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Tech & Selfhosting #61

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #61

r/ExperiencedDevs

Why the "Low-Level" stigma?

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I’ve been seeing this a lot lately, and honestly, it’s starting to worry me. There’s this weird growing disdain in CS education and among new grads for anything that touches the metal, Assembly, C, even C++…

Whenever these topics come up, they’re usually dismissed as obsolete or unnecessarily hard. I’ve literally had new devs look at me like I’m crazy for even mentioning C, treating it like some radioactive relic that has nothing to offer a modern environment.

I spent a good chunk of my career in firmware, and I can tell you: nothing changed my perspective on software more than actually understanding what’s happening under the hood.

The problem isn’t that everyone needs to be writing Assembly every day. The problem is that without those fundamentals, all these modern high-level abstractions just become magic. It’s like trying to fly a plane without having a clue how aerodynamics work.

I feel like we’re churning out devs who are great at using tools but have no idea how …
Just bombed an interview because I could not understand the panel of interviewers accents

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I just had a technical interview that consisted of a panel of 3 developers from the team that I would work on if hired. They happened to be Indian with very heavy accents, and I had an extremely hard time understanding them over Zoom. I was pretty frustrated by the halfway point, and I could tell they were to because I had to ask if they could please repeat most of their questions. I tried to listen very intently, but it did nothing for me. I was able to answer their questions when I understood, but we ran out of time due to how many times I had to ask them to repeat themselves or me asking further follow up questions to try and understand what they were asking.

The framing of some of the follow up questions they had for me, were said in a way that sounded like they were making a statement other than asking me a question. Also the question framing in general was very odd and hard to follow. So some awkward silences after they said something, and I didn’t respond because it …
What percentage of engineers in your experience are bad?

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Most people I’ve worked with have been decent, or average, meaning they get the job done, sometimes poorly, but more often than not okayish, some things need to be corrected, but overall it’s something one can work with. They usually improve with time, albeit slowly.

But there’s also a small group of people I genuinely can’t understand how they ever got the job. Very slow, produce only low quality. The personalities vary too, there are those who are trying, but are clearly not cut out for this and just never improve, even after years; then there are those who are just not interested and are basically coasting from day 1. No amount of handholding, pair programming and explanations will help here.

Have you met many of those? I’d say it’s a good 15% of all devs I’ve worked with.

The thing is, of those I know nearly all of them have been let go in the last 2 years and now that I think about it, only one remains! Maybe there’s good things about bad …
Do you guys think QA is a dying field?

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It seems like there are becoming less and less jobs for QA. When I say QA, I am not only talking about manually testing software but also automating end to end tests with integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, SDET kind of stuff. Software developers are increasingly testing more while having to code less, effectively cannibalizing many aspects of QA. There is a lot of skill overlap between QA and developer especially when it comes to the programming side of things, so it’s not much of a leap. Also companies are increasingly adopting the mindset that end users should be testers for better or worse.

What do you guys think in terms of QA dying?
Experience is what you got when you didn't get what you wanted

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Good times teach only bad lessons: that building software is easy, and that you don’t need to worry about risk. The most valuable lessons are learned in tough times. In that sense, I’ve been “fortunate” to have lived through some hard ones:
- The .NET Web Forms era, which started as a drag-and-drop success like Windows Forms but fell apart in production with the ViewState mess.
- The Adobe Flex wave, where companies went all in on rich browser apps until Apple pulled the plug on Flash in Safari.
- The run toward NoSQL, where teams rushed to use MongoDB everywhere and ditched relational databases, only to hit a wall when the first serious report was asked.
- Installing ERP systems for users who needed only 5% of what those systems were built for, and watching the learning curve kill morale.
- ORM-heavy code that boosted developer productivity but struggled under real read load.
- The microservices trend, where everything became a service, and we paid the distribution tax.
- Kubernetes setups that …

r/selfhosted

Must be nice

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Borg UI just hit 1,000+ stars and 2.0 is here - Web interface for BorgBackup

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Hi folks,

I built Borg UI, a self-hosted web interface for BorgBackup to manage backups, restores, and scheduling without the CLI.

I had been using BorgBackup via command line for a while to create backups of my Immich library (self-hosted photo management tool). It felt very tedious to continuously monitor and maintain, especially via SSH. Since I already run everything in Docker, I decided to build a web UI to simplify the workflow.

It runs as a Docker container (no config needed) and includes:
- Backups and restores with visual scheduling
- Live progress tracking with notifications
- Archive browsing like regular folders
- Built-in SSH key manager
Four months later, the project has grown to 1,100 stars, and 150k Docker pulls.

Thank you. Genuinely. Every star, issue, and kind word kept this going. ❤️

Over this time I’ve closed 250+ issues, pushed combined test coverage to 64% (backend 58%, frontend 81%), and built out smoke, integration, and unit tests across the stack.

I have 10+ …
*Arr stack madness flowsheet

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Sat down this morning and realized my media server is finally where I want it. It’s at the point where it’s totally automated and essentially hands off. I wanted to organize things in my brain (I’ve failed) and also have a fun example for friends and family on how much goes on behind the scenes for them towatched everything (they understandably still don’t understand, but we had a good chuckle). This is pretty hard to follow but shows how integrated these things can get. I started just over a year ago and this took a lot of work, but it’s nice to be stable and working well. Everything runs in docker on my ugreen dxp4800.

Frontend: Jellyfin (media), seerr (requests)

External access: NPM, unifi IDS/IPS, unifi endpoint vpn for non-public services, unifi ddns to cloudflare

Arrs: radarr, sonarr, prowlarr, bazarr, autobrr, profilarr (dictionarry repo)

Torrents: qbittorrent, qui (cross-seeds across trackers, deleting upgraded torrents after minimum seed time …
Built a homelab from old, forgotten hardware during recovery. This is where it ended up (4–5 months later)

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Hi. So… a little while back I lost my job and then shortly after had a pretty serious injury that required surgery and months of recovery.

During that time, a family member asked if I could help go through decades worth of old hardware they had lying around and figure out what to keep, what to donate, and what to get rid of. It gave me something to focus on.

What started as simple inventory work slowly turned into something else.

I began trying to revive old machines - figuring out what each one was still capable of, what its “best use” might be, and how far I could realistically push it. Along the way I found a bunch of Raspberry Pis doing nothing, old laptops collecting dust, old hard drives that were either dead, decaying or somehow in perfect working condition despite having 50k+ power-on hours (made sure to stress test them with `badblocks`) and all sorts of forgotten gear that still had some life left in it.

I realized I actually really enjoy working within …
An end to my home labbing journey

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Sorry for a such a depressing title and the post. I just wanted a space to air out my frustrations and my sadness.

First before I get to my depressing part, I want to talk about my journey. I got intrested in self hosting during my undergraduate studies, graduated at 2024 and started this journey, initially I did not want to spend any money on this and used the really old laptop as my NAS for my services and had it accessible only through private network.

Last month i decided to have proper setup, bought a thermal paste, new cmos battery cleaned up my laptop and also bought a domain and setup cloudflare tunnel(I don’t have a static IP).

Things were going good for a month but then issues started to occurred, the system heats to 71C, before fresh paste it heats up to 90C, found the problem to the exhaust fan. Then it was the failing harddisk and ram problems and system generally being extremely slow due to aging hardware.

With the current RAM prices and Storage generally being …

r/usenet

NewsDemon King's Day 2026 deal: $0.50/mo for first two months, then $24/yr locked forever

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The King’s Day promo is live! Link: https://www.newsdemon.com/kingsday/
1. $0.50 for month one
2. $0.50 for month two
3. $24/year after that
That averages out to $1.79/mo for the first 14 months!

The $24/yr rate is locked with no surprise renewals at $96 or whatever the going rate becomes next year. As long as you stay subscribed, your price stays the same. Have you seen the price of gas? Who needs an increase in the price of Usenet?

What’s included:
- Unlimited speed and access
- 50 SSL connections
- Three NNTP Farm Locations (US-East, US-West, Amsterdam)
- 5,724+ days retention
- Post-quantum encryption (X25519MLKEM768 hybrid key exchange)
- NNTP pipelining
Payment options now include iDEAL and SEPA in addition to credit card, PayPal, and crypto. We haven’t offered iDEAL as a payment option lately, so if you encounter issues, please let us know and our team will iron them out. Specific issues can be sent to u/ND_Guru_Brent if you find any.
Frugal Usenet Celebrates King's Day - A King-Size Usenet Network Across 6 Continents

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“Fit For A King” Sale is back this year, 2nd time it has fallen around the time of the Dutch holiday of King’s Day. Crazy timing. So we will celebrate the birthday of King Willem-Alexander and some other Kings like Elvis and Harold.

It is all very fitting though. If you missed it late last month, with the expansion into South Africa we continue to be the King of Usenet with an actual global usenet network with a server on every (livable) continent. Don’t just settle for a server in Europe and/or USA. Go Local.

The deal includes:
- Access to all 7 of our main server locations around the world, Netnews backbone, 5,500 +/- days retention
- Our independent backbone, bonus backup server access with up to 1 TBs per calendar month; 3,000 +/- days retention. This server is truly independent of the main servers. Do not get caught up with other packages who may bundle and stealthily sell you the same access two or three times.
- Up to 200 connections on the main servers / another 50 on the …
Indexers NZBs, which ones go back furthest?

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The indexers wiki doesn’t show how far back their nzbs go

https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/indexers/

Are some better than others for that or all more or less the same
Contact options for NinjaCentral

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Hi all, i signed up for NinjaCentral almost 14 days ago and Ive been trying to upgrade for a few days, but haven’t been able to get a response from them via the website and email.

I now only have 2 days and have no idea where to turn to

Are there any other avenues to reach them?

Thanks in advance
Multiple indexers, best practice?

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I’ve been using pretty much the same setup for years. Think I’ve been using Geek for a decade at least by now. Lately I’ve been noticing many failed downloads and assumed it was likely my provider, but I tested today and its definitely geek likely being DMCA’d if the files aren’t brand new.

My setup is NZBHydra -> Sonarr/Radarr. Up until I haven’t thought about it much since I only had geek in there. Now I’ve added slug to NZBHydra.

As far as I can tell, Sonarr/Radarr can’t tell which indexer the data is being fed from, it’s all just from Hydra. I’ve set slug at a higher priority than geek in hydra.
1. Does that priority translate at all to Sonarr/Radarr?
2. Should I just disable geek in hydra?
3. Should I spin up a second Hydra instead so I can present each indexer separately to Sonarr/Radarr and then assign priorities that way?
Any tip on the best way to handle things would be appreciated. Thank you.

UPDATE: So I …

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Release - Reclaimerr

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[Release] Reclaimerr – Open Source Media Library Cleanup Tool (Plex, Jellyfin, *arr optional)

Hey everyone!

My home server hit near capacity on 100TB of storage and new drives aren’t getting any cheaper… So, I built Reclaimerr, an open source tool to automatically reclaim disk space from your media library using configurable rules (unwatched, low-rated, etc).

I looked at Maintainerr first and it was a big inspiration, but it didn’t fit my setup: I run both Plex and Jellyfin against the same physical library and didn’t want to depend on Sonarr/Radarr. So I built my own.

Key features:
- Not vibe coded!
- Rule based scanning to identify reclaimable media
- Supports Plex and/or Jellyfin (run both against the same physical library)
- *arr (Sonarr/Radarr/Seerr) is fully optional (Reclaimerr works without them)
- Protection system: prevent specific media from ever being flagged for deletion; users can request protection (approved/denied by admin/users with permissions) …
FYI: You cant watch YOUR OWN media on YOUR OWN network when Plex is down on LG TVs, even with local auth disabled

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As we’re all well aware, Plex’s auth API has been down for a few hours

No problem, you might think if you have your own local media

You’ve followed the Plex guide to disabling auth on local IPs so that you dont even have to touch the auth server

It works on your laptop, your iPhone, but when you try it on your LG TV? Impossible. Plex wont even load. Even though its in the IP range you excluded in the above step

Edit: Plex’s Auth server is back up
Thank you Plex

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I got into Plex when my kids were small and we started collecting kids content on DVD/Bluray: Thomas, Doc McStuffins, Dora, you name it. And so I wanted to find a way to avoid having to pop in DVDs. It needed to be easy and accessible from multiple TVs. I discovered Plex. I managed a basic setup, nothing like what I’ve read about here. But it got the job done for the last 12 years. We don’t use it as much now but I’ll sometimes catch them going back to it and re-watching something from when they were little. And I realized not only has that content become nostalgic for them, it’s also forever associated with Plex.
Pulsarr has been a game changer

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I had a Jellyseerr page set up, protected by Authentik with 2FA to protect it. I set my users up with Authentik accounts, but not one ever bothered to log in to request anything, too much hassle for them.

I discovered and set up Pulsarr, just told my users to add stuff to their watchlist and it downloads straight away. If they start adding stuff that’s 20 seasons long, it’ll just download the first one until they watch it. They get a notification in Plex when their content is available. My users love it, complete game changer
Plexamp v4.13.1 Released

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[](#p-3878628-plexamp-v4131-1)Plexamp v4.13.1

It’s been a hot minute! But we’re back.

This is a new release for desktop to address a few issues. Lots of other stuff in the pipeline, but wanted to get this out for now because we know it’s been painful for Linux users, and we’re super sorry about that.

[](#p-3878628-fixed-2)Fixed
- Linux: The issue with the audio not working until outputs are toggled.
- Linux: Lots of MPRIS issues.
- Upgrade to Electron 41 (also improves Linux experience).
Source: https://forums.plex.tv/t/221280/85

Tech & Selfhosting #60

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #60

r/ExperiencedDevs

You should really consider letting some plates hit the floor.

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So I need to start off this post with a few full disclosures because apparently if I’m not explicit with some remarks, everyone will focus on the obvious elephants in the room.

Note: All advice is mere suggestion. Nobody knows your situation better than you do. Exercise your best judgement. Not a single token was consumed in the generation of this post.

Now that we have that out of the way, I want to talk about a trend that I see all too common in our industry.

There is this trend where management / executive leadership makes a decision, like downsizing the company, and the consequences of those decisions often fall on the employees. Now obviously business sometimes have to make hard decisions to stay afloat, like cutting jobs, reducing the workforce, whatever you want to call it.

I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to let the stress from those decision drown you.

In fact, I’m here to tell you that you shouldn’t. A lot of the time, but not all …
I'm giving up; Becoming a yes man.

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I’m so tired of fighting for good engineering practices. Clean code, high quality tests, pragmatic use of AI, code de-duplication, extensible design, and so on. Yes all these things are good - but they have never once rewarded me.

The only thing I ever see get rewarded are
1. High volume & high quality engagement in meetings
2. Ability to attach metrics to your work and then make those metrics look good
3. Creating brand new features / tools (improving existing stuff is no-value)
It doesn’t matter how clean we get the code. It doesn’t matter how many defects we prevent. It doesn’t matter that spending 20% more now means every quarter for the next 3 years we spend 10% less. It doesn’t matter if you convince your tech lead or EM or PM to go a different way. It doesn’t matter if you have high quality & actionable metrics, you just need numbers that look good. 200% increase in usage sounds better than “we have 2 new users”. None of it …
Added fake latency to a 200ms API because users said it felt like it was 'making things up'. It worked. I'm still uncomfortable about it.

