SelfHosting Updates - Oct 2025

TL;DR

For a strong homelab, we need backups and proper file management…

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Intro

During mar25 we saw how to get running few sync tools.

Later on June, I expanded Traefik https knowledge, and separaredly Nextcloud.

In Sept25: I combined NC + Traefik https + Tailscale - which is a lovely setup.

But just in case you dont want to mess with databases, lets see some other Filebrowser alternatives and FTPs:

Yea, im kind of alergic to DBs for HomeLab setups

Files Files Files

And I saw few projects lately to see files, like we saw here:

1. https://github.com/vikramsoni2/nextExplorer

Web based File Explorer

2. https://github.com/kyantech/Palmr

🌴 Palmr. is an open-source file-sharing platform focused on privacy and security. It enables users to upload, manage, and share files with features like password protection, custom links, and access control without tracking or limitations. Designed for seamless and secure sharing.

3. Nextcloud or Immich:

Just in case that you got that interesting Standard Google offer 200 GB for ~40$/año or your Google AI Pro with 2TB trial has just ended…

If you dont want Nextcloud nor Immich…for your latest photo/video workflows…

docker exec -it <your-nextcloud-container-name> rm /var/www/html/config/config.php
# Then, exit and restart the container
docker exec -u www-data <your-nextcloud-container-name> php /var/www/html/occ config:list system | grep trusted_domains -A 10
docker exec -u www-data nextcloud php /var/www/html/occ config:system:get trusted_domains
#docker exec -u www-data nextcloud php /var/www/html/occ config:system:set trusted_domains 4 --value="mynewdomain.example.com"
docker exec -u www-data nextcloud php /var/www/html/occ config:system:get trusted_domains

flatpak install flathub org.localsend.localsend_app
##ps aux --sort=-%mem | grep localsend

With local send I got 4MB/s transfer speed from an iphone to a tablet.

Would SCP or FTP be faster?

Immich is also cool and have some projects around https://github.com/Nasogaa/immich-drop

Selfhosting Immich

Spring Y25 Post - Immich Setup

Selfhosting PiGallery

Photo Tools Post - PiGallery

Syncthing x SFTPGo

You can get creative with rsync, cron and so on.

But…

A combination of Syncthing and SFTPGo can be used together to achieve automated file exchange, leveraging the strengths of each tool, although they are fundamentally different.

Syncthing is a decentralized, peer-to-peer (P2P) continuous file synchronization tool, whereas SFTPGo is a centralized SFTP server (that also supports other protocols like FTP/S and WebDAV) with powerful file management and automation features.

Syncthing doesn’t natively support SFTP as a sync destination.

SFTPGo is what brings the SFTP server capability to the shared folder.

P2P Tools during Summer 25 | Post

As P2P as it gets | QBittorrent

Conclusions

You can start with a Pi SBC and a SSD drive:

And later continue with any of these tools:

If you’ve got recently a miniPC, you can do some benchmarks to the performance.

And if you have read the recent Crypto with AI post, you can see how people get creative and benchmark based on crypto mining performance: https://xmrig.com/benchmark

Some people also use it for mining.

But it wont pay off when taking into cosideration the electricity costs.

Anyways, you can do a quick XMR benchmark on your mini PC:

• https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig

RandomX, KawPow, CryptoNight and GhostRider unified CPU/GPU miner and RandomX benchmark

Its an interesting project anyways, configurable via JSON for that alternative CPU benchmark

FAQ

More Selfhosted resources

• https://libreselfhosted.com/project/fluxbb/
• https://awesome-docker-compose.com/apps/photo-server/pigallery-2

SelfHosted WebAnalytics

https://jalcocert.github.io/JAlcocerT/selfhosted-apps-may-2025/#better-webanalytics

Litlyx Repo

How Litlyx web analytics looks

Litlyx Post Views Distribution

How could this not relate with Pareto?

Powerful Analytics Solution. Setup in 30 seconds. Display all your data on a Simple, AI-powered dashboard. Fully self-hostable and GDPR compliant. Alternative to Google Analytics, MixPanel, Plausible, Umami & Matomo.

