I use Audiobookshelf as the app support is great (allows downloading offline versions and progress syncs when you reconnect to internet). This works amazingly well with my Boox Palma 2 since it runs android.
I don’t download a ton of books, so I just have some simple Python scripts for organizing the content.
I am certain this is an area my self hosted solutions lack, but still happy to share.
For me accessibility is the most important, and I have family that’s not technically savvy, so vpns/Wireguard arent great for my use case. So I use a reverse proxy to expose certain apps and have fail2ban configured to block/ban ips that misbehave. This essentially blocks people trying to guess accounts and I’ve been toying with some ratelimiting. However, as many will say, this is not a very secure system and I should monitor my local traffic more to be aware of bad actors.
At the end of the day though it’s really a battle of ease vs security. Reverse proxies provide easier access, but more risk compared to things like vpns. Also, SSH should be setup for key only (no password) and should never be exposed to the public internet (so no reverse proxy).
I’ve been tempted by things like authentik, but how does that work for things like apps and tv sticks (roku / Chromecast)? Or does it really only work for browser based applications?
The number of things that want you to run a bash script to install is way too damn high.
I’ve also started to see more things recommend installation using homebrew on Linux.
Especially cause it feels like their “other” category is probably scrappers and bots.
Audiobookshelf, Its designed for audiobooks and its folder structure is unintuitive, but it’s got the best website and apps of all the ones I’ve tried (including kogma).
I messed around with a couple of different approaches (Calibre web, kogma, etc.), but the best all around experience I have had is Audiobookshelf. Kogma is probably better if just doing manga, but Audiobookshelf has worked the best for hosting comics/manga/ebooks. The only real annoying things is the folder structure. I’ve needed to use some scripts to reorganize/rename files so it handles them correctly.
Thanks for sharing. Largely just commenting to share support due to the large amount of AI hate you’re getting. This seems like a real app solving real problems (although personally I use audiobookshelf for syncing even if it’s hit or miss on actual ebooks).
Toy Story 5 comes out this summer… So, yeah
I have an Ayn Thor, which has a Elite 8 Gen 2. While playing x64 games on it does work, you’re pretty much limited to indie games and some older 3D games (assuming you can get them to run due to a lot of compatibility issues). Even if you can get some bigger games to run, you’ll be struggling to get 30 fps on the lowest settings.
Its still really cool to do. You can get some smaller/more portable form factors to play games on the go. However, I still use my Steam Deck a far amount for better compatibility and for larger games (if the steam deck can even handle them).
Yeah, but it’s announcement along with the steam machine is a clear indication it’s designed for situations where you wouldn’t use a mouse/keyboard. And in those situations having the thumpads is a game changer.
It probably depends on the games you play, but without the touchpads a significant number of pc games just don’t work well for a controller on PC.
Could you imagine having to maintain it yourself though. I mean assumming it even spits out a working version, you’ve probably introduced a ton of new bugs and potential security threats. Additionally, unlike a fork, you can’t even merge in improvements to the software.
While it’s a scary topic, in most cases you’d be shooting yourself in the foot if you incorporated anything this spits out.
Edit:spelling
Yeah, then that’s a weird ask. They could have a legitimate plan, but it’s weird to not start with a mvp using an API or similar before buying dedicated hardware. If they can’t articulate what they’re going to do, then they shouldn’t know what hardware they even need.
So to play the devils advocate, this really comes down to:
If they’re contractors, always be suspicious. If they’re internal, it sounds like they may want a server so it’s a one off cost to setup some work flows. You can burn through hundreds to thousands of dollars per month using LLM APIs, but if you self host you’ve basically got a fixed cost.
If they’re just looking to create some work flows that crawl the data dumps and give some insights, this approach could work. Although, as others mentioned, the hardware they’re talking about would be somewhat limited. Small LLMs can be quite functional, but this server might not be a long term fix if the automations they set up gain traction.
You’re probably aware, but updating the model periodically is probably a good idea just because things do change overtime.
A model from two years ago was trained on data from at least two years ago. Meaning any technology, code, world event changes wouldn’t be reflected in the model.
I can guarantee you this will be very hit or miss, unless you’re telling it what you’re eating. Even then the nutrional data will be garbage due to the huge variety in ways to prepare food.
Basic ebook support and ereader (epub, pdf, cbr, cbz) + send to device (i.e. Kindle)
Biggest issue is the folder/book structure is very opinionated and isn’t the easiest to work with.
I’ve tried the a number of the ones being mentioned, but the best for me has been Audio bookshelf . It has a good mobile app, allows collections, tries to pull Metadata, offline reading for the apps, etc.
The Windows 12 rumors were due to bad reporting from PC World that it seems AI news articles ran with (I believe an Ai mistranslation was the original issue, but at the very least a translation issue). They added an editor’s note to the original [article] (https://www.pcworld.com/article/3068331/windows-12-rumors-features-pricing-everything-we-know-so-far.html)
I think Macs Vison Pro was somewhat geared for productivity. Might be sorta what youre talking about.