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The API call took 200ms. Measured it, verified it, fast as hell.

Three weeks after launch the client tells me users are complaining the results “don’t feel right”. Not wrong, not slow. Just don’t feel right.

I spent two days looking for bugs. Nothing. Results were correct, latency was fine.

Then a user screenshot came through. The user had written: “It feels like it’s just making something up. It comes back too fast.”

The feature was a search over a knowledge base. In the user’s mental model, that should take a second. When it came back instantly, it broke their model - they read it as “this didn’t actually process anything.”

I added a minimum display time of 1.2s with a loading animation. API still ran and returned in 200ms. User sees 1.2 seconds of “working”.

Complaints stopped within a week.

The part I can’t shake: the technically correct solution was perceived as broken. The technically …
Getting Laid Off Without Warning Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Workplace Loyalty

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Got laid off under the label of “business restructuring,” and the way it was handled says a lot about how some companies operate.

I understand layoffs happen. Markets change. Businesses make decisions.

But what is increasingly frustrating is seeing profitable mid-sized companies hide behind the broader tech-layoff narrative created by giants like Oracle and others—using “restructuring” as a blanket justification while continuing executive spending and operating from positions of financial strength.

In my case:

- I was in my regular stand-up call minutes before being informed.

- No prior indication that my role was at risk.

- Within 10 minutes, all access was revoked.

- Decision appeared to be driven remotely by leadership with little to no understanding of the team, product, or the work being delivered.

What makes it worse is when capable engineers doing meaningful work—especially in fast-moving areas like AI—are reduced to spreadsheet entries in decisions made oceans away by …
I feel disconnected to the codebase if i adopt fully agentic workflow, i must do something manually.

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I’ve been using AI coding tools heavily for the past while, and I’ve settled into a workflow that works for me.

When I let AI go fully agentic on a feature, even with a good spec, I feel disconnected from the codebase. The code is there. It works. But I don’t generally get how it works. I just know the result. I don’t know what it actually does. And that bothers me.

I got burned once. Wrote a short prompt, let AI implement a whole feature, went to test it, and the thing totally diverged from what I wanted. I couldn’t even course-correct because I had no idea what it built. Had to scrap everything and start over.

Since then I’ve been doing spec-first, but with my hands in it. I generate a spec, then I argue with it, poke holes in it, point out flaws, architect it myself. Once it’s workable I implement the skeleton by hand. The schema, the core logic, the architecture. Then I feed it back to improve the spec more. As I implement I find more …

r/selfhosted

Me as a self hosting newbie (got cooked by n8n w/ python)

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Cloudflare is the most successful "Man-in-the-Middle" in history

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I was thinking about the NSA scandals from years ago, the wiretapping, the underwater cables, the backdoors in datacenters. It was a massive international drama.

But then you look at Cloudflare. By design, they are a massive, legal Man-in-the-Middle. They decrypt, inspect, and re-encrypt the traffic of millions of websites. We’ve reached a point where “privacy” means “hidden from everyone EXCEPT Cloudflare.”

It’s the ultimate irony: developers are so obsessed with “security” that they put their entire stack behind a single US-based entity that holds the private keys to half the internet. We basically did the NSA’s job for them, and we did it voluntarily because the dashboard is pretty and the CDN is free.

Am I the only one who finds this centralization terrifying, or have we just accepted that true end-to-end privacy is dead in the name of DDoS protection?
Three weeks ago I was still subbed to Apple Music, Netflix, HBO, Libro.fm, etc. A lot happened in those weeks lol!

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Hello all! Three weeks ago I asked a friend of mine to help me set up a Plex media server, I purchased a mini PC on the cheap (not pictured), an enclosure (not pictured), some hard drives, and while we were grabbing the supplies I saw this adorable little Pironman and grabbed it + a Pi5 as well. Setting up the Plex server with the arr stack was so fun and easy that I looked into what else I could host, wound up switching all of my music, e-books, audiobooks, podcasts, etc over to my new server. I have my Kobo e-reader working with Grimmory (huge shout out to those devs).

In the process of implementing the 3, 2, 1 method for backup and eventually will switch my cloud storage over too!

These selfhosted projects have been such a joy to do, I am so grateful to the community who has created such amazing software (and I’ve made sure to tip the devs when possible). Also, I’ve love doing these so much that I’ve begun writing my own project, inspired by Homarr as a sort of home management …
Popular e-mail host MXRoute tried to get me FIRED when I criticized them for making retaliatory trustpilot reviews against their ex-customers

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MXRoute is popularly recommended in this subreddit. Selfhosting e-mail is extraordinarily difficult (at least achieving reliable deliverability is very challenging) so many selfhosters end up using an established e-mail provider to do this service for them. MXRoute is a fairly large e-mail services provider, providing both direct-to-customer services and powering various resellers – they are certainly discussed in this sub in plenty of past threads.

I would like to bring it to the attention of the community some recent issues with the company owner, Jar, that may make you wish to avoid doing business with him.

Initial Issue: MXRoute terminated at least one account (in at least part) for receiving bad reviews

I am not a customer of MXRoute. Rather, I became aware of them due to a thread on another forum I post on. In that forum thread while discussing another unrelated provider, Jar (owner of MXRoute posted):

I mean I’ve terminated for a review before (not JUST a …
I thought my VPS was hardened, but it was compromised and I can't figure out how. Please help!

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I have a VPS that I use to reverse proxy incoming web requests to my self-hosted services at home over wireguard. I got an alert recently that CPU usage was spiking, so I logged in to see a newly-created user running masscan.

The VPS runs 3 publicly-exposed services: nginx, ssh, and wireguard.

It was hardened as follows:
- ssh password auth off, root login disabled, pubkey auth only
- ssh on non-standard port
- root login is locked in /etc/shadow
- fail2ban is enabled on ssh
- packages updated to latest (debian 13) with automatic security package updates
- ufw is enabled, only allowing the 3 services mentioned above
I checked, and I can’t find any relevant CVEs for nginx, ssh, or wireguard.

The logs show the following.

At 07:38, I see an authentication failure on, followed by systemd unexpectedly rebooting:
```
Mar 30 07:38:20  login[695]: pam_unix(login:auth): check pass; user unknown
Mar 30 07:38:20  login[695]: pam_unix(login:auth): authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 …
```

r/usenet

drunkenslug is open for registration

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drunkenslug is open for registration
NZBGet v26.1 Client Release Notes

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New v26.1 adds direct scanning for NZBs inside archives, speeds up yEnc decoding with rapidyenc, and updates core extraction libraries.

Features:
- Improved archived NZB handling support #763
  - Added NzbDirArchivesScan option to configure scanning archives (zip, rar, 7z, etc.) in NzbDir for .nzb files;
  - Added NzbDirArchivesAction option to define the post-scan behavior (move or delete) for processed archives.
- Switched yEnc implementation to rapidyenc for SIMD acceleration #751
Fixes:
- Docker: Fixed entrypoint to run as PID 1 #731
- POSIX: Ensured daemon ownership for files created at startup #726
- Fixed missing log file on startup #753
- Fixed 0-byte file created if article download fails and renaming an ongoing download leads to needless par repair #768
- Fixed SIGFPE crash in JoinFile when file segments are empty #772
For Developers
- Switched to std::filesystem and fixed Linux 2.6.32 compatibility #745
- Updated OpenSSL to 3.5.5 (Linux / FreeBSD / Android only), 7-Zip to 26.00, and …

Eweka King’s Day Deal: Unlimited Usenet + 2TB Easynews + VPN - now €2.50/month (83% off)

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King’s Day is here and we’re offering a complete Usenet setup in one plan: Unlimited Eweka, 2TB Easynews, and a premium VPN - all included free.

€2.50/month for the first 15 months (€37.50 total) that renews at €71.88 per year.

Available for both new and existing users.

New users can sign up and get started right away.

Existing users can use the same link to extend their plan and keep the discounted rate longer.

DEAL LINK HERE

What’s included:

6,443+ days of retention
Unlimited Usenet access
50 connections
2TB Easynews (web-based Usenet access)
Premium VPN (privacy + security)
30-day money-back guarantee

We’re so much more than just Usenet. Included with this deal is a VPN so you can have the most private and secure online experience, and access to Easynews for mobile Usenet access on any web-enabled device (no software required).

We are proud to operate the most reliable backbone, which means stable speeds, consistent access, and one of the most complete Usenet archives …

Newshosting King’s Day Bundle – Save 90% – $29.85 for 15 Months ($1.99/month)

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Guess King’s Day is starting a little early this year… so we figured we’d join in.

Get a complete Usenet setup - including multiple backbones, web access, and a full security suite - starting at $1.99/month.

$1.99 for Unlimited Newshosting + 1TB Tweaknews + 1TB Easynews + PrivadoVPN

Why this bundle matters:

Two Backbones (US + EU):
Newshosting’s US backbone combined with Tweaknews’ EU backbone gives you stronger completion, better speeds, and more consistent access across Usenet.

Fastest Way to Access Usenet (Easynews):
Access Usenet directly from your browser on any device — no setup required.

Built-in Privacy + Protection (PrivadoVPN):
Secure your connection with encryption, plus ad blocking and threat protection across all your devices.

King’s Day Deal Includes:

Unlimited Usenet access
6,446+ days retention across 125,000+ newsgroups
100 SSL-secured connections
Easynews (web-based Usenet access)
Tweaknews (EU backbone for added coverage)
PrivadoVPN (full security suite) …

🇳🇱 Kingsday Usenet Deals 2026

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A collection of Kingsday promotions from various Usenet providers.
I’ll keep this thread updated as new deals come in, so feel free to check back or share additional offers.

Usenet FAQ Wiki

Check this Usenet FAQ:
https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/index/

Provider Map

Check this Provider Map for a layout of Usenet providers and backbones: …

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

To think it all started with a single external hard drive...

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Finally took some big steps towards my end game Plex server. Running off a Beelink S12 Pro and the Unas Pro as my main storage device. Bought my Plex Pass about 7 years ago and haven’t looked back. Shout out to all the helpful people on this sub putting in the work helping new people into the hobby. I still remember thinking that an 8TB drive was insane and “there’s no way I’ll be able to fill this up”.
I gave my mom the gift of access to a Plex server

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The cable subscription went years ago, and she’d been relying on the free channels you can still get, but the reception was always spotty. After watching her scroll on YT shorts/videos, and seeing the *abysmal* content that she was being shown, I took it upon myself to give her access to her own personal Plex server.

It’s been amazing, she loves it; it’s now on her iPad and her computer. She’s thrilled to be watching things that she remembered and loved and haven’t seen in years.

It’s a small thing, but it’s really nice that this can exist, just for her.

On a personal note, I’m relieved that YT has been almost completely forgotten in her house, and that she has good things to watch that we’ve already vetted. The elderly are vulnerable in so many ways, and this makes me feel like her world is a bit safer.
They found the problem with the recent update.

86 comments • i.redd.it

https://forums.plex.tv/t/corrupted-database-upon-upgrade/937827/16
Did Plex go down?

264 comments • i.redd.it

Edit: this was a few days ago. It’s back now. I see that thank you everyone.

now I’m not talking about my server in particular, i mean the service.

i can’t reach it on any device and not just on my server side, the whole site.
Read this thread if you're planning to upgrade to 1.43.1.10576

158 comments • i.redd.it

https://forums.plex.tv/t/corrupted-database-upon-upgrade/937827

Tech & Selfhosting #59

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #59

r/ExperiencedDevs

Laid off on Friday, no one tells you the the following Monday is quite possibly the strangest feeling of floating in the void possible

246 comments • reddit.com

As the title suggests I was laid off on Friday along with a handful of others. I was in my last position for close to 5 years. For 5 years I worked M-F with my coworkers, had the same daily meetings together, went through the same BS together, all of it.

Now it’s Monday morning and I’m sitting at my home office desk feeling like I’m just floating in the void. No meetings, nothing on my calendar, no deadlines to meet, no one from work to talk to.. no responsibilities at all. It just feels weird and I don’t know how else to say it or who to say it to who might also understand. Financially I’m fine, my wife still has her great paying job, we’ve got maybe close to a year of runway sans that, no kids, no mortgage.. I realize my situation could be far worse. So I guess my sadness isn’t because of the income loss, it’s more that all of the work and relationships I built in these 5 years just got flicked off like a light switch. It would make me tear up thinking about everyone fading out into …
principal engineer. 13 years in. just got rejected from a senior role because i "lacked confidence" in the interview

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let that sink in. i applied for a level below my current title just to get my foot in the door at a company i really wanted. and they said i lacked confidence

i lead a team of 12. i present to the board. i have been the most senior engineer in the room for most of my career

but 45 minutes on a zoom call with strangers evaluating my every word and apparently i dont seem confident enough to be… a senior engineer

i dont even know how to respond to that feedback. has anyone else had the experience of being more qualified than the role and still failing because of how interviews work
'Over-engineering' is everyone's favorite punching bag, but I bet your codebase suffers from under-engineering instead

184 comments • reddit.com

There is no shortage of articles and videos and whatever talking about the dangers of over-engineering, and there are plenty of catchy acronyms too - YAGNI, KISS, you name it. And while few of them are really wrong, I think the problem is with the fact that we focus on this problem much more than we should, all while neglecting under-engineering, which is much more prevalent and much more dangerous

I don’t know about you (despite the clickbaity title claiming otherwise), but I can confidently say for myself - all the projects I worked on suffered from under-engineering, to a greater or a lesser degree. That was the real problem, and I can’t really recall thinking ‘Yeah, they surely wasted too much good thought on this one’ - it was always ‘Did anyone think at all when writing this?’

We all know how under-engineering manifests: sneaky shortcuts through architectural boundaries, god classes, accidental, implicit coupling, silenced compiler warnings …
You should really consider 6 week sprints

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Every time I broach this topic, I hear the same thing. “Our well oiled machine actually does 1 week sprints… Actually, we don’t do sprints at all, we’re just continuously delivering and always refining the backlog!”

Good for you. Now let’s talk to the other 90 people in the room.

I’ll be the first to say that I don’t think there is a one-size fits all approach for every team. So take this all with a grain of salt.

However, I think most teams put more effort into trying to make work seem deliverable within a 2 week timeframe, and waste more hours on grooming and refining ceremonies than they would if they had slightly longer iterations.

Between grooming, retro, planning, review… That’s often at least 1-2 days of context switching.

Also I’ve found nobody is estimating tickets honestly. Sure, the simple stuff is easy. But anything that is slightly complex, you end up needing to break it down further and further and …
Junior devs who learned to code with AI assistants are mass entering the job market. How is your team handling it?

216 comments • reddit.com

We hired two junior devs in the last quarter. Both passed the interview fine. Both can produce working code reasonably fast. But something is off in a way I have not seen before.

When something breaks, they do not debug it. They paste the error into ChatGPT and apply whatever it suggests. If that does not work, they paste the new error. I watched one of them go through four rounds of this before I stepped in and showed them how to read the stack trace. They had never done that before.