Link analytics solutions, like Kutt: https://kutt.it/

https://github.com/abegehr/chickadee

Simple, privacy-focused web analytics you can self-host on Cloudflare.

https://github.com/benvinegar/counterscale

Scalable web analytics you run yourself on Cloudflare

Link Analytics

https://github.com/JAlcocerT/Streamlit_PoC/blob/main/Utils/QR_Gen.py

There are several open-source self-hostable link shortener tools you can consider, each with its unique features:

1. Shlink: A PHP-based link shortener that supports generating unique short codes or custom slugs. It collects anonymized visit stats and geolocates visitors. It offers a REST API, CLI tools, and Docker support for easy deployment. It uses modern technologies like Mezzio and Symfony and is MIT licensed.[1][3]

2. Kutt: A modern, free, and open-source URL shortener with features like custom domains, custom URLs, password protection, link expiration, private statistics, and an admin dashboard. It has a RESTful API and can be easily installed using Docker Compose.[5]

3. YOURLS: A well-established PHP-based URL shortener with features such as bookmarklets, developer API, detailed stats including referrers and geo-location, and extensibility through dozens of plugins. It is free, open source, and easy to self-host.[10]

4. Shrink.io (shrtn.io): A lightweight, privacy-focused URL shortener using SQLite by default (so no database server is required) and deployable via Docker. It emphasizes ease of use, privacy, and developer-friendly features.[6]

5. Other notable mentions from a curated list include Polr, Lstu, Blink, and goshorly—all open source with various programming languages and features.[4][8]

These options provide scalable, customizable, and self-hostable link shortening solutions that you can deploy either via Docker or direct installation depending on your infrastructure and preferences.

For ease and feature richness, Shlink, Kutt, and YOURLS are highly recommended starting points for a self-hosted URL shortener.[1][5][10]

Among the popular open-source self-hosted link shorteners mentioned, some do offer QR code capabilities either built-in or through extensions/plugins:

1. Shlink: Provides built-in QR code generation for short URLs. When you create a short URL using Shlink, it can generate a corresponding QR code that you can share or embed. This is part of its feature set, making it convenient for print or mobile scanning use cases.[1][2]

2. Kutt: While Kutt does not include native QR code generation in its core, there are third-party tools or browser extensions available that can generate QR codes for any URL, including Kutt short links. Some community forks or plugins might add this feature. Officially, out-of-the-box QR codes are not a core feature.[3]

3. YOURLS: YOURLS does not include native QR code generation by default, but there are several plugins created by the community that add QR code functionality to YOURLS short URLs. This extensibility allows you to add QR generation if needed.[4]

4. Other lesser-known tools like Blink or Polr may have QR features built-in or via plugins, but the top three mentioned mostly rely on either built-in Shlink support or plugins for YOURLS for QR capabilities.[5][6]

To summarize, Shlink stands out as the self-hosted URL shortener with built-in QR code generation. For YOURLS, you can enable QR codes through community-developed plugins, while Kutt typically requires external QR code tools. This makes Shlink a strong candidate if QR code functionality is a priority alongside link shortening.[1][3][4]

Monitoring For HomeLab

Beszel Setup

Monitoring with Beszel

https://jalcocert.github.io/JAlcocerT/how-to-setup-beszel-monitoring/#tianji

Uptime Kuma API

Yes, Uptime Kuma does provide an API, but it is primarily an internal API designed for the application’s own use and is not officially supported for third-party integrations.

It offers a Socket.io real-time communication API after authentication and some RESTful API endpoints for tasks like push monitors, status badges, and public status page data.

Using the API (especially through unofficial wrappers like the Python wrapper “uptime-kuma-api”), you can programmatically add new monitors (websites or services) and retrieve some monitoring data.

For example, you can create a new HTTP monitor by specifying the type, name, and URL via the API.[2][3]

The API allows you to:

• Post new websites or services to monitor.
• Retrieve their status and monitoring data.
• Access real-time updates through Socket.io.
• Get status badges or integrate with Prometheus metrics.

However, the official API is somewhat limited and not guaranteed to be stable or fully documented for external use, so use it with caution.

In summary:

• You can add monitors programmatically.
• You can retrieve monitoring data (status, alerts).
• The API is mostly internal and unofficial but functional.
• There are third-party wrappers to help interact with it.

Grafana and NetData

GrafanaPrometheusNodeExp.JPG

https://jalcocert.github.io/JAlcocerT/setup-bi-tools-docker/#grafana

SelfHost NetData with Docker

• Redis
• SandStorm SelfHost WebApps