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paradox2011 ,

That's a no on Proton calendar working with third party clients. The encryption makes secure syncing difficult, either decrypt it before transit and have it be insecurely sent, or share the decryption key with the third party app so that it can decrypt the data once it is received, which has its own concerns.

paradox2011 , (edited )

Sounds like you're ready for a different email service 😉

paradox2011 ,

Yeah 🥲. I used proton calendar for some time but ended up going in on WebDAV nextcloud centric calendaring. It's been more complicated, but at least it is very open (while still being private enough for me)

paradox2011 ,

I hear you there. I'm still using their email somewhat, but am transitioning away from it. I do lean on protonvpn as well, haven't found another trustworthy free service that I can use for those few times a month I need to be on some public WiFi.

paradox2011 ,

They seem like a great company, If I ever did move to a paid service I would probably go Mullvad or IVPN, but I just can't bring myself to sign up for the $5 monthly with how infrequently I need it.

paradox2011 ,

Tuta is where I'm at for now. They have stricter privacy than proton and are much more active in their app development. They have an Fdroid release for android and a desktop app for Linux which make life pretty nice.

I have had some connectivity issues with their servers lately though, especially on desktop. I don't know if it's my DNS setup or if it is unreliability on the server end. In any case it hasnt been too bad.

paradox2011 ,

Or you could get it directly from their github releases using obtainium if you don't like to mix repos in to fdroid.

paradox2011 ,

I hate that so much but you're probably right 😅

paradox2011 ,

Saber notes is really good. It's more for notes, annotating PDFs and simple artwork than anything graphic design level though.

paradox2011 , (edited )

Definitely check DB Tech's videos put on YouTube. He covers a ton of self-hosted apps and how to set them up. You'll have to sift through a bit, not all the apps he talks about are really necessary, but I basically learned self-hosting through his channel.

Look for stuff on authelia, crowdsec or fail2ban with regards security for your server and decide what direction you want to go there.

Christian Lempa's channel is also good, though can be more technically oriented.

EDIT: also, this github repo has an amazing (though overwhelming) list if self-hosted services. Awesome Self-hosted.

paradox2011 , (edited )

Yeah, I hear you there. I usually get overwhelmed by the time I get to the "B" section.

I think (looking back at your post) the most important thing that helped me was learning how to use docker-compose. All of my services are in docker containers and are much more manageable then trying to do a bare metal install.

With that comes the struggle of security though, as docker containers use their own set of firewall rules distinct from the main firewall rules you might have setup on your server. If you end up using docker, do a few searches on how to secure those firewall rules for the containers themselves.

I have definitely benefited from other peoples current set up lists, I'll leave mine here in case it sparks some interesting directions for you.

  • Diun - notification service for when new images are released for any running docker apps I have up.

  • Immich - self-hosted photos backup. Incredible app, its extremely refined and feature complete.

  • Jellyfin (Linuxserver.io image) - personal media streaming service. The Linuxserver.io version was much easier to set up than the stock jellyfin version.

  • Joplin server - self-hosted back end for Joplin notes sync. Much faster and more reliable than the 3rd party sync targets like one drive or Dropbox.

  • Mealie - recipe management.

  • Nextcloud - so many things. Calendar, files, kanban, contacts, etc...
    Personally I find Nextcloud's documentation hard to follow, so I've linked the video tutorial I used to set mine up.

  • Nginx proxy manager - reverse proxy with basic protections built in. I'm on the fence on suggesting this one and have been considering switching to something else, as it rarely gets updates these days. It is the only one I've been able to wrap my head around though. Zoraxy, Traefic and Swag are all other options. You mentioned having Nginx set up already, so this might not even be an issue for you.

  • Paperless-NGX - document server and archive. All you need is the docker-compose.env and docker-compose.postgres.yml from the linked directory. Tweak the compose and env values as you see fit and remove the "postgres" from the file name before firing it up.

  • Portainer - basically just a GUI for viewing docker services. You can manage docker images and stacks with portainer, but I would recommend just learning the docker-compose method in general.

If you ever run into instructions for setting something up with a regular docker command but want to convert it to a docker-compose.yml file instead, this site is super useful: composerize.com

paradox2011 ,

I initially started out with that, it worked fairly well but I did notice a significant speed increase when syncing after getting the Joplin server set up. The downside is having another service publicly exposed though, a more minimal set up does have its benefits.

paradox2011 ,

I have my tasks.org set to CalDAV sync, then using my Nextcloud info as normal for the credentials with Nextcloud selected as server type. I've found that owncloud also works just as well for that setting. That along with the CalDAV address should be it for the Tasks.org app itself. I believe you'll also need the DAVx5 app to sync the CalDAV info this way, but it seemed to work better for me than the straight up Nextcloud connection.

paradox2011 ,

I appreciate this comment. I agree with both sides of the argument to an extent, but feel that there is some unbalanced thinking with this rejection of Fdroid that's been happening. Its a hugely important service.

"No expectation of privacy in public spaces" is a completely broken mentality. (kbin.social)

Over on feddit.uk I saw this fun thread, with multiple people confidently claiming "anyone who is in a public place can have no reasonable expectation of privacy". (If I screwed up my link, sorry, I'm still not great at more than posting comments.) That may be a legally correct understanding, but it's overreach....

paradox2011 ,

The general public's apathy towards privacy is quite frustrating. I think there are laws that are pretty much what you outline here to one degree or another in various countries. Whether people respect them or whether the government respects them is a totally different thing though.

How to de google or create a more private experience with pixel 8

So recently bought the Pixel 8 with my previous carrier being Verizon and was going to put Grapheneos on it but I had no idea that Verizon locks the boot loaders of their devices even though google does not. What are some things I can do to de google the device or make it more private like Grapheneos would. Or am I out of...

paradox2011 ,

Absolutely, there are some really good ways to mitigate the data flow even if you can't stop it entirely. The OS is a big deal, but I think the most fundamental change to make is the apps and services you use.

You've probably already done that to a degree, but see if there are more changes you can make.

Alternativeto is an excellent way to explore your options, but also the techlore and the new oil youtube channels are fantastic resources for limiting privacy leaks.

I'll post a few debloater apps that I've run across when I get home too, I haven't used them but I know there are options for removing some of the tracking elements of stock android.

paradox2011 ,

Sorry for necrobumping this thread and you may have already found a solution, but you might try Picsur. It's an open-source, self-hosted Imgur clone. The self-hosted aspect might not be exactly what you're looking for, but I did set it up in docker and it worked well and was a simple process.

The development seems to have slowed down a bit, but it does seem feature complete.

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