Code reviews are also different. When I ask “why did you structure it this way?” I often get a blank look. The code works, it looks reasonable, but they cannot explain the reasoning because there was no reasoning. They described what they wanted and the AI produced it.

I am not blaming them. They learned to code in an environment where AI tools were available from day one. Of course they use them. But the gap between “can produce working code” and “understands what the …

r/selfhosted

I'm a server

238 comments • i.redd.it
I built a fully local, open-source thermal printer appliance - no cloud, no subscriptions, no accounts

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I built a thermal printer appliance that runs entirely on your local network. No cloud, no accounts, no subscriptions. Turn a dial, press a button, and it prints weather, news, RSS feeds, email, or whatever you need on 58mm receipt paper.

Self-hosted details:
- Runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero W on your local network
- Settings UI is password-protected and only accessible locally from your phone or computer - no app, no cloud dashboard
- API keys are stored on the device.
- Many modules run completely offline: sudoku, mazes, quotes, journal prompts, text notes, system monitor
- You bring your own API keys for services like NewsAPI
- 16 modules across content (weather, news, RSS, email, calendar, astronomy), games (sudoku, mazes, choose-your-own-adventure), and utilities (QR codes, webhooks, system monitor)
- Assign any combination to 8 channels on a rotary dial
The enclosure is hand-built from walnut and brass - I spent six years as a furniture maker, so the hardware side matters to me as much as …
I built Stirling-PDF but for images

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Open Source. One Docker container. Browser-based. Everything local.

Your files never leave your machine.

30+ tools. Resize, crop, rotate, compress, convert, strip metadata, watermarks, reusable pipelines, full REST API, background removal, object eraser, OCR, face/license plate blur, up-scaling and more.

I’m building this to be genuinely useful, not another AI-wrapped gimmick or subscription trap. No cloud lock-in, no “sign up to continue,” no features paywalled behind a pro tier. Just a tool that does what it says.

I’m actively looking for feedback from people who would actually use this. What tools would you want? What’s missing? What’s annoying? What would make you switch from whatever you’re using now?

GitHub: https://github.com/stirling-image/stirling-image
Documentation: https://stirling-image.github.io/stirling-image/
PSA: Update to Jellyfin 10.11.7 immediately (Critical Security Fixes)

246 comments • reddit.com

The Jellyfin team just dropped v10.11.7 and the patch notes contain a pretty heavy warning. It’s listed as a minor release, but the devs have explicitly stated:

“WARNING: This release contains several extremely important security fixes. These vulnerabilities will be disclosed in 14 days as per our security policy. Users of all versions prior to 10.11.7 are advised to upgrade immediately.”
You can now run Google's Gemma 4 model on your local device! (6GB RAM)

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Hello everyone! Google just released their new open-source model family: Gemma 4. This means you can now run a ChatGPT like model at home.

There are four models and they all have thinking and multimodal capabilities. There’s two small ones: E2B and E4B, and two large ones: 26B-A4B and 31B. The 31B model is the smartest but 26B-A4B is much faster due to it’s MoE arch. E2B and E4B are great for phones and laptops.

To run the models locally (laptop, Mac, desktop etc), we at Unsloth converted these models so it can fit on your device. You can now run and train the Gemma 4 models via Unsloth Studio: https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth

Recommended setups:
- E2B / E4B: 10+ tokens/s in near-full precision with ~6GB RAM / unified mem. 4-bit variants can run on 4-5GB RAM.
- 26B-A4B: 30+ tokens/s in near-full precision with ~30GB RAM / unified mem. 4-bit works on 16GB RAM.
- 31B: 15+ tokens/s in near-full precision with ~35GB RAM.
No is GPU required, especially for the smaller …

r/usenet

SABnzbd 5.0.0 Release Canidate - Give it a try!

38 comments • reddit.com
https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

This is the first release candidate of version 5.0. Please note the breaking changes described below!

New features in 5.0.0
- Added support for NNTP Pipelining which eliminates idle waiting between requests, significantly improving speeds on high-latency connections. Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/nntp-pipelining New servers will have Articles per request set to 2 by default.
- Implemented Direct Write to optimize assembly of downloaded files. Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/direct-write
- Post-processing scripts will always be executed, even for failed jobs. Make sure to check the status of the job in your scripts!
- Removed Special setting empty_postproc as it is no longer needed.
- Complete redesign of article cache.
- Improved disk speed measurement in Status window.
- Reduce delays between jobs during post-processing.
- Improve handling of disks getting full.
- Diskspace check will now included Category-specific folders.
- If a …
NinjaCentral Registrations are open

168 comments • reddit.com

https://ninjacentral.co.za/register woo — finally
It's official: Blocknews & Frugal Usenet now have a Usenet server on every (livable) continent. An Africa based Usenet server is here!

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It has been a bit over a year since the Australia, Asia and South American usenet servers launched and Africa was always the holdout for worldwide usenet domination. “Got to catch ‘em all” type of thing. :)

I am happy to be able to say that finally, Africa is live for users on Frugal Usenet, Blocknews and Usenetnow. Like Asia and Australia, Africa has long been under-served by…well, all (legit, Free-Usenet doesnt count) commercial usenet servers since the beginning really. So we figure we will take the lead yet again and see what happens.

The Africa server addresses for the service you are using can be found in the FAQ pages and newsreader set up guides on the respective websites.

For true global usenet access (two servers and saying “global coverage” does not make it so), users of the above services now have access to the following locations:
- USA - East Coast
- USA - West Coast
- Europe
- Australia
- Asia
- South America
- Africa
I said it before, because local usenet is better usenet, …
UsenetExpress now supports post-quantum encryption on all NNTP servers

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Hello everyone! My apologies, I have been busy and should have made this post (along with the post about UE supporting pipelining) a few weeks ago. But we finished rolling out post-quantum key exchange on all of our NNTP servers. Figured the community would want to know.

There’s been a lot of talk here and other places about privacy in this space. Who owns what, who’s logging what, whether providers actually give a damn about their users. We figure the best way to deal with privacy is to just go make it better. So that’s what we did.

The short version: we’re now using X25519MLKEM768. It’s a hybrid that pairs the X25519 encryption you’re already using with ML-KEM 768, which is a quantum-resistant layer. You get the proven stuff you trust today plus protection against the quantum threat down the road.

On your end, nothing changes. Your client works the same as it always has. If your system runs OpenSSL 3.5.0 or newer you’ll automatically get …
kleverig.eu registration is open

25 comments • reddit.com

Once again a reminder that the registration opened up today.

And yes, it’s for adults.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

My Plex server has been compromised 'I want to cry'

345 comments • reddit.com

So today I discovered that all of my files on my Plex server have all had their file name extension change at the end to ‘want to cry’, I don’t how this has been done. I can see that there is a txt file also called ‘I want to cry’ in each folder which I have not open.

Unfortunately, not knowing what I was doing and trying to get the file name extension to all end with MKV, I choose a folder and selected all the files in that folder, I then selected ‘Rename’ thinking that I could remove the I want to cry extension in one swoop, but I ended up keeping that I want to cry extension and now have 500+ files with ‘File 1.want_to_cry’, that is files from File 1 - File 500+ I want to cry.

Has this happened to anyone else before and is there a way correct way to fix this? I’m on a MacBook if that helps.

Also what would I need to do to determine not only how this happen and where it came from, but to try and prevent it from happening …
Where do you see Plex in 10 years

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It’s been almost 20 years since Plex was officially created, and it’s come a long way. We’ve gained and lost many features over the years (Plex Arcade, and I just found out about Plex Cloud), with recent changes being mainly UI/UX and business model related.

So what do you expect (ideally or realistically) in 10 years?
Serious vulnerabilities just fixed in Tautulli - update NOW

148 comments • i.redd.it

Just installed Tautulli for the first time and saw this, and haven’t seen mention of it anywhere despite being heavily active on this and similar subs for the last week.

RCE, path traversal and SQL injection in a single release! It’s worrying that these have gone unnoticed in the tool for so long, but it’s a nice side effect of the Huntarr fiasco that there are more eyes on this stuff now, hopefully this is the beginning of the Plex/*arr/self-hosting communities and ecosystem becoming more security-conscious. And of course, thanks to all those contributors actually fixing these vulns so the rest of us can keep using them safely.
Plex network is facing issues with sign-ins ( if you can't sign in or access from web that's why )

103 comments • i.redd.it

https://status.plex.tv/

In my case, I can still watch content remotely on pre-signed-in devices
but not from web browser
Is there a way to report posters within a show?

36 comments • i.redd.it

These weird dumb posters are among the choices on Plex for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Is there an easy way to report them to get them removed?

Tech & Selfhosting #58

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #58

r/ExperiencedDevs

Has anyone else noticed a shift in this sub recently?

336 comments • reddit.com

Ive been seeing obvious bot activity, weird upvote/downvote activity, and overall just a weird vibe from here. I honestly think half the people in this sub and similar subs arent real people. Pretty depressing to think about and makes me want to just delete the whole app. Am I being paranoid or are we firmly in the dead internet right now?
What is something you started/stopped doing and it significantly improved your productivity/value?

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I think we all have our a-ha moments at work when we try a new approach to something, and it just clicks, makes you love the job more, and increases your output. improves the quality of your work, etc.

Here are some examples from me:

* Learning to stop working at some point and avoid hyperfocus. This only makes it worse, energy-wise, the next day

* Documenting all decisions and important calls religiously. I don’t do anything fancy, just lots of Google Docs that I immediately share with all the parties involved

* Following advice from Dan Luu, I am ready to look stupid if something sounds off and too vague. Very often, the others don’t understand it either. Occasionally, however, that does make you look stupid

* Sort of contradictory to the previous one, not saying anything at meetings unless you have a better alternative than silence is also something I try to do. Unfortunately, some developers try to mark their presence anyhow.

* Communicating as much as reasonably …
What explains the dramatic shift in dev culture from the relaxed wlb-focused 2010s to what we have today?

169 comments • reddit.com

The 2010s tech culture conjures up images of a relaxed office space with bean bag chairs, ping pong tables, and a snack bar. That whole chill Silicon Valley vibe. But now? It’s quite a stark contrast, almost polar opposite… Even before AI, the tech space has just felt like a constant anxiety trip with fears of being laid off, stacked ranking+forced attrition, expected to work nights, weekends and holidays. Everyone in tech pushing the whole GaryV + Goggins grindset. It has become increasingly toxic.

What the hell happened?
Are LLMs speedrunning us into product management?

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Something I’ve been noticing over the past year and I’m curious if others are feeling it too. Our team measured roughly 4-5x speed improvements on individual coding tasks with LLMs. But when we looked at total project delivery time, it was maybe 1.5-2x faster since we enabled claude code and got cursor licences.

The gap bugged me for a while so I took a gander at our project management tooling and the tl;dr is that it’s all went into doing the work that surrounds the coding. More and more do I feel that programming is shrinking as a percentage of our weeks, and what’s replacing it looks a lot like product management. Orchestration, prioritisation, communication - more of a PM role. I’ve been in this for a little while, but I’m seeing juniors ‘speedrun’ past the SWE best practices. Right now it’s clearly backfiring, but will it in a year or two?

Anyone else tracking this? I posted this on /cscareerquestions, but didn’t get …
Former team lead just tried to give away my project -- quite possibly by accident. How do I stop this from happening again?

98 comments • reddit.com

I’m a senior SWE (remote, which I suspect may be important here) who’s been trying to make staff for a few years now. About a year ago, I pitched a major project to my team lead – major changes to an underperforming data store which had caused outages. The team lead shut me down, telling me that we didn’t have time for major changes and that we needed to focus on point fixes and firefighting for individual customers.

I eventually switched teams, and because of the ambiguous ownership structure at our company, I was able to get a version of the same project approved by my new manager, who’s more aligned with me. We agreed to make it the foundation of my case for a staff promotion. I’ve been working on the project more or less solo for about nine months now, and during that I’ve tried to solicit my former team lead’s input on my work, which will still be highly relevant to their team, and I’ve been consistently ignored. I have no …

r/selfhosted

that HDD churn

106 comments • i.redd.it
Free 750-page guide to self-hosting production apps - NO AI SLOP

154 comments • i.redd.it

Hello everyone,

I have been self-hosting production applications (not just personal projects, but fairly decent ones with significant traffic) for over a decade.

After my last startup (advertising marketplace) failed 2 years ago, I wanted to share my knowledge with the community (which I learned everything from) since the current resources were either too shallow, lacked real world examples or didn’t address the knowledge gaps.

The book starts with the basics and builds up to covering the full infrastructure stack, with the goal of understanding the system as a whole and eventually deploying on Kubernetes. Kubernetes is a major focus, but the content can be applied to any environment. You should probably check the Best Practices section for tips on home servers.

It is available for free at the https://selfdeployment.io including the PDF and the code blocks. Yet, you are welcome to pay what you want.

As a bonus, here is my home server rack and its guardian.
I give you: Huggies-Server

76 comments • reddit.com

Budget case with great airflow
M$ will use your data to train AI unless you opt out

136 comments • i.redd.it

Microsoft has just submitted this e-mail which says your data will be used to train their AI unless you explicitly opt-out.

They supposedly explain how to do it, but conveniently “forget” to include the actual link, forcing you to navigate a maze of pages to find it. It is a cheap move and totally intentional.

To save you all the hassle, here is the direct link to opt-out: https://github.com/settings/copilot/features and search for “Allow GitHub to use my data for AI model training”.
Hello selfhoster - I’d like to officially introduce Homelable, a simple tool for visualizing your home lab

89 comments • i.redd.it

Hello !

I’m officially introducing this tool, which I now consider stable after a month of work.

I say “officially” because I’ve already discussed it in this same subreddit, after talking about my home lab and posting a screenshot of the tool.

https://github.com/Pouzor/homelable

So, what’s it for?

Well, simply to save me (and you maybe) time by creating a nice visualization of my self-hosted infrastructure.

What’s different from draw.io? I’d say mainly the ability to scan the network and manage a “library” of discovered hardware. This lets you click -> add to the diagram. The scan listens for open ports and helps “guess” which services are running on each machine (e.g., 8123 for Home Assistant, etc.), saving time when documenting the infrastructure.

Otherwise, it mostlty visual customization options and a way to import/export the configuration if you want to document it in a YAML-like format.

I also had fun testing the integration with an MCP server (optional) to feed it raw …

r/usenet

What’s up with ninjacentral?

72 comments • reddit.com

Ever since yesterday I’m downloading all fake stuff with exe files. Had to disable it in sonarr/radarr. Have they been hacked or something?
nzb360 v23 Released :: Now with Tracearr Support!

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Today I downloaded a 61GB file in 62 seconds at UsenetExpress. 8.1 Gbps! Incredible speed. How are usenet providers going to be able to handle the speeds as worldwide broadband continues to rapidly increase?

11 comments • reddit.com

https://preview.redd.it/k4m3d7kcgorg1.png?width=498&format=png&auto=webp&s=8e39c6d869647dfda8efaba6e0a9fbb0003990d0

Been downloading stuff since the 14.4 kbps days. I am stunned we can basically download 1 GB per second now. 50 connections on the Europe server with my UsenetExpress block.

