Links
Links to websites, self-hosted apps and other cool online things that I like and/or use. I'm constantly adding to this as I find new things I consider worth sharing!
- omg.lolType: service For $20 a year you get a subdomain at omg.lol along with a bunch of services including a simple webpage, an @omg.lol email address, access to the social.lol Mastodon instance, and much more with new things added all the time!
- Racknerd TrackerType: website This helpful site lists all special sales and regularly priced VPS, hosting and server products offered by RackNerd.
- MergerfsType: self-hosted A union filesystem that makes multiple storage devices or filesystems appear as a single unified directory.
- Random Password GeneratorType: website Handy tool from Bitwarden to quickly generate a random password or passphrase.
- TailscaleType: service A mesh VPN service that makes it easy to connect devices across networks through encrypted WireGuard tunnels.
- DevpickerType: website Collection of tools and online resources for web developers and designers.
- GarageType: self-hosted Self-hosted S3-compatible object store. Alternative to MinIO, which is now in maintenance mode.
- Material Design IconsType: website This is where I get most of my icons, including for this site.
- I Can Haz IP?Type: website Go here and get your IP address. No ads, not even any HTML, just the IP. Great for use with curl and wget.
- DozzleType: self-hosted A realtime log viewer for containers, supports Docker and K8s.
- FileBrower QuantumType: self-hosted A web-based graphical file browser for Linux servers.
- GluetunType: self-hosted VPN client in a container that works with multiple VPN providers.
- JellyfinType: self-hosted A personal media server for your videos, like Plex though with less slick UI, but it's fully open-source with no paid features.
- PlexType: self-hosted A personal media server that provides a slick Netflix-like frontend for all your videos, automatically grabbing metadata, generating posters, etc. However, Plex is closed-source and they some lock features behind Plex Pass.
- TautulliType: self-hosted A web app that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server to monitor activity and track various statistics.
- IT-ToolsType: self-hosted A suite of online tools for developers and IT professionals. Use the website or self-host it as a Docker container.
- PaperlessType: self-hosted A document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep less paper.
- JellystatsType: self-hosted A monitoring and statistics app like Tautulli, but for Jellyfin.
- Stirling PDFType: self-hosted Self-hosted web app that allows you to perform various operations on PDF files.
- DockgeType: self-hosted GUI to manage container stacks via Docker Compose, created by the person who made Uptime-Kuma.
- ForgejoType: self-hosted A self-hosted GitHub alternative. Fork of Gitea.
- Home AssistantType: self-hosted Open-source home automation platform that puts local control and privacy first. Usable as a dedicated OS, a Docker container or you can purchase an appliance with it installed.
- ScrutinyType: self-hosted Self-hosted S.M.A.R.T. monitoring with historical trends and real-world failure thresholds.
- CockpitType: self-hosted A web-based graphical interface for managing Linux servers.
- KavitaType: self-hosted A self-hosted ebook server and web-based reader with a slick UI.
- Nginx Proxy ManagerType: self-hosted Docker container app that lets you easily manage a reverse proxy through a GUI.
- OpenGistType: self-hosted A self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, open-source alternative to Github Gist.
- Speedtest TrackerType: self-hosted Self-hosted app that runs in Docker which does an Ookla speedtest every hour (though it can be scheduled however you like) and plots it to the chart, so you can see differences in speed and ping over time on pretty graphs.
- DecomposerizeType: website This site does the opposite of Composerize, you paste in a YAML from a Docker Compose file and it gets converted into a Docker Run command.
- Uptime-KumaType: self-hosted A self-hosted uptime monitoring solution, free and open source alternative to Uptime Robot.
- Pi-HoleType: self-hosted Self-hosted network-wide DNS sinkhole, can block many ads on most devices through the use of community-maintained block lists. This was my first self-hosted app and what got me into self-hosting!
- ComposerizeType: website This site lets you paste in a Docker Run command and convert it into YAML syntax for Docker Compose files.
- CSS Filter GeneratorType: website Convert hex or RGB color codes into CSS filter properties, handy for figuring out how to apply colors to SVGs.
- RsyncinatorType: website Use a GUI to create complex rsync commands then copy & paste it directly into your terminal.
- Font AwesomeType: website A good icon library with a decent free selection, but they also have "premium" icon styles that are locked behind a paywall.
- IconifyType: website Hosts many different open-source icon sets available to use in your websites and apps.
- PWA Image GeneratorType: website Upload an image and have it converted into the different sizes and formats necessary for a PWA. Part of the PWA Builder web apps, my most used part for sure.
- PWA BuilderType: website A suite of tools to help you build PWAs, from beginning to publishing on an app store, and everything in-between.
- nekoCalcType: website A bunch of useful CSS typography (and also non-webdev) calculators including for golden ratio, px to em or rem (and vice versa), etc.
- JSON to YAMLType: website A site that lets you write either JSON or YAML and auto-convert it to the other format.
- SVG Favicon GeneratorType: website An upgraded version of Real Favicon Generator that accepts only SVGs, but generates both light and dark theme favicon SVGs from it!
- LayoutItType: website A set of handy tools for front-end web development. I find their CSS Generator particularly useful!
- Real Favicon GeneratorType: website A tool that generates favicons from a JPEG, PNG or SVG image you upload.
- UI GoodiesType: website A site that brings together the best web design resources in one place.
- Realtime ColorsType: website Very cool site that you test different color palettes and see the changes in real time.
- Meta Tags ToolkitType: website Generate, preview and edit meta tags for your website.
- Crontab GuruType: website A quick and simple editor for cron schedule expressions.
- What is my viewport?Type: website Shows the viewport of the browser window and updates the size in real time when you resize the window.
- Image Color PickerType: tool Site that lets you drag and drop an image to extract the HEX and RGB colors it uses.
- Chmod CalculatorType: tool Check boxes to choose Linux permissions and show the numeric value (e.g. 777) or symbolic notation (e.g. rwxrwxrwx) for those permissions.