) restart, or something else will require my intervention. How do you handle such issues so that the setup is somewhat "self-healing"?
https://redd.it/1pyjhog
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A New Year Reminder: Every Self-Hosted Project Has a Human Behind It
As we look forward to 2026, now is the perfect time to reflect on the amazing open-source software that powers our daily lives. So many of the tools in the self-hosted community are voluntarily maintained and developed by passionate developers, pouring countless hours of time into their projects to make our lives easier and more secure.
Behind every project is more than just a username, it’s a real person who is often facing a difficult time balance between family, work, or school. I know being a maintainer myself this struggle is hard. At times, the pile of issue/request tickets can be daunting, but seeing people genuinely enjoy my work and provide feedback makes it so fulfilling.
A common misconception is that you need money to give back. One of the best things about self-hosting and open source is that support comes in many ways, and most of them cost nothing. Here are some ways you can give back going into the new year:
* Financial **support**, if you can: GitHub Sponsors, Buy Me a Coffee, Patreon (often linked in repos or maintainer profiles).
* **Send a message** to a maintainer describing how you use their software in your daily life. Trust me, we love hearing this‼
* **Contribute** code to a project written in a language you’re comfortable with.
* **Improve** documentation or translations in your native language (many projects use platforms like Weblate).
* **Spread the word**: write blog posts, record videos, or share your favorite self-hosted tools with others.
Even small gestures can have a massive impact on a maintainer’s motivation. A kind message, a small pull request, or simply telling someone their work mattered can be the difference between burnout and renewed energy.
Thank you all for contributing, supporting, and helping make this community thrive over the past year. Here’s to an even brighter, collaborative, and inspiring 2026 together!
Happy new year,
Sean, [AdventureLog](https://github.com/seanmorley15/AdventureLog) maintainer
https://redd.it/1pylpv9
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Is the "fun" of self-hosting getting killed by the maintenance overhead?
I love the idea of owning my data, but I’m hitting a wall lately. It feels like I spend 90% of my time fixing Docker volumes, managing reverse proxies, or troubleshooting kernel updates, and only 10% actually using the services.
I’m starting to wonder if I’ve just built myself a high-stakes support role for zero pay😂💔
https://redd.it/1pyijo3
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Doppelgänger — free, self-hosted browser automation built on Playwright
I kept hitting limits with paid scraping platforms like Apify. Jobs would cost a few dollars and often produce incomplete or unusable data — missing fields, duplicates, or pages blocked behind login. Iterating on scripts became expensive and frustrating.
That’s why I built Doppelgänger for myself. It’s: • Fully free — no per-run costs
• Self-hosted — runs entirely locally
• Private — your data never leaves your machine
• Open source — built on Playwright with a workflow/task layer
It supports visual task creation, JSON editing, and JavaScript blocks for Shadow DOM or complex site logic. It’s definitely more setup than managed platforms, but once configured it’s flexible enough to handle iterative scraping and account-based workflows.
Repo & docs: https://github.com/mnemosyne-artificial-intelligence/doppelganger
Curious to hear from the community:
• How do you handle iterative scraping or logged-in workflows locally?
• Any tips for designing flexible task workflows?
https://redd.it/1py00xh
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I built a TUI crypto/stock tracker because I wanted a lightweight dashboard for my homelab
https://redd.it/1puhbjc
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