EDIT; 8 gbps.
First time on usenet an a few questions

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hey guys,

I’ve recently configured everything on nzbget, using newshosting and nzbgeek. I’ve found a fair few things are defaulting through to qbitorrent with less than 10 seeds an takes forever.

a few requests would fail on nzbget with ‘health is 97.9% below critical 98”, but others have said 92.0 below 92.1?

how can I improve my services to prevent this? do I need another in prowlarr as an indexer?
NZBgeek account flagged again

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Apologies in advance for what is probably a really simple issue to resolve.

My NZBgeek account has been flagged twice now and on asking why it was flagged again I was told “Your account made 21 requests for various content from 5 different Amazon IP addresses.

This is normally related to using some sort of service/browser plugin.

Over the last 6 days your requests have been coming from Virgin Media ISP until 20 mins ago.”.

I’m not sure why this is happening suddenly? I used SABnzb as well.

Any help would be massively appreciated.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Please please please, make the right decision.

171 comments • i.redd.it

What they removed was a way for the community to help fill in the gaps in places where Plex was lacking. It helped (and helps) build useful tools for users to have a richer experience.

Thanks for listening, Plex, and I hope you can find a way to make it work.

For reference:
https://forums.plex.tv/t/information-related-to-security-vulnerabilities/935164/56
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1s3t4lw/rip_plex_auto_languages_and_other_thirdparty_tools/

UPDATE: 03/27 09:07 PST - Plex Auto Languages is working for shared users again!!!
RIP Plex Auto Languages and other third-party tools.

128 comments • i.redd.it

If they’re going to remove this third-party functionality, they should implement Auto Languages in Plex. It’s so annoying that Plex doesn’t remember your language selection automatically, so you have to keep switching languages when you start an episode.

The script Plex Auto Languages was a fix for that, and now it no longer works.
So tired of this 2014 UX

162 comments • i.redd.it
Update Sonarr to v4.0.17.2950 or later - Security Advisories

6 comments • reddit.com

In an effort to keep Sonarr secure and provide some additional information we have published two security advisories for Sonarr today. Please ensure you’re running Sonarr 4.0.17.2950 or later where both these issues are patched. Additional information is provided in the advisories. If you’re running Sonarr with `Authentication Required` set to `Disabled for Local Addresses` or Sonarr is running on Windows you should review both advisories and take appropriate action.

https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/security/advisories/GHSA-h5qx-5hjf-7c9r

https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/security/advisories/GHSA-h393-v5hm-6h8f

If you believe you’ve found a security issue you can find more information on reporting it to us on GitHub. https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/security
Does anyone have a decent Plex setup but still pay for streaming services?

462 comments • reddit.com

I love Plex. It’s possible for me to self host anything and everything I want.

My wife loves a scroll. She loves going through Netflix or any other streaming service and just seeing what’s about.

No matter what self hosted new platform I use, nothing replaces the algorithm of these services.

Am I doomed to pay forever, as that is easier than changing my wife’s habit.

Tech & Selfhosting #57

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #57

r/ExperiencedDevs

AI usage red flag?

330 comments • reddit.com

I have a teammate who does PRs and tech plans like crazy with the use of AI. We’re both senior devs with similar amount of experience. His velocity is the highest on the team, but the problem is that I’m the one stuck with doing reviews for his PRs and the PRs of the other teammates as well. He doesn’t do enough reviews to unblock others on the team so he has plenty of time getting agents to do tasks for him in parallel. Today I noticed that he’s not even willing to do necessary work to validate the output of AI. He had a tech plan to analyze why an endpoint is too slow. He trusted the output of Claude and had a couple of solutions outlined in the tech plan without really validating the actual root cause. There are definitely ways to get production data dumps and reproduce the slow API locally. I asked him whether he used our in-house performance profiler or the query performance enhancer and he said he couldn’t get it to work. We paired and I helped him to get it work locally to some …
"Rockstar" senior dev at work is doing overly clever custom frameworks by himself without consulting anyone and then everyone is forced to deal with them

322 comments • reddit.com

Basically we have a “rockstar” dev in our workplace who is worshipped by the management as this programmer God.

He keeps doing these over-engineered, clever frameworks in solitude, doesn’t ask for anyone’s opinion, doesn’t consult anyone, then presents us with the finished framework and then we are forced to use them and deal with its issues.

No one else understand the framework’s code because the code is so abstract. And of course, there’s barely any documentation whatsoever in the code and only some stub README on how to use the thing. And also, all these frameworks are coded with typescript so we have to use Node.js in our backend instead of an actually using a good programming language.

He decided almost everything related to architecture by himself or with few other seniors. Again, I am feeling like I have almost zero ways to influence anything in our workplace since there is no any team discussions about this.

I’m actively …
How to manage vibe coders, backed be leadership

173 comments • reddit.com

I am sure many of you fellow tech leads are facing this issue. So hoping to find some useful tips to help make this hellish AI era manageable.

I lead a team of over 20+ engineers, most well manared and grounded in tech realities. They do use AI tools like claude code and cursor, (at this point, its stupid not to), but understand the limitations and work within those, building under the constraints of testing, CI and software fundamentals.

But a few engineers, who never had a great foundational understaing of tech, are now the Rockstars of the team, as they have no constraints when using these tools, they are shiping 5000+ diff PR per day, with full feature sets built out.

The results are obviously great for demos, and powerpoint decks, but code is complete garbage and increadbly fragile and full of bugs.

Now my challenge is, if I hold their PRs and ask them to fix it, I am being blamed of slowing down their growth, and my good engineers are being forced to becone more like these …
Why does nobody teach the infrastructure problems that destroy developer productivity before production breaks

104 comments • reddit.com

Educational content focuses heavily on building features and writing code but rarely covers operational concerns: monitoring, error handling, graceful degradation, connection pooling, memory management, rate limiting. These topics only become relevant when applications run in production at scale. The gap between tutorial knowledge and production-ready systems is substantial, and most developers only learn these lessons by experiencing failures firsthand. Memory leaks, cascading failures, database connection exhaustion, unhandled promise rejections - all common issues that tutorials don’t prepare you for. Reading postmortems from companies about thier production incidents is probably more educational than most tutorials, because they cover real problems.
Decline of "soft power" derived from experience?

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Disclaimer: This is not a pro AI or anti AI post. More an observation of its effects on team dynamics.

I have around 10 years of experience as a developer and tech lead, I am now in a new role as a solutions architect and I’m struggling to communicate or derive legitimacy behind my opinions on solutions architecture to one of the teams I’m working with. This is a new and frankly pretty jarring experience for me, to such an extent that I’m considering quitting my job, or at least my current role.

Historically, I was highly regarded as a team member and leader. I was quick to pick up knowledge on code bases and I am a pretty effective communicator. As tech lead I was often the “person of last resort” with regards to coding challenges or debugging issues. If no one could solve it, it was escalated to me, and I was usually able to solve it on my own or lead the team in the right direction. This gave me legitimacy and trust as a leader, which translated to …

r/selfhosted

These cameras were supposed to be e-waste. No RTSP, no docs, no protocol anyone's heard of. I reverse-engineered 100 000 URL patterns to make them work.

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Had some old Chinese NVRs from 2016. Spent 2 years on and off trying to connect them to Frigate. Every protocol, every URL format, every Google result. Nothing. All ports closed except 80.

Sniffed the traffic from their Android app. They speak something called BUBBLE - a protocol so obscure it doesn’t exist on Google.

Got so fed up with this that I built a tool that does those 2 years of searching in 30 seconds. Built specifically for the kind of crap that’s nearly impossible to connect to Frigate manually.

You enter the camera IP and model. It grabs ALL known URLs for that device - and there can be a LOT of them - tests every single one and gives you only the working streams. Then you paste your existing frigate.yml - even with 500 cameras - and it adds camera #501 with main and sub streams through go2rtc without breaking anything.

67K camera models, 3.6K brands.

GitHub: https://github.com/eduard256/Strix

docker run -d –name strix –restart unless-stopped …
My neighbor offered me this as a thank-you because I supported him a lot while he was struggling with depression. What can I do with it? It's an M720Q.

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We built an open-source headless browser that is 9x faster and uses 16x less memory than Chrome over the network

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Hey r/selfhosted,

We’ve been building Lightpanda for the past 3 years

It’s a headless browser written from scratch in u/Zig, designed purely for automation and AI agents. No graphical rendering, just the DOM, JavaScript (v8), and a CDP server.

We recently benchmarked against 933 real web pages over the network (not localhost) on an AWS EC2 m5.large. At 25 parallel tasks:
- Memory, 16x less: 215MB (Lightpanda) vs 2GB (Chrome)
- Speed, 9x faster: 5 seconds vs 46 seconds
Even at 100 parallel tasks, Lightpanda used 696MB where Chrome hit 4.2GB. Chrome’s performance actually degraded at that level while Lightpanda stayed stable.

Full benchmark with methodology: https://lightpanda.io/blog/posts/from-local-to-real-world-benchmarks

It’s compatible with Puppeteer and Playwright through CDP, so if you’re already running headless Chrome for scraping or automation, you can swap it in with a one-line config change:
```
docker run -d --name lightpanda -p 9222:9222 …
```
Booklore is gone.

500 comments • reddit.com

I was checking their Discord for some announcement and it vanished.

GitHub repo is gone too: https://github.com/booklore-app/booklore

Remember, love AI-made apps… they disappear faster than they launch.
Open source doesn’t mean safe

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As a self-hosted project creator (homarr) I’ve observed the space grow in the past few years and now it feels like every day there is a new shiny selfhosted container you could add to your stack.

The rise of AI coding tools has enabled anyone to make something work for themselves and share it with the community.

Whilst this is fundamentally great, I’ve also seen a bunch of PSAs on the sub warning about low-quality projects with insane vulnerabilities.

Now, I am scared that this community could become an attack vector.

A whole GitHub project, discord server, Reddit announcement could be made with/by an AI agent.

Now, imagine this new project has a docker integration and asks you to mount your docker socket. Suddenly your whole server could be compromised by running malicious code (exit docker by mounting system files)

Some replies would be “read the code, it’s open source” but if the docker image differs from the repo’s source you’d never know unless manually checking the hash (or …

r/usenet

Newshosting alone is enough to max out my 8gbit connection

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Got 8gbit fiber today and thought I would need another provider to get to these speeds but no: In fact adding frugal as a test somehow made it slower

I’m in europe and at first I was at 800-830 MB/s at most (ssl deactivated for testing) until I switched to the europe nntp and then I could get 900+ (which I find weird since the regular one they give u should just be there to redirect u to the correct geo nntp)

NL server also give me the same speeds

With SSL enabled I can still hit 850+ (but most of the time It’ll stay around 750MB/s with SSL enabled)

Now it’s a bit random, sometimes I will get less, sometimes a bit more but I don’t think it’s newhosting fault it’s the same when I do speed tests, sometimes I get 7gb and sometimes full 8gb

Theorically it’s a bit less then full 8gbit since I miss 60mb/s but at this point I’m nitpicking! (and I might even have reached it since it was still going up but usually downloads end too fast for …
UsenetDE Discord

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hat jemand einen aktuellen Link zum UsenetDE Discord?
Speed drops from 60MB/s to 15MB/s after the first download in queue (Eweka/Docker)

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Hello everyone,

I’m getting back into Usenet with Eweka after a long break, and I’m facing a strange speed issue. I’ve noticed a systematic pattern:
1. I add a bunch of NZBs to my queue.
2. The first NZB downloads at 60MB/s (matching my fiber/VPN limit).
3. Every following NZB in the queue drops and stays capped between 10-20MB/s.
4. If I pause everything, wait, and restart, the first nzb is fast again, then it drops.
My Setup:
- NAS: Ugreen Nas DXP4800 Plus (Pentium Gold 8505).
- Storage: Downloads go directly to an NVMe SSD
- Deployment: Docker (SABnzbd 4.2.x).
- Network: Running through Gluetun (NordVPN).
- SABnzbd Stats: * Disk speed: ~950MB/s.
  - Article Cache: 1GB.
  - Direct Unpack: OFF.
  - Connections: 50.
  - I live in the EU. Using a VPN on a 2Gbps fiber optic connexion
What I’ve checked:
- My CPU usage is low (~10-15%).
- The issue happens even if there is no repair/unpacking running in the background.
- The “Internet Bandwidth” test in SABnzbd shows 55MB/s, but the …

Trying to fix Login from too many different IP addresses

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I’m using newsgroup ninja and SABnzbd and I’m constantly getting the [502 (max number of simultaneous IP addresses reached: 2)] whenever I try and download something with more than 2 connections. (The service is advertised as having 50 connections).

I’m on an M1 MacBook and so I’ve tried:

Turning off iCloud private relay and Limit IP address tracking
Set IPv6 to “Link-local only” in macOS to prevent IP rotation.
Forced SABnsbd to use IPv4 only in connection settings.
Tried both the standard hostname news.newsgroup.ninja and a direct IPv4 address 85.12.62.217
Tried different ports and SSL on/of combinations
Changed my password and waiting overnight.

Has anyone experienced something similar? If so how did you solve it?

I reached out to newsgroup ninja’s customer service but it’s clear they didn’t actually read my email as they just sent a basic reply recommending I do some of the things above.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

New GPU added to the plex server

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I figured out a way to notify my Plex users of server downtime!

128 comments • i.redd.it

I have about 12 people using my Plex actively. Now it has gotten to the point where there is usually someone watching from 7am to 2am the following day. I barely have time where there are people not using the server so I have had to get a little creative on how to plan my upgrade time. I know I could text everyone individually but this seems easier.

This is done using Agregar and custom naming the playlists.
New Plex Server on Mac Mini M4 Pro

147 comments • i.redd.it

New Plex Server running on a Mac Mini M4 Pro 48GB 8TB!
Make plex more appealing for my wife

376 comments • reddit.com

I love plex. I bought my lifetime pass when it was still double digits. I bought the hardware, I did the organization - I’m in.

I love my wife. I bought my lifetime pass when I was (barely) in my 30’s. I bought the hardware (ring), I did the organization (my life) - I’m in.

But the two don’t seem to get along.

Alphabetical Sorting: she gets to the A’s, then gives up.

Recently Released: “These are all too long.”

Recently Added: “Oh yeah! …but not tonight, maybe some other time.”

Sort by duration (shortest to longest): “Who wants to watch a 24-minute short film?!”

Random Shuffle: “Why do we have these?”

So an idiot but honest question: how do I make Plex more appealing for my wife?
Slow and stead wins the race - Clean up just one thing a day in your library

56 comments • i.redd.it

I don’t know about you but for me the idea of huge blocks of time to clean up “all the movies” or whatever just never happened and nothing got done.

But if I set a goal of just one thing a day. Clean up one franchise of movies… Find all the ‘extras’ for one TV show… Something… If I can improve just one thing a day for maybe an hour…

Its just really rewarding to look at a collection and see them all in 4k, with matching cover art, sort titles have them in correct sequence…

Its the little pleasures and regular small victories that add up.

Tech & Selfhosting #56

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #56

r/ExperiencedDevs

The AI coding productivity data is in and it's not what anyone expected

434 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been following the research on AI coding tools pretty closely and the numbers from the last few months paint a really different picture from the marketing.

Quick summary of what the data actually shows:

Anthropic published a randomized controlled trial in January. 52 developers learning a new Python library. The group using AI assistants scored 17% lower on follow-up comprehension tests. And here’s the kicker: the productivity gains weren’t statistically significant. The developers who used AI for conceptual questions (asking “how does this work?”) actually did fine, scoring 65%+. But the ones who just had AI generate the code for them? Below 40%.

Then there’s METR’s study with experienced open-source contributors. 16 devs, 246 tasks in codebases they’d worked on for years. AI increased completion time by 19%. These devs predicted it would save them 24%. The perception gap is wild.

DeveloperWeek 2026 wrapped this week and the …
Whatever happened to just asking questions at work?

245 comments • reddit.com

Back when I was getting started in tech, there was always some veteran developer hanging around who’d dealt with whatever weird issue you were facing. You could just walk up and they’d give you the whole backstory - not just “try this command” but actually explain why things worked that way

Now it feels like everyone’s got headphones on and you need to book time on someone’s calendar just to get unstuck on something basic. Maybe it’s remote work, maybe people are just busier, but that casual knowledge transfer seems to have vanished

Anyone else notice this shift? How do you create that kind of open environment where people actually share what they know instead of everyone just grinding in isolation
We just got hit with the vibe-coding hammer

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Word came down from leadership at the start of this year that they want 80% of developers using AI daily in their work. It’s something I learned from my team lead, it wasn’t communicated to me directly. It’s going to be tracked on a per-team basis.

The plan is to introduce the full vibe-coding package: `.cursor` with tasks for writing code, reviewing code, writing tests, etc. etc. etc. My team lead says that the way this is going to get “rewarded” or “punished” ( my words, not his, he was a lot smoother about it ) is through tracking ARR on products in combination with AI usage. If the product’s ARR doesn’t grow per expectations through the year, and AI usage for the team isn’t what they expect, then that’s a big negative on us all.

I want to know, how many companies out there do this sort of stuff, and if I were to start applying, what is the percentage chance I jump from one AI hell-hole into another? Is it like this …
Is it still worth reading Clean Code and The Pragmatic Programmer in 2026?

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I’ve been working as a programmer for about 6 years, and I have to admit something slightly embarrassing: I’ve never read Clean Code, The Pragmatic Programmer, or Code Complete.

They’re often mentioned as must-read books for developers, and somehow I just never got around to them. Over the years I mostly learned from experience, coworkers, blog posts, and reading other people’s code.

Now the industry feels like it’s changing faster than ever AI tools, new workflows, different expectations for engineers, etc. So I’m wondering: are these books still worth reading today, or do they feel outdated?

If you were in my position, would you still read them? Or are there more modern books/resources that you’d recommend instead?
Senior engineers: what “non-coding” skill made the biggest difference in your career?

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After a few years of focusing mostly on improving my coding skills, I started noticing something interesting.

Many highly effective engineers I work with are not necessarily the fastest coders, but they are excellent at things like:

• breaking down ambiguous problems

• communicating trade-offs clearly

• writing good design docs

• pushing back on bad requirements

• mentoring junior engineers

It made me wonder if at some point engineering impact becomes more about thinking and communication than raw coding ability.

For experienced engineers here:

What non-coding skill had the biggest impact on your career?

At what stage did you realize it mattered?

What advice would you give to mid-level engineers trying to grow into senior roles?

Would love to hear real examples from your experience.

r/selfhosted

Nothing to do

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Fully remove every, "I created a", "Selfhosted app!" claude slop.

636 comments • reddit.com
im hating the idea, not the person ;), also look down for a temp solution

Title speaks for itself, almost every single post in the last few weeks is just someone promoting their vibecoded bs app that is either something simple like file transferring (there is already some well trusted ones that are faster better etc.), or something really complicated that ai cant do without security flaws… (Huntarr).

idc how this post looks, how it sounds, if vibecoders get offended, i just want the mods to actually remove this and not just try to “prevent” it with the rules they changed..

upvote if u think so 2 so it gets to the top, in my opinion commenting on someones post saying its slop wont do anything, wont help anyone.

shout out to u/masterio for this:

It’s a shame the Vibe Code and Built with AI labels were removed as it made it incredibly easy to filter out these posts with ublock.
```
! Enough Vibe Coded bullshit …
```
I turned my old Galaxy S10 into a self-hosted server running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Jellyfin, Samba, and Tailscale - no Docker, no chroot, no proot - fully integrated at the system level with pure init, auto-running the entire container at device boot if needed!

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I really love the philosophy of self-hosting, but I want to pitch a different angle on it.

Instead of throwing away our old phones, why not turn them into real Linux servers?

And before you say it, I am not talking about Docker, LXC, chroot, proot, or any of the usual suspects.

The problem with existing “Linux Containers on Android” solutions:
- Every existing approach either relies on a middleman. For example, if you want to run Docker or LXC, what you usually do is install it via Termux. But Termux is a userspace Android app. Once the app gets killed by Android, it’s game over. No system-level integration there.
- Even if you enable “Acquire Wakelock” in Termux, Android can still kill it anytime.
- And even if Android doesn’t kill Termux, you’re still stuck with Android’s fragile networking stack where services can’t properly create their own network interfaces, run into iptables issues, and even if they do manage to start, most of …
im tired of this sub

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I cant keep up with this sub, i used to love just being able to browse and find some really awesome projects that have really changed my life. Its not an overexaggeration at all, as an IT person, this place has opened my eyes and have let me discover peace in todays fast paced world where everything is about subscriptions and our private data, selfhosting allowed me to slow down and take a breath, i have built servers, deployed countless ideas and for a moment i finally felt like im free of every corporate bullshit out there.

after all these, the reason im writing this is because the amount of posts that are influenced by ai. dont get me wrong, i can think of it like any other handy tool, but thats only my view and current trends seemingly dont align with it, because there are so much new projects popping up i cant even keep up. It seems like every day some random user reinvents the wheel with their low quality vibecoded project and spams the whole sub with it, thats not good. Its not …
PSA: Think hard before you deploy BookLore

793 comments • reddit.com

Wanted to flag some stuff about BookLore that I think people need to hear before they commit to it.

The code quality issue

There’s been speculation for a while that BookLore is mostly AI-generated. The dev denied it. Then v2.0 landed and, well: crashes, data not saving, UI requiring Ctrl+F5 to show changes, the works. These are the kinds of bugs you get when nobody actually understands the codebase they’re shipping.

The dev is merging 20k-line PRs almost daily, each one bolting on some new feature while bugs from the last one go unfixed. And the code itself is a giveaway: it uses Spring JPA and Hibernate but is full of raw SQL everywhere. Anyone who actually built this by hand would keep the data layer generic. Instead, something like adding Postgres support is now a huge lift because of all the hardcoded shortcuts. That’s not a style preference, that’s what AI-generated code looks like when nobody’s steering.

How contributors get treated

This part is …

r/usenet

Tabula Rasa open for registration

111 comments • reddit.com

Tabula Rasa is open for registration for next 24 hours.
There is a change in user accounts though, and all new user accounts are view only.
What does this mean? It means that you cannot use the API or download NZBs, just view the releases.
Account purge is same as for old user accounts (old users keep their older type of accounts that can download and use the API), complete inactivity in 6 months deletes that account, after 6 another months account is not recoverable.

You can always upgrade your account and gain API and download rights.

Have fun!

Edit: I am fixing the loop issue, for some reason error notifications are not shown, so for you it looks like register page just loops.

Edit 2: The loop issue has been fixed, you will see proper notifications now
Ebook Usenet question

44 comments • reddit.com

Hey guys, I’m an avid reader. I have setup calibre on Unraid so I can manage my existing library. I’m just getting back into Unraid and Usenet after a few years. Back then, there was no real good way to get ebooks from Usenet. Unfortunately since then, some of the online “libraries” that once made accessible ebook downloads quick and easy have been taken down.

So, my question is, are there any Usenet indexers that actually have a good ebook collection? I’m not really interested in sailing the high seas so I am looking for an alternative.

TL:DR= is there any Usenet indexer/provider combo that results in grabbing large quantities of ebooks/audiobooks. If not, what is your alternative?
Anyone else facing NZBGEEK issues?

17 comments • reddit.com

since this afternoon, my prowlarr is not finding nzbgeek results .

I did a test connection on prowlarr and says “query successful but found no results”
Any place to find info about a release group without breaking rule 1?

20 comments • reddit.com

I want to figure out what happened to an uploader, did they die or just stop uploading? But I believe posting my question here would break Rule 1 of this subreddit. Anyone know where I could go to get some information?
UsenetPrime - St. Patrick's Day Specials | Combo Blocks $17 | 6 Month Unlimited Plus Combo Block $17 ☘️ 🍀

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- XSNews is on a EU backbone
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Thanks everyone for the continued support. Please PM me with any questions or if I can help with anything. Happy St. Patty’s Day!!! 🍀

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

After hearing that Plex was down in EU yesterday: Here’s how to make sure you can at least watch locally, even without internet

209 comments • howtogeek.com
i've updated my "how to direct play" one page guide that you can send your friends & family

39 comments • reddit.com

Hey all! So you might’ve seen my old direct play guide from 5 years ago. I’ve just updated the Apple TV and iOS versions since the UI has change quite a bit since then.

The goal of this guide is that it should be super easy for your grandma (or other low tech friends & family) to get direct play set up. It’s a 1 pager and not a website so all the info you need is right there in front of you. I imagine you would message them this image and they can pinch and zoom and all that to follow along.

The main reason you’d want to get most users to direct play is to save your CPU usage for those in your circle who have low bandwidth internet caps or with devices who can’t handle h.265 direct play and would NEED transcoding to get any playback at all. Personally, these are the few peeps I allow to use auto quality on my server.

Kinda amazing that even after 5 years, you still need to nag your people to enable direct play on each and every device they have and …
How to Geek thinks we don't need 4k remuxes. I kindly disagree.

376 comments • howtogeek.com

HTG is judging me. I don’t appreciate it.
I got every file in my library to Direct Play on Apple TV — here's the tool I wrote to do it

121 comments • github.com

I’ve been slowly losing my mind over Plex transcoding. I have an Apple TV 4K and about 1000 movies + 100 shows — mix of remuxes, Blu-ray rips, some Dolby Vision (DV), some HDR10, bunch of different audio codecs. In theory most of it should Direct Play. In practice, Plex was transcoding maybe a third of my library. Wrong container, wrong DV profile, TrueHD audio the Apple TV won’t take, PGS subs in an MP4, etc.

I know ffmpeg well enough to fix any individual file, but the problem is every file needs a different set of flags. You have to ffprobe it, figure out the DV situation, check the audio tracks, decide what to transcode vs. copy, handle subs — then assemble this monster ffmpeg command. Repeat for the next file, which needs completely different flags. I got tired of doing that manually and wrote a bash script to handle the decision-making.

It turned into a bigger project than I expected. It’s called muxm and it basically inspects the source file, figures out what …
What a feeling…

66 comments • i.redd.it

It is always a great feeling when everything is direct playing. Only took multiple times hounding people to update their client settings.

Tech & Selfhosting #55

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #55

r/ExperiencedDevs

How is everyone keeping up morale when you’re constantly being told AI will make you redundant?

397 comments • reddit.com

You have the Microsoft AI CEO, Anthropic CEO, Andrew Yang, Geoffrey Huntley… all sounding the alarm saying AI will automate most white collar jobs in 12-18 months.

You have Jack Dorsey of Block who laid off 4000 , half the company, due to AI, despite record breaking profits.

They are actively making people feel depressed and suicidal.

They already have their slice of the pie. They’ve made their money. They could quit today and be fine for the rest of their lives.

I have a wife and 2 kids I have to feed. I am a software engineer, I don’t make FAANG level salary. I’m making just above the 6 figure mark with no RSUs or bonuses. I just barely afforded a house 2 years ago with the downpayment I scrounged up, and I paid off my student loans 4 years back. I was finally able to put more into my retirement accounts this year. I drive a 15 year old beater car that’s paid off.

I am by no means complaining. I’m proud of how far I’ve come.

I’m happy with my life. Sure, sometimes it’s a tight …
Senior backend dev struggling with “just ship tickets” culture after working in a strong engineering team

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I’m a backend engineer with around 12 years of experience, mostly Java, and lately I’ve been going through a bit of a career crisis. I’m curious if others in the industry have experienced something similar.

I started my career in a typical Indian service company. It was completely delivery driven. This was before AI tools, so most of our learning came from Stack Overflow and random tutorials. We basically learned syntax, created controllers, service classes, repositories and tried to make things work. As long as the feature worked and nothing broke in production, everyone was happy.

After that I moved to a bank. The delivery style was still similar, still very ticket driven, but I had a lot more autonomy. No micromanagement, good work life balance, flexible timing. I owned services end to end and deployed often. At the time I enjoyed it a lot because I could just build things and push them out. But looking back now, there were almost no engineering practices. Whatever worked was …
New coworker with 10+ years of experience - doesn't seem to "get" it

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Hello All,

So my team recently just hired a contractor that has 10+ years of SWE experience doing frontend/backend (Angular/React/Node/Databases) even Devops and I’ve been somewhat responsible for “mentoring” this new coworker for the past 6 or so 7 months. The first 2 or so months I had been helping the new coworker get accustomed to the actual business details and how the codebase currently operates which most of the time they were agreeable and mentioning that they understood the process.

I was still taking time on to teach this person all about the business process (typical KT sessions MWF) and all seemed well. Started giving them some BASIC tasks to do and noticed they did struggle a little bit with the work and made some mistakes that were questionable. Example - not able to commit code properly and instead doing rebases for some odd reason.

Where I’m at now is that I had spent a lot of time with this person and told them to spend time getting used to …
No passion in learning new things Software Engineering related

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I’m a bad software developer. I have 10 years of experience as a full-stack software engineer. Even back when I was in university, I already knew I had no passion for programming, but I was very disciplined and ambitious, so I still managed to graduate with the highest GPA. I got a job pretty easily, then managed to reach a senior role after about six years and moved to three different companies. In my last and current role, I’ve been working for more than four years. I had a chance to move to Product Manager role when I was about to transition to Senior Role, but I declined because the salary is basically going back as Junior SWE all over again.

In my current role, I work in the public sector, and the job is quite stable with no layoffs. However, there’s no career progression here, so I’m looking to find better opportunities elsewhere before I get older. After doing a couple of technical interviews, I was humbled hard.

This is how I know I’m a bad developer:
- I get things …
Development manager doesn't want the Devs looking at the code

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A development manager has been messing around with Claude for about a year. In that time (without giving too many details) he has decided that he doesn’t want his Devs to code anymore. The reason specifically is because they get too focused on code and not the actual features.

I suggested maybe there is a disconnect between the developers reading the user story and then asking Claude to write the code which is why he believes it messes up for them.

I have brought up the recent study on people not using as much of their cognitive abilities and getting worse at their jobs. I have brought up that it can hallucinate, I have even brought up it can’t say it doesn’t know and it has a hard time giving sources.

