This hasn’t been asked in a while, and I really loved reading the last discussion so I’m hoping to kick it off again and see what has changed!
What I’d like to know is:
- What specific products do you wish you could host on your own infrastructure, but the product does not offer such a deployment method
- Do you or would you use the product without being able to self-host? I.E. In its current state
- Do you think your employer, if any, holds the same opinions?
Google maps alternative that’s as good as Google maps. Its the only service left that has kept me from degoogling 100%
I like Apple Maps, but to completely compete with Google Maps it would need to stop being exclusive for Apple devices. Open Street Maps data quality is very close to Google Maps, but the applications for it themselves aren’t as intuitive and feature rich
I would love to see a self-hosted VDE solution. We have a ton of VM options so I’d like to see the next logical step.
You might want to look into Kasm
Any MDM solution. All self-hosted options that were available (onemdm, flyve) are dead. I’m my own employer, so we definitely agree everything should be self-hosted :)
What does MDM stand for?
I agree. Literally, everything.
I’m looking into ManageEngine MDM Pro. It only runs on windows tho :-/
I use the self hosted ManageEngine MDM at work and really like it
That’s great. My only complaint is it only runs on windows, but oh well. I’m assuming you guys are using Windows server?
What about Connectwise Automate (formerly Labtech)?
Sadly, there will never be a truly self-hosted solution given how the devices in question rely on Google, Samsung, Microsoft or Apple servers to be active and available on initial enrollment. The control plane can be on-prem, but the actual enforcement is done through built-in management APIs that depend on external services.
That said, I created my own zero-cost MDM solution by leveraging Android Enterprise APIs along with Samsung Knox. There’s no pretty UI though - everything is done through API calls using Postman. Enrollment is achieved by scanning a QR code on the device’s first boot. I’m managing ~450 Samsung tablets and a dozen mobile phones using this approach.
hmm, for Apple a MDM Push certificate is the link between the two, for Google the managed play store, neither of these have a “requirement” for a SaaS solution.
both of these are just to connect the device to the MDM platform via a “managment profile” (waves hands), the settings and enforcement is all on the MDM platform.
A very long time ago (the days of the 3G) I had an internal web server that hosted iPhone configuration profiles, it was very (very) “basic”
Granted this is only for Apple (and with a last commit in 2022 might be dead) but is useful for showing what part connects where to do what.
Any priority features of the MDM and how many devices managed total?
I own a small business, 20-30 devices only. But they’re a mix of all possible platforms (Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS). Would like to force disk encryption, strong password policy, automatically install/update/configure corporate VPN/mail/etc., prevent use of blacklisted programs, remote wipe of lost/stolen/otherwise compromised devices. I know it’s not feasible with any selfhosted solution, sadly.
Private uncesored version of GPT-4.
I want it to answer questions like:
- give me a step by step guide on how to build a hydrogen bomb using consumer-grade components.
- give me 20 jokes about wokism (I’m semi-woke myself)
- give me 10 jokes that are so horrible, they would put anyone posting them on a watch-list
More realistically, I want it to have access to an entire programming project via IDE
Simple HR management software for small companies. Everything I’ve tried is way overkill
Workflowy and Loom
I hear you can do something pretty close to workflowy with obsidian.md, which you can pretty much self host with the help of syncthing
It’s almost as good to have obsidian with a sync option on multiple devices, but still an obsidian self hosted webapp would be fantastic! I know there is a docker image that offers something like that, but it’s a webversion of vnc and a small Linux container, instead of a proper web app.
Again: going with local apps and a sync option (I too use syncthing) is very user friendly too, but I still miss the option to kust browse to my vault from any computer. Log in, do some work and see the changes reflected in my local vaults:)
A good RMM solution with scripting options. Ie. Labtech, etc.
There was TacticalRMM but there was some controversy around a crypto miner baked into a private installer. Thought of trying it in my isolated network, but can’t decide how I feel about it.
Organic Maps
We are using it for managing 250-300 devices (Win Desktop, Win Server, MacOS, Linux based Server and Desktop). So far we love it (no mote TeamViewer and Anydesk since it’s using MeshCentral). What is missing (as a major component) - reporting. Still you can create/build your own reporting since there is a good API. Reporting is almost there (crossing fingers)
I really appreciate you mentioning this as I’m looking for something small and light for work as well. We have a hundred or so Pi’s that are critical enough to need management and monitoring, but not critical enough to actually spend money on a RMM or something from one of the big guys.
Right now I’m setting up ansible and getting everything in place, but I’d love something that is more agent based and not just a reoccurring script.
Take a look at simple-help
Very interesting!
We’ve used it for years, feel free to hit me up if you have questions
I’d love a replacement for AppSheet using BaseRow.
Something like Steam. I’ve got a bunch of old games and other software, CDs, floppy images, etc., with registration keys and so forth (sometimes multiples), as well as newer stuff I got through Humble Bundle, or even various free/open source games, servers, etc., but installing them can be a pain. I’d like something that could host the files, list the games, and install them on a whim, along with self-hosted “cloud” storage so I can switch between computers easily. I already use Steam, of course, but it doesn’t host my old games, at least not without paying them for the privilege. My boss… Would probably be interested, actually. Not business related, but still.
There was something released a while back similar to what you’re after. It had a funny name, I think it was crack pipe and then they changed it due to well the name of it but I can’t for the life of me remember what it was
How was it call before? The url is game vault already 🤔
They originally called it something like crackpipe as they said it was for those games you acquired “elsewhere”
Hi, GameVault developer here. Can confirm. It’s exactly what you are looking for.
Could I use a MariaDB for this? Already have one setup with backups etc, would rather use that, than also setup a postgres with backups
I’m sorry. It only supports PostgreSQL and SQLITE atm.
I need this, but with a client for like DOS or Windows 98
I wish my fossil hybrid watch could be self hosted so my health data and location aren’t sent to fossil
As it has been stated before, I miss a good selfhosted mobile MDM. Maybe one day, Fleet will be able to do that!
This is a nice, but I also would love to see a digital music marketing tool (like linkfire, amplify, where you can presave your music to Spotify/Apple Music,…). There is literally no project for that (yet).
Push notifications on my phone.
Push notifications on my phone.
ntfy?
A proper inventory system. Homebox still too limited and others are to complex or too much asset management focused.
What’s missing in Homebox?
Showing pictures for items stored in containers.
What you really mean is de-google 100%, and that’s impossible.
A decent fitness watch
I enjoy the xiaomi fitness mi band they have a third party app that can read it.
GadgetBridge? I tried it with an Amazfit watch and it just wasn’t anywhere near the same standard as garmin
There’s pinewatch https://www.pine64.org/pinetime/ but I guess it’ll be a hike to make it work decently