FWIW, I’m not against using AI as an assistant for coding (I do it too, using Claude and Vercel as assistants) just as long as the code is reviewed and understood in full* by the dev before publishing. *my emphasis

A very sane take. I do wish devs would fully disclose this on their github or other. That way, if the project is seasoned, well starred, et al, and the dev used AI as an assistant, then the user gets to decide. Given all the criteria are met, I would deploy it.

I will say that I have observed what seems like a pretty decent up tick in selfhosted apps, and I would be willing to bet a goodly amount of them have at the very least, used AI in some capacity, if not most/all code. I don’t have any solid evidence to back that up but it just seems that way to me.

The effects on the environment

Didn’t down vote you. I hear this line of complaint in conjunction with AI, especially if the person saying it is anti-AI. Without even calculating in AI, some 25 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from streaming and content consumption. Computers, smartphones, and tablets can emit around 200 million metric tons CO2 per year in electrical consumption. Take data centers for instance. If they are powered by fossil fuels, this can add about 100 million metric tons of CO2 emissions. Infrastructure contributes around 50 million metric tons of CO2 per year.

Now…who wants to turn off their servers and computers? Volunteers? While it is true that AI does contribute, we’re already pumping out some significant CO2 without it. Until we start switching to renewable energy globally, this will continue to climb with or without AI. It seems tho, that we will have to deplete the fossil fuel supply globally before renewables become the de facto standard.

I run quite a few containers, and I just can’t find anything I’d like to add that would be functional. I’m always tinkering tho, and learning. The learning part is my favorite.

Every time this comes out, it’s like I was a kid waiting for my Pop Sci & Mech mags to arrive in the mail, and later on Byte magazine. The downside is, after you get your server setup and functioning, there’s not much to add to it.

storing backups on the host being backed up is ill advised

I’ve had this notion for a long time. I do store backups on a separate drive on the server, but those are replicated almost immediately, elsewhere. I learned my backup lesson quite a while ago and I do not wish to repeat that disaster.

Never tasted myself.

Disclaimer: I am only a user, not the developer

Got any screenshots? /s

Didn’t downvote. I’m old…like probably the oldest user here, and tho I have heard of Pewdiepie, I’ve never seen any of his videos nor do I know any of his lore.

Well, that’s nice to know. I’m somewhat familiar with NetBird.

I realize there is a lot of back and forth among selfhosters about Cloudflare’s usage, but I am thoroughly pleased with the set up. The only thing I chuckle about is their promotional emails.

Your site saw more threats last month than the average site on Cloudflare. Here’s what that means:
The good news is that these threats were mitigated by Cloudflare with the basic web application firewall (WAF) and bot protection you have on the Free plan.
The bad news is that more complex and sophisticated cyber attacks may not be stopped by your current web application security posture.

…however they promise if I spend some money, that will all go away, and it might, but it’s good now so don’t wake the sleeping dog.

Had me rolling last night and this morning.

hilarious

I have been investing my time in building the functionality rather than focusing on “marketing”.

No worries mate. Understood.

Yeah I saw a blurb about that a couple months ago. Will have to investigate. Thanks for the heads up tho

It made me laugh uproariously. Funny stuff.

complaining about the lack of screenshots

For my part, it was a request not a demand or complaint. But yes, I do feel kind of stupid. I’m also giggling at OP’s last response and his reactions to all these requesting screens,

Boy do I have egg on my face now. Please have pity on an old head.

I’ll tell you honest that escaped me. Well, thanks for sharing. Much appreciated. I feel kind of silly. I was sitting here appreciating my greenery, and wondering just what is @kamenlady trying to tell me? Gotcha. Me skuzi

OP, I echo the screenshot sentiment. It’s one of the top 5 things I look for in a project since I am a very visual person and I’m a sucker for a great looking UI. If I can’t find one on the dev’s site, I have to go do an image search which is hit or miss for opensource software at times. I realize you are early in the development stage, I get that. However, I would encourage you to put up some screenshots. They really help ‘sell’ the project.

Thank you for working on this project, and thank you for sharing it with the community.

I still say even if the guy is an asshole, we still lost someone who was contributing.

I use tt-rss. Tho I’ve never interacted with the dev personally, from what I can tell, he is kind of a hard headed, asshole. Still a great piece of software tho. Him being an alleged asshole doesn’t deter me.