My biggest fear which I also brought up was when it needs to be supported with real customer issues and who will take responsibility. All of this has been dismissed. I have been told we will take responsibility and the tools will help us fix the issues.

I have been …

r/selfhosted

This will be interesting to self-host.

379 comments • i.redd.it

When I bought my first GoPro (hero 8) I also bought a 256 GB micro SD card and GoPro’s cloud storage subscription for $5/month. I rode my bicycle around town and to work every day, I went to family outings at the lake, had conversations with friends who I just don’t talk to anymore (one is dead), and certain experiences that I just don’t have anymore, I just press record and either mount my GoPro somewhere or strap it to my head and forget about it. Eventually I got the media mod that exposed the charging port, bought a 30,000 mAh battery and had a long USBC cable run from my battery in my backpack to my camera on my head/helmet, so I was able to record for literally hours.

All that changed when I found out that GoPro uses AWS for its cloud storage. Now I’m figuring out how to get this kind of storage as fast as possible, and I need to do this preferably before GoPro collapses as a company.
Apparently we can't call out apps as AI slop anymore...

824 comments • i.redd.it

Seems like a bad direction to take the selfhosted community. Looks like the mod team is fine with this sub being bombarded with insecure, AI drivel. Like I get that it was posted on Friday but I think if you use AI to “build an app” you should be required to disclose to what extent AI was used which wasn’t disclosed by the OP. I think as a community we need to have higher standards for what we allow to be posted as vibe-coded projects can introduce very extensive security vulnerabilities we all learned with Huntarr and when things are vibe-coded the maintainer doesn’t have the capability to fix the issue.
Today is digital Independence day!

269 comments • i.redd.it

Social media is one of the most valuable data points, that is collected about us, so it’s time to fundamentally reject surveilance capitalism and switch to self-hostable, open source and decentralized social media.

That’s exactly what the fediverse is. In the linked image, there is an overview of some of the networks out there, that are similar to platforms, you are already used to. If you want to learn more about how the fediverse works, look here.

The digital indepence day is all about taking small steps and trying to switch away one service at a time. You don’t have to fully commit to the service, just try it out and see if you like it. The fediverse as a whole is constantly growing and especially the stuff you find on piefed / lemmy theese days is often really interresting. You will find some nieche communities if you look around a bit. If you wanna learn more about the digital independence day, look at di.day .

Edit: If you are interrested in some niche fun …
why the hell do you all just give away this awesome shit for free?

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first off, thank you. legitimately. i work i finance. i have zero technical expertise in this area, but y’all have made this so fucking simple that even a dumbass like me can selfhost a server with a bunch of rad life-improving tools. and this community has been really great, both to follow, and for help/support.

but why the hell do you all just give these things away for free? i ask this as a genuine question. i don’t really understand how this works.

-is it career development? does writing/maintaining/contributing to open source projects help pad resumes?

-i know a lot of projects have a small group of dedicated maintainers, but there are a lot of projects where thousands of people have made contributions. is contributing actually easy for someone with your skill set? i understand building something from the ground up is a significant investment. and i understand that everyone has competencies and proficiencies in their respective fields. but all of this is greek to …
Goodbye Google — I self-host everything now on 4 tiny PCs in a 3D printed rack

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After months of planning and building, I finally have a fully self-hosted setup that replaced almost everything I was paying for or trusting to big tech. Put together a video walking through the whole build if anyone’s interested.

https://preview.redd.it/87mqpt1utfng1.jpg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=943578451b7da34e1ef993b177895a85de9bde67

What I replaced:
- Google Photos → Immich
- Google Drive / OneDrive → Nextcloud (file sync across all devices)
- Ring / Nest cameras → Frigate NVR (Coral AI detection + Home Assistant integration)
- Various streaming → Plex (with full *arr stack)
- Commercial router → pfSense (firewall, DNS, DHCP, WireGuard VPN, ntopng monitoring)
- LastPass → Vaultwarden
- DNS ad blocking → Pfblocker
https://preview.redd.it/wrdq62uztfng1.png?width=2605&format=png&auto=webp&s=6646b0aa7ef45cbbfe99dd104d91ce6bfa581fef

Hardware:
- 3x Lenovo M720q + 1x M920q (Proxmox cluster + pfSense)
- Terramaster D5-310 DAS with 42TB raw storage
- Google …

r/usenet

Digital Carnage 2nd Birthday!

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🎉 Digital Carnage Turns 2 🎉

March 4th 2026 marks two years of Digital Carnage.

Over the past couple of years we’ve focused heavily on frontend improvements, metadata quality & performance all while continuing to grow the site.

To celebrate our 2nd birthday we’re discounting all Tier donations:

🔥 15% OFF All Tier Donations – All March 2026* 🔥

For the entire month of March 2026*, all Tier donations are discounted by 15%.

If you missed out on Black November last year, now’s a solid opportunity to upgrade or extend your current Tier.

Donations can be stacked and will auto extend any current Tier.

👉 https://digitalcarnage.info/donate

Thanks to everyone who has supported the site so far.

Here’s to another year. 🚀

— The Digital Carnage Team

* The discount is already live
Media Home Server - Usenet?

73 comments • reddit.com

So I’ve been learning alot the last few days. I never been torrenting before and started this project about 3 days ago. I’ve setup a TrueNAS Server with Jellyfin, and running arr stack.

Now when reading a bit more about this I’ve come to notice that Usenet is a good thing. But my question is if it’s worth it for a small home media server, or would I just be wasting my money?
Thundernews having issues?

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My credentials no longer work when connecting via Sabnzbd. When I go to www.thundernews.com I am able to login, but any of the links, including support, just take me back to the login page. The login page just has a login button and a signup button. Clicking on the signup button reloads the page with the button missing. Anyone know what’s going on?

Update: ND_Guru_Brent has resolved my issue. Thanks!
Why is it so hard to find access info for Easynews or Eweka VPN ?

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I don’t know why but I can’t find the downloadable info for the VPN for either of these services that I have. Why do they make it so hard to find ? Anyone here have access to the VPNs if you sign up to either those usenet services ? Maybe it is because I am on a cheap black friday deal.
For some reason I'm unable to create a ticket with Newshosting to get a cancellation / refund on service... any advice?

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UPDATE: They reached out and took care of me, I got the confirmation support ticket as of this morning. Email support@newshosting.com if you need assistance. Include your username/ email and full description of issue to make it easier for support!

I tried filling out the form, but when I click Create Ticket it doesn’t do anything…

EDIT: I’ve done everything in this support link for adblocker also, tried 3 different browsers and when I complete the captcha, then hit Create Ticket it unchecks the captcha and doesn’t appear to be doing anything.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

I’ve been inviting friends and family members to my server for years and, for the first time ever, someone actually watched something.

142 comments • i.redd.it
I've never had 4 concurrent streams on Plex before and it feels so awesome!

68 comments • i.redd.it

I randomly looked at Tautulli and saw that 4 people on my server were watching something. I think the most I’ve seen is 3 concurrent streams but never 4. The little things are great. It feels awesome since I do all the back end work on my Unraid Server and I get excited when people use it.
Coax: The iOS/tvOS/macOS/visionOS-native channel-surfing app is now available in the App Store

160 comments • reddit.com

tl;dr: You can now download Coax from the App Store and be channel-surfing your Plex media server in seconds on an AppleTV, iOS device, Mac, or Vision Pro.

-—–

Over the last few months, I’ve been running a public beta for my Plex channel surfer, Coax. Some of you may remember some of the earlier posts - I listened, I coded, I tinkered, I fixed, and now I’ve shipped. Needless to say, it has improved a lot since the first beta, and if you haven’t checked it out for a while, I highly recommend you do.

What is it?

Coax (rhymes with Relax) is a zero-config, on-device answer to the age-old question: “What do you want to watch tonight, honey?” With Coax, you can rediscover your media library in an easy, sleek, private, and dare-I-say charming way - by browsing automatically generated channels, filled with your content.

Another one of these?

There are some great existing solutions for this problem in the Android ecosystem - NostalgiaTV, QuasiTV, …
*.exe malware scene campers driving me nuts.

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So there’s a certain medical drama on TV right now, very popular, to which I am subscribed via Overseerr > Sonarr (with Prowlarr) > qBittorrent on my NAS. Great stuff, works a treat.

The only repeated issue I get is that some idiot malware crew (I assume) keeps camping / spamming executable files using the show’s scene release format… so I keep getting fake releases ahead of each episode like “<> S02E09 1080p WEB h264-ETHEL.exe”

I have tried everything I can think of to filter this out:

- Release profile in Sonarr to disallow .exe

- Executables disallowed in Tracker profiles in Sonarr preferences

- *.exe in the “Excluded File Names” box in qBittorrent settings

The best I’ve been able to manage now is that at least qBittorrent doesn’t waste time downloading the actual files - but it still shows up in my active torrents list and still emails me to tell me it’s finished.

I would much prefer that Sonarr never …
How do you keep track of your media?

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Hi, how do you keep track of what media you have in the event you loose it all? Say your whole pc gets destroyed along with all your data disk, and you don’t have a back-up of everything? How do you know what to replace?

I have a database stored in the cloud that tells every media file I have. While it doesn’t have the actual data, I know what I am missing so I can start to rebuild my media library.

Just curios what methods are out there.

Thanks.

Tech & Selfhosting #54

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #54

r/ExperiencedDevs

I'm 100% sure this post will be quickly deleted but I just have to write it because it's sad what is happenning and there's nothing more I can do. Moderation actions here are harmful and are destroying this sub

503 comments • reddit.com

There are many more examples from the past but I’ll use only this one. Some guy posted his experience on how people using AI in his company pass the responsibility for code from them to code reviewers.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ExperiencedDevs/comments/1raer4s/vibe_coders_passing_responsibility_to_code/

His post was long, very accurate and with couple of good points. Below it there was a GREAT discussion with ~500 comments where other people shared their experience. I copypasted link to this post to two of my friends that are also programmers like me. Today I entered the link and I saw that post was deleted because of “Low Effort” without any other explanation. I don’t understand why they are doing this, what’s the point?
lack of junior folks

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I work at a BigCo that is all in on AI, big presence in India, done a few layoff rounds, all that good stuff.

Now, it seems like the US workforce is ridiculously top-heavy. There used to be quite a few fresh grads hired every year, now there are less, and only very occasional hiring of junior folks.

I guess the aspiration is that the junior stuff gets done by India, AI, etc…the reality, though, seems to be that lots of experienced, senior people end up doing pretty mundane stuff, like, you know, upgrading libraries, adding metrics, doing releases, whatever else, because there are no junior people to do that.

Which then means that, there aren’t really people around to actually _do_ any architecture or strategy stuff, like, upgrade to modern libraries and frameworks, make things cloud-native, make things fast, etc… because they’re too busy doing all the busywork that the missing junior people can’t do.

It’s a bit weird. Seems like the opposite of …
I delivered three major projects at a bank and got fired anyway, 25 years in tech and I'm still learning the same lesson

234 comments • reddit.com

I don’t usually talk about this but I’ve been writing about process and organizational dysfunction lately and people keep asking what actually happened to me so here it is.

About five years ago I was working as an IT architect at a bank. Except I didn’t really get “hired” in the normal sense. I was part of a corporate transition from Brazil, my previous project got killed and because I was already in the US on a work visa they absorbed me into the bank’s team. And I mean absorbed, not hired. Everyone knew the difference. The guy running the org never wanted us there, we were basically imposed on him through a decision made three levels above.

The tech was a mess. Classic ASP, manual IIS deployments, someone remoting into a box at midnight and praying. Everything ran on tribal knowledge from people who’d been doing it that way for a decade and didn’t want to change. There was this one senior dev, longest tenured guy on the team, and …
My junior colleague is too good

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I’m not feeling threatened or inadequate or anything. I think it’s a nice problem to have overall.

We’re a tiny team : a part time PM, me as the full time lead dev (11YoE), and a university student who is on his final internship with us and will absolutely be offered a full time job if he wants it.

It took like, two days to onboard him. I can just leave this guy to himself for a week and he will eventually produce a high quality merge request. Idiomatic code that fits within the established standards, good UX, good commenting and factoring practices, etc etc.

He has asked for my help maybe twice in the couple of months since he started. I will ask for corrections and modifications here and there but at least 95% of what he makes is perfect on the first try.

We’re not really an AI shop (I personally use it for minor boilerplate and to ask questions when documentation or search engines fail me) and as far as I know he doesn’t have AI redact code for him …
We’re not lazy anymore

99 comments • reddit.com

Hey, everyone. I’ve been thinking about something for a while and I’d like your opinion on it.

I had a leader a few years back that used to say that he liked the lazy developers, because they’re the ones that come up with simpler solutions, and I completely agree, I’ve always felt like I was a lazy dev.

However, with the ai usage increasing, complex code is easier to write. I know that everybody has talked about this already and that’s not my point.

My point is, since we’re not the ones actually doing the dirty work, it gets much easier to create more microservices than you have users, or adding 10 layers of abstraction to anything.

I think that, for me, at least, I have to be careful not to become that astronaut architect, designing that “perfect” white marble tower

r/selfhosted

Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack's API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.

1293 comments • reddit.com

Today, after raising security concerns in a post on r/huntarr regarding the lack of development standards in what looks like a 100% vibe-coded project, I was banned. This made my spidey senses tingle, so I decided to do a security review of the codebase. What I found was… not good. TLDR: If you have Huntarr exposed on your stack, anyone can pull your API keys for Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, and every other connected app without logging in, gaining full control over your media stack.

The process

I did a security review of Huntarr.io (v9.4.2) and found critical auth bypass vulnerabilities. I’m posting this here because Huntarr sits on top of (and is now trying to replace them as well!) Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, and other *arr apps that have years of security hardening behind them. If you install Huntarr, you’re adding an app with zero authentication on its most sensitive endpoints, and that punches a hole through whatever network security you’ve set up for the …
This how I feel, but only thing I do is copying docker-compose.yml and up -d

389 comments • i.redd.it
Large US company came after me for releasing a free open source self-hostable alternative!

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UPDATE : https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1rfroov/update_large_us_company_came_after_me_for/

⚠️⚠️ EDIT : [Company A] CEO reached out to me with a nice tone and his point of view, which I really appreciate, also with a mild apology for sending the legal doc first without communication (the got the message we wanted to deliver). I hold nothing against their business personally and I am always more than happy to comply with reasonable demands (like removing trademarked name parts from project), but I don’t think the exporter is against the rules (I have my own logic for fair business practice) and now the CEO wants to meet for a quick call (I hope friendly), to discuss and reason things out. I need to present my points fairly as well and don’t want to get pressured/voiced down, just because I am alone with my logic. I am sure as a company with > 1 million $ revenue they have a larger backing.

⚠️⚠️ I am already in chat with u/Archiver_test4 as a legal …
Update : Large US company came after me for releasing a free open source self-hostable alternative - Resolved in our favor

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This is a follow up to my previous post regarding the C&D notice I received. I have some incredible news for the community: the matter is officially resolved in favor of the entire drone community.

TLDR: AirData UAV has complied with community concerns, implemented a robust data takeout solution, and we have settled the matter gracefully.

The free OSS project in question : www.opendronelog.com

-————–

Since the legal threat is no longer active, I can finally name the company. It was AirData UAV, a US based drone log analysis and reporting service. Eran said it’s my choice to name them or not name them here in this update post, I choose to name, because I don’t have anything bad to say anymore.

Despite the first approach was a C&D, the final outcome was actually better than I hoped for (surprised actually!). A massive thank you goes to u/Archiver_test4, who acted as my legal representative pro bono (for free!! and denied donations). …
What 15,000 lines of YAML/CSS can do on Home Assistant

166 comments • i.redd.it

r/usenet

Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack's API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.

27 comments • reddit.com
PSA - Huntarr appears to have serious security flaws

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Open registration DOGnzb on 22/02 only

74 comments • reddit.com

The site is open on the occasion of their anniversary
What NZB indexers don't use Cloudflare?

15 comments • reddit.com

Been trying to get access to NZBPlanet and NZBFinder.ws for the past few hours and it’s really slow / down. Been through this a few times now and it’s always related to Cloudflare issues. Any recommended indexers out there that don’t use Cloudflare?

FYI, I know some are going to chime in and say it works fine. I believe you but Cloudflare has many servers and it’s going to depend on where you live.
DogNZB account question

27 comments • reddit.com

With the last open registration of DogNZB I got in. But it has a extremely long responsetimes and has connection issues. Can I just keep the account or do I need to pay to keep the account open?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack's API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.

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Guess I will wait for them to finish watching to fix the server.....

176 comments • reddit.com

new 22TB drive finally arrived today, was excited to finally replace this failing drive in the server and….oh….people are watching movies :( guess ill wait
Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack's API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.

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Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack's API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.

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It Finally Happened To Me: My Server Updated Metadata After Years, And All My Posters...

73 comments • reddit.com

…WERE ABSOLUTELY FINE AND STAYED HOW I WANTED THEM TO!

Shoutout to all the folks who recommended the only real solution, adding local artwork for every film (over the course of many weeks, made somewhat brainless if not painless with TMM).

Appreciate everyone’s help, and if this has ever plagued you like it plagued me, may this post find you in the future.

Tech & Selfhosting #53

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #53

r/ExperiencedDevs

An AI CEO finally said something honest

802 comments • reddit.com

Dax Raad from anoma.ly might be the only CEO speaking honestly about AI right now. His most recent take:

“everyone’s talking about their teams like they were at the peak of efficiency and bottlenecked by ability to produce code

here’s what things actually look like

- your org rarely has good ideas. ideas being expensive to implement was actually helping

- majority of workers have no reason to be super motivated, they want to do their 9-5 and get back to their life

- they’re not using AI to be 10x more effective they’re using it to churn out their tasks with less energy spend

- the 2 people on your team that actually tried are now flattened by the slop code everyone is producing, they will quit soon

- even when you produce work faster you’re still bottlenecked by bureaucracy and the dozen other realities of shipping something real

- your CFO is like what do you mean each engineer now costs $2000 extra per month in LLM bills”
What’s the mood at your company?

507 comments • reddit.com

Im mid-level at a standard non-tech Fortune 500 and the overall mood seems mildly checked out. Most devs are offloading a lot of their work onto Claude. It’s not slop. It’s reviewed, refined, and tested, but it is still reducing intimacy and familiarity with the repos.

People are mostly camera off. A lot of people are ignoring the in office mandates. I’ve noticed more gaps in slack response times which leads me to belief people are off doing things during work hours (and to be clear, I’m fully fine with this. In an ideal world that is the what AI is supposed to enable).

Regardless, the work is getting done, the stock is doing well, the company is in good shape financially. But the general mood and enthusiasm is just mildly resigned, at least on the Dev side.

Wondering if this is common.
Vibe Coders Passing Responsibility to Code Reviewers

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I’m seeing a trend where many devs stop using their brains and just trust Claude to do their job. They generate the code, push the PR, and let reviewers review “their” work.

As a reviewer, I’m honestly tired of pointing out bullshit 500+ lines super verbose Claude slop code filled with complicated logic and small mistakes that could’ve been avoided if the author wasn’t too lazy to review their own work properly.

Think about it. These people are basically offloading their work onto the reviewers. All they did was write a prompt in basic English and pass the generated code along. Then reviewers do the hard work of actually reviewing and fixing what they were supposed to write in the first place. After it’s merged, they still get to claim the full credit. Reviewers get nothing.

To put it simply, they’re just middlemen between Claude and the reviewers. So why not just assign the task to me, let me prompt Claude directly, and let me claim the credit instead?

Maybe …
The gap between LLM functionality and social media/marketing seems absolutely massive

655 comments • reddit.com

Am I completely missing something?

I use LLMs daily to some context. They’re generally helpful with generating CLI commands for tools I’m not familiar with, small SQL queries, or code snippets for languages I’m less familiar with. I’ve even found them to be pretty helpful with generating simpler one file scripts (pulling data from S3, decoding, doing some basic filtering, etc) that have been pretty helpful and maybe saved 2-3 hours of time for a single use case. Even when generating basic web front ends, it’s pretty decent for handling inputs, adding some basic functionality, and doing some output formatting. Basic stuff that maybe saves me a day for generating a really small and basic internal tool that won’t be further worked on.

But agentic work for anything complicated? Unless it’s an incredibly small and well focused prompt, I don’t see it working that well. Even then, it’s normally faster to just make the change myself.

For design documents it’s helpful with catching …
Just failed a code review interview as 7 YOE and not sure what to feel

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I was set with a technical interview titled with “code review” and no context.

I was really looking forward to this company as culture was chill and pay was lucrative. Remote too.

On call, both interviewers were very cold and presented me with a frontend feature and then said, how would you navigate this feature on a new code base.

Basically I just had to guide him like a junior developer on his screenshare.

And, my personal way of development is very CTLR + F heavy. I just asked him to random things and I felt like I utterly bombed the interview. In real life, I navigated lots of code bases but in this particular interview I just forgot how to do it.

I feel so stupid like 7 YOE and can’t even do code navigation on new project.

They ended interview 25 mins earlier than scheduled time and very abruptly brought in “do you have any questions”.

I was awestruck and I couldn’t even ask any questions. It was so embarrassing that it hurts.

r/selfhosted

Seerr is finally out!

239 comments • reddit.com
Seerr is the new unified successor to Overseerr + Jellyseerr. The two teams have merged into one project + one shared codebase, combining all existing Overseerr functionality with the latest Jellyseerr features, including Jellyfin + Emby support.

Highlights
- Jellyfin + Emby support (alongside Plex)
- Optional PostgreSQL support (in addition to SQLite)
- Blocklist (movies/series/tags) + Override rules for smarter request defaults
- TVDB metadata support (experimental) + TVDB indexer
- DNS caching (experimental) to reduce DNS spam (Pi-hole/AdGuard friendly)
- Dynamic placeholders in webhook URLs
- Notification QOL (e.g., optional embedded posters) + lots of bug fixes
Migrating from Overseerr/Jellyseerr

You must follow the migration guide linked below carefully. BACKUP FIRST so you can roll back if needed Release notes: https://github.com/seerr-team/seerr/releases/tag/v3.0.0

Release announcement: https://docs.seerr.dev/blog/seerr-release
Migration guide: https://docs.seerr.dev/migration-guide …
[Update] bought 2 dying 18TB Seagate Exos drives from Vinted, both still under warranty

44 comments • i.redd.it

So 2 weeks ago i posted about my risky move where I bought two dying hdd from Vinted that were still under warranty and sent them to seagate for replacement.

579 people votes and almost 50% thought I wouldn’t get a replacement.

I’m happy to say that seagate has sent two replacement HDDs in perfect Health 😎
I'm so tired

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SAAS. The Warner Brothers acquisition. Ads. I’m so tired of it all.

Now it’s been a month and a half since i started work on this humble home server.

It currently consists of:

… an HP EliteDesk 800 G3
- CPU: i5 7500 3.8 GHz
- RAM: 16 GB DDR4
- SSD: 256 GB M.2 + 4 TB 2.5”
… running Arch Linux
- yes
… hosting a Jellyfin stack
- for my Linux ISOs
… inside Docker containers

… which I, gf and family connect to through Tailscale

Edit: The Arch Linux pain is brutally overexaggerated in my limited experience. Do correct me if you’ve ever had a basic Jellyfin/Docker setup break on an update.
BrainRotGuard - I vibed-engineered a self-hosted YouTube approval system so my kid can't fall down algorithm rabbit holes anymore

280 comments • i.redd.it
I vibed-engineered this to solve a problem at home and I’m sharing it in case other families here can use it. First open source project, so feedback is welcome.

The problem:

I wanted my kid to use YouTube for learning, but not get swallowed by the algorithm. Every existing solution was either “block YouTube entirely” or “let YouTube Kids recommend whatever it wants.” I needed something in between — a gate where I approve every video before it plays.

What it does:

Kid searches YouTube via a web UI on their tablet → I get a Telegram notification with thumbnail, title, channel, duration → I tap Approve or Deny → approved videos play via youtube-nocookie.com embeds. Pair it with DNS blocking (AdGuard/Pi-hole) on youtube.com and the kid can only watch what you’ve approved.

Stack:
- Python / FastAPI + Jinja2 (web UI)
- yt-dlp for search and metadata (no YouTube API key needed)
- Telegram Bot API for parent notifications + inline approve/deny buttons …
Discord Alternatives Comparison

256 comments • i.redd.it

Edit: Github page updated

https://github.com/Hemeka/Discord-Alternatives

r/usenet

How are providers going to keep their retention if HDDs are too expensive?

87 comments • reddit.com

I’m curious how providers will keep their retention and old posts when hard disk drives are so expensive. I’m worried posts are going to go bye-bye. Any Usenet providers care to chime in?
Old guy wants to restart usenet interests

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I’m an old guy which my computer journey started with BBS/usenet newsgroup/VMS notes. So, supposedly I knew what is usenet news. In that good old days, usenet news were free, usually, local ISP or university computer center will have a server, then, use Thunderbird (or other text based program, like Euroda) to read news in various groups. Come straight to my question #1.

Is this kind of free to access newsgroup server vanished? Only subscription based services remain?

Then, contents, I participated in a lot of newsgroups in the past, mostly text discussion in whatever topics. I admitted that I read abpe, but need to assembly millions (I know millions is exaggerated!) of uuencode files into one GIF file. I knew how to combine all those uuencode files into one and run uudecode on it. My question #2.

I read in Rules/FAQ that binaries/movies/copyrighted materials should not be discussed, does it mean those items are now carried in usenet newsgroup? Then, are there zillions …
new to usenet. best lifetime indexers for uptime, retention, and most comprehensive content availability? Basically best lifetime indexer in general

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title
Sabznb 2Gps Speed

12 comments • reddit.com

Hi

Im looking for help to maximize my speed.

I have Newshosting, Newsdemon and Eweka but I rarely get an above 1G speed when downloading.

I have cat 8 cables.

2.5 gig tp link switch.

Ex280v tp link router.

Ive configured Sab and all downloads to a NvME drive.

Any help or suggestions and how to get a higher than 1Gps would be great,

Thanks for any help provided.
ELI5 on how to prepare a Usenet post so an indexer like Dog or Geek can pick it up?

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Been a long time user of Usenet but never really have understood the method of posting where a indexer like Dog or Geek can pick up the post. Is it all in the header info that you leave in the nzb with software like ngPost? And if it is in the header then what info do you need in there and how do you get it all in there?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

My first real appreciation for my Plex server. Feels good.

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I solved my 4K Apple tv stuttering with just a pc fan

184 comments • i.redd.it

Like many others I had dropped frames occur when watching 4K movies on my Apple TV 2022 4K, I didnt want to switch to Infuse and figured I could probably solve it with some parts I had laying around and my 3D printer.

I wrote a blog post going in detail about how I measured the temperature and validated my solution. I included some additional details of the hardware used and how I automated it with a smart plug and Tautulli.

TLDR is just attach a fan and small heatsink (possibly optional) to the top of the Apple TV and it keeps it cool off to prevent frames from dropping.

I used a 120mm pc fan and a 10mm thick cob led heatsink I had laying around. Then I designed and printed a rack mount that houses it all in a neat package. I’ve included a model that isnt rack mounted if you have your Apple TV sitting on a shelf.

Hope this is able to help anyone who has similar issues.
ChuckPA is signing out

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Hi there Reddits

ChuckPA is signing out!

Should the name ChuckPA ring a bell to you, then scroll down

And if not, then read ahead:

* ChuckPA is a Linux Expert

* ChuckPA became a Plex Ninja

* ChuckPA became a Plex Team member (Contractor)

* Due to his skills, ChuckPA wrote almost every script for installing Plex on a Linux platform, including NAS boxes

* ChuckPA handled implementation of GPU’s on almost every Linux platform via scripting

* ChuckPA created multiple opensource scripts to help you with Plex, like the DBRepair and the ResetCredentials scripts

So if you think that Chuck helped you, then please do not respond here, but instead tell him here: https://forums.plex.tv/t/eosl-notice-chuckpa-transition-to-legacy-support-mode/936513

Thanks
NostalgiaTV is out for public release - Stop scrolling. Start channel surfing with your Plex library on Android TV and Mobile.

558 comments • reddit.com

I built an app that turns your Plex library into a 90s-style cable TV experience

NostalgiaTV is an Android TV and mobile app that turns your Plex library into a fully simulated retro cable TV lineup.

Instead of choosing what to watch… you just tune in.

It automatically builds channels, schedules shows, and gives you a classic 90s-style program guide so it feels like flipping through real cable again.

For the past couple weeks, nearly 100 testers have participated in the beta testing phase and have given me tons of feedback and feature requests. Nearly all of them have been incorporated into the app to make it feature-packed. I’ll be resetting your app access now. This will not remove all your custom channels, but it will take you off of the tester list. Again, thank you for all your support! :)

If you want to check it out, it’s on the Google Play Store available for download here! You can either try out the demo or try the first 10 channels for free!

What it does …
Decided to make a little joke for my users... Only problem is I doubt any of them click on it lol

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Tech & Selfhosting #52

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #52

r/ExperiencedDevs

Has GitHub just become a dumpster fire?

259 comments • reddit.com

Seems like there’s always an issue with GitHub.

We rely on it for critical ci/cd and ultimately deploys. I wonder how many more issues it’ll take before we start looking elsewhere.
The loss of Chesterton's Fence

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How are y’all dealing with Chesterton’s Fence when reading code?

Pre-AI, there used to be some signal from code being there that it had some value. By that I mean that if there’s an easy way and a hard way to do something, and you see the hard way being done, it’s because someone thought they needed to put in the effort to do the hard way. And there was some insight to be gained in thinking about why that was the case. Sure occasionally it was because the author didn’t have the simple thing cross their mind, but with knowledge of the author’s past code I could anticipate that too.

With AI generated code that feels less true. An AI has no laziness keeping it from doing the fancy thing. That means that sometimes the fancy thing isn’t there for any particular reason. It works so it’s there.

This naturally poses a problem with Chesterton’s Fence: If I spend a bunch of time looking for the reason that a particular piece of complexity …
Delusional junior difficult to pair with

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The company I work for hired a junior a few months back. He is fresh out of university, cannot express himself very well,and during his time in college he made some consulting, and write some shallow tutorials in medium. Unsurprisingly, he has this mindset in which the more code he wrote and merge, the better employee he is, regardless the code nor the impact. It’s ok, I was there once too.
My manager wanted me to pair with him to slowly introduce him into the code base, starting with the easiest service. Im a senior but he doesn’t report to me, so my work with him is meant to be collaborative where I lead and he follows.

The situation is the following:

When I onboarded him and tried to give him permissions, he dismissed my questions and instructions quite abruptly and immediately sent me a PR to review. I chose to ignore that.

Later, he spent weeks reviewing PRs he was assigned to, consistently approving everything without real review — including large PRs in a language …
Sprint planning more like “sprint reveal”. Has anyone seen this before?

53 comments • reddit.com

Just joined a new company. Theres a bi-weekly meeting for Sprint Planning, but no other backlog grooming/refinement sessions.

So it seems these meetings are the first time developers get to see what it is they’ll be doing for the next two weeks, and each sprint starts with “step 1: figure out what this ticket means”

Anyone else work this way? My view is devs should be involved in ticket creation, or at least consulted to some extent earlier.
Why is there no serious blogging platform for experienced developers in the English-speaking world?

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I’m from the Russian internet and we a well known dev blogging platform (which I am not here to promote so I won’t mention its name but everyone in the Russian internet knows it) with a karma system that gatekeeps quality, deep technical articles, and aggressive community moderation. It’s been genuinely good for about 20 years, and even though quality degraded lately (AI influence I would assume) it’s still decent.

As far as I can tell, there’s nothing like that in the English-speaking internet segment nor had there been in the last 10-20 years. Closest competitors are Dev/Medium with dumpster quality content and Hacker News which is exceptional however not a blogging platform on its own.

I know that lately people tend to get content on Youtube etc, and maybe reading is not preferred by the younger generation of devs, but what about earlier times?

Why hasn’t anyone built a platform with a quality threshold, proper technical formatting, and an …

r/selfhosted

Let's get a self-hosted Discord "replacement" thread going for 2026.

1687 comments • reddit.com

We’ve all seen the big news: Discord is introducing facial ID as a requirement to actually use the app starting next month. Which means one thing: people are about to dig through dozens of ancient “what’s the best self-hosted Discord alternative?” threads on here and find antiquated opinions and advice.

What are we actually using? What are the clients that work well? What are options that pass the “wife test” of actually being something you could convince your not-techy friends and family to install on their phones?

Let’s get into it. I know I’m already anticipating self-hosting something to replace Discord for communities/friend groups who’ll naturally slough off when face ID comes along.
Any teamspeak alternatives open source for self hosting?

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context is the image, i am honestly fedup with big corporate date hoarding.
I built a janky Cloudflare Bitwarden server for myself, forgot about it, and woke up to 400+ forks

139 comments • reddit.com

A while back, I got fed up with password managers gatekeeping 2FA and passkeys behind paywalls.

Also, Bitwarden started forcing email 2FA, which created this annoying chicken-and-egg loop: if I ever lost my logged-in devices, I wouldn’t be able to log in to Bitwarden because I’d need the email OTP… but my email password was *inside* Bitwarden. I just wanted to avoid that mess entirely.

I didn’t want to pay for a VPS to host Vaultwarden, but honestly, the main reason was that I don’t trust myself. Managing a Linux server means one bad command or missed backup and my passwords are gone forever. I wanted something maintenance-free where I couldn’t accidentally nuke my own vault.

So, I hacked together a Bitwarden-compatible server that runs entirely on Cloudflare Workers + D1 for free. Deploy once, forget forever.

I called it warden-worker. It worked “good enough” for me, so I pushed it to GitHub, thought “maybe I’ll post …
I used to think dashboards were dumb.

153 comments • i.redd.it

Then I redesigned one to fit my needs. Now my wife has her own dashboard with only her apps and can see if they are offline. As a bonus, I can too!
My stack

139 comments • i.redd.it

I designed this stack while using the handicapped stall in a Walmart bathroom. I’m quite proud of it! No Ai was used but still 100% vibbing.

r/usenet

Usenet is dope

118 comments • reddit.com

Just got a usenet going for the first time. Im using nzbgeek and holy this is so much better than the alternative, not needing to worry about seeders is so nice
NzbPlanet account disabled for scraping, now being ignored?

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I’ve been a lifetime member for a few years now. I recently found out my API key wasn’t working, as I could search for entries, but not grab them. So I logged into the site and changed it. It still didn’t work, so I submitted a request with the websites contact form. I got a reply back in a couple of hours saying my account has been disabled for scraping. I only use the arr stack, so replied to the email advising this. I then went back to the site to see if I could see anything else on my account page, but the account had fully been disabled and I could no longer log in at all.

Since then, I have had no communication from anybody at nzbplanet. Over the span of a week, I’ve emailed, I’ve used the contact form, I’ve sent messages to u\nzbplanetdotnet via Reddit as I saw a similar post a year ago they resolved. Nothing. I don’t see any other contact methods to try.

Not sure what I expect from this post, but the lack of communication is pretty shit tbh.

Edit: NzbPlanet have gotten back …
Are there indexers focussed on STL files?

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Recently discovered Usenet. As I am a 3d printing enthusiast, im wondering if there is an indexer that allows searching for STL Files aswell. I read of “birds of binaries” but it seems to be dead.
Keeping Usenet indexer accounts from getting pruned

26 comments • reddit.com

Over time I ended up with a few paid indexer accounts. I don’t use all of them regularly, some are there just in case, when something is missing or completion is not great.

I don’t want to game the system or anything like that, I just don’t want to lose accounts I already paid for because they sit unused for a while.

Do you actively “use” your backup indexers, or do you just leave them alone until needed? Is it enough to just have some light activity once in a while, or do you actually log in and check things?

Just wondering how others deal with this, since I’m sure I’m not the only one with a few unused subs sitting around.
Best Usenet provider for Australians

27 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone, I live in Australia and I was looking for advice on choosing a Usenet provider for someone like me who lives in Australia, I don’t really care about stuff like a VPN included (as I won’t use it but I’m not opposed to using a service that includes one). Currently I’m setting my eyes on Newshosting but I was looking if anyone had any separate opinions on the matter.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Native tvOS/iOS client for Plex

294 comments • i.redd.it

I love Plex, but I’ve always felt like the official experience on Apple devices, especially Apple TV, could be smoother and more “at home” in the ecosystem, not to mention the rest of the issues and reasons why people decide to use Infuse.

After waiting for a major tvOS update for what feels like ages, I decided to give a shot at creating my own solution. So I’m building Lume, a native client built from the ground up for tvOS, iOS, and iPadOS.

The goal is to make a player that actually feels like a native app with a clean UI and no bloat. It’s still a work in progress (TestFlight hopefully coming soon), but I’d love to know: What is the one “native” feature or UI tweak you’ve always wanted to see in a Plex client?
Does anyone else sometimes just... stare at and admire their collection...? Sometimes it feels like I spend more time doing that then actually watching lmao.

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Synology Ad on Facebook featuring Plex

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DoesTheDogWatchPlex: content warnings from DoesTheDogDie.com right in your Plex movie summaries

70 comments • reddit.com

I share my Plex server with some friends and family, and a few of them have a rough time when they accidentally land on a movie with stuff like animal death, sexual assault, or other heavy content. Checking DoesTheDogDie.com before every movie works, but it gets tedious. So I rebuilt an old tool that pulls those community-voted warnings directly into your Plex summaries so everyone can see them without leaving the app.

The original project was made by u/valknight about 7 years ago (https://github.com/valknight/DoesTheDogWatchPlex). Credit to them for the great idea. Their version relied on a caching proxy that died a long time ago, and the Plex API has changed a ton since then, so it doesn’t work anymore. I rewrote it from scratch to work with everything as it is now.

Here’s what the new version does:

- Works with the current DTDD API (v1.1) and modern plexapi

- Matches movies by IMDB ID first (way more accurate), falls back to title+year

- Caches API responses locally …
Just realised my TV supports USB 3.0..

246 comments • i.redd.it

Hopefully, no more buffering lol

Tech & Selfhosting #51

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #51

r/ExperiencedDevs

10 years in and I'm finally starting to value boring technology.

120 comments • reddit.com

Five years ago I would’ve rolled my eyes at this post. I was that guy pushing to rewrite stuff in Rust because it was trending then, wanted to use some experimental database I found on Github with 200 stars because the readme said it was web scale. Got into legitimate arguments about framework choices that in hindsight did not matter even a little bit.

Then I became the person who had to fix things when they broke. Oh you wanted to try that new message queue? Cool, hope you enjoy debugging why it randomly loses messages at 2am. That distributed database you read about on Hacker News? Awesome, except now deploys take 6 hours and nobody knows why.

At some point I just got tired. Tired of explaining to product why we’re three sprints behind because we’re fighting our own infrastructure. Tired of being the only person who understands how some piece of critical infrastructure works because we picked something obscure.

Now I’m boring as hell and I love it. …
Anyone else spend 4 hours planning sprints that die in 2 days?

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I’ve been working in bank tech for 25 years and this pattern just keeps repeating everywhere I go.

Team sits down for sprint planning. Takes forever. Probably 4 hours by the time we’re done arguing about story points and breaking shit down and mapping who needs what from who.

Everyone leaves knowing what they’re doing for two weeks. Board looks great. All organized.

Couple days later something breaks. Or priorities shift. Or we find out another team needed something we didn’t know about. Plan falls apart.

Next sprint? Same thing. Four hours. New plan. Dies in a few days.

Tracked this once because it was making me insane. Out of 20 sprints maybe 3 actually ended close to what we planned at the start. The rest just completely different by the end.

So what are we even doing? It’s not planning if nothing survives. More like… I don’t know. Making management feel better? Having something to point at?

Teams I saw shipping well never did this. …
Anyone else have a very pleasant experience leaving startups for larger orgs?

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ive been in startups for the last 5+ years and recently left for a mid-sized company with a more established engineering org. I’m starting to realize I might have unknowingly been spending the last 2 years burnt out because of startups.

it wasn’t the pace. I actually liked moving fast, being productive. but I think i was losing it seeing that nobody really knew what they were doing, from the c-suite all the way down to dev team.

don’t get me wrong, some of the best engineers I’ve worked with were at these startups. but there was also much bs, and people being extremely confident while clearly not knowing what they are doing.

being mostly at series-b/c companies made it worse. that awkward stage where the company is “maturing” and “scaling,” but you still wake up to Bob’s 2k+ line PR of junk that’s “urgent”.

now i feel like a small fish in a big pond, surrounded by really strong devs with tons of legit experience building things that have real users and …
Has anyone ever been a part of a successful project?

248 comments • reddit.com

This sounds like a really dumb question but…

Has anyone every been a part of a successful project or a project they were particularly proud of or look fondly back on?

I feel like I’ve never been a part of a successful project or one where I look back on and was like, “Yeah, we did that work! I’m happy to have been a part of that whole thing!” The closest thing I’ve come to is something I worked on and while I don’t think it moved the needle necessarily, other people tell me it was great/important work.

Just really curious if other people have projects they look back on with pride.
Being slaughtered by my new manager

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I work for a company where I’m the only software engineer. My work is very niche, and about a third of the company’s business depends on the projects I deliver.

I have been working with this company for 3 years, and they’d been my client for 9 years prior. Up until two months ago, my boss was one of the two company owners. However, two months ago they hired a new manager to be my boss. She manages myself and 3 others who are not developers. She worked as a manager of engineering teams at her previous jobs.

So far, every one of our 1:1s has only been negative feedback for me, given in a somewhat scathing/demeaning manor. I have received zero positive feedback. I am taking it on the chin and am doing my best to apply everything she is asking. There is no acknowledgement of progress.

I have asked for candid feedback from my teammates, and while they had minor points to share, the severity or quantity does not match what my manager is expressing.

In addition, I am not …

r/selfhosted

I built a “digital safe with multiple keys” after a few too many bike concussions

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hey homelab folks,

this came from a slightly uncomfortable thought.

I’ve had a few concussions from biking accidents over the years. every time I recover fine, but every time I also think: what if next time I don’t? what if I can’t remember how to log into my own machines?

the obvious answer is “give my 1password to my partner”. but that turns one human into the single point of failure for my whole digital life. that felt… wrong.

so I built something I call ReMemory.

it’s basically a digital safe.

you put some files in it (password manager recovery codes, notes, whatever), and 5 friends each hold a key. any 3 of them together can open it. none of them can open it alone.

the part I’m weirdly proud of: they don’t install anything. they just open a file in a browser and it works. no server, no account, no setup, no “install this tool first”.

links if you’re curious:
- https://eljojo.github.io/rememory/ (browser version + guide)
- https://github.com/eljojo/rememory (source) …
How much I've received in donations in 3 months making self-hosted apps

97 comments • reddit.com

Hello,

I’m the lead dev behind Termix (a self hosted ssh server manager for all platforms, similar to Termius).

Since October 27th, 2025, I have made $467 USD from just GitHub Sponsors donations. That works out to be about $4.5 dollars per day since the first donation. A large portion of these donations have come from the last few weeks.

This includes a mix of one-time donations (largest ever was $50) and monthly donations. Currently, I make about $35 month due to monthly recurring donations.

It took about 6,000 GitHub stars before I received the first donation through GitHub Sponsors. Termix now sits at just over 10,000 for reference, with ~4 million Docker pulls.

In my case, there are no incentives to donate for any reason (no benefit other than a badge on your GitHub profile). The default and smallest donation amount that I have on my donation page is $1/month.

In a few months (maybe a year), I’ll do another post updating everyone who is curious!

Thanks,
Luke
Finally ditched Google Photos and Spotify - my self-hosted setup after 3 months

137 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone! After lurking here for months, I finally took the plunge and set up my own home server. Thought I’d share my experience and setup.

What I’m Running: - Immich for photo backup (replacing Google Photos) - Navidrome for music streaming (replacing Spotify) - Jellyfin for movies/TV shows - Vaultwarden for password management - Paperless-ngx for document scanning - All running on a refurbished Dell Optiplex (i5-8500, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD + 8TB HDD)

The Good: - Complete control over my data - No more subscription fees (saving ~$25/month) - Immich’s face recognition is surprisingly good - Remote access via Tailscale works flawlessly

The Challenges: - Initial setup took longer than expected (weekend project turned into 2 weeks) - Had to learn Docker and docker-compose from scratch - Backup strategy is still WIP - Wife needed some convincing about “why can’t we just use Google?”

Unexpected Bonus: The kids now watch our home videos on Jellyfin …
College WiFi blocks EVERYTHING (Cloudflare Tunnels, Tailscale, Steam). How do I bypass strict DPI?

397 comments • reddit.com

Hi everyone,

I’m living on campus and my college network is incredibly restrictive. It feels like they have an aggressive firewall with Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) set up.

The Situation:

• Blocked: Tailscale (VPNs don’t connect), Cloudflare Tunnels (cannot reach my home lab), Steam/Games (connection timeouts), and even standard remote desktop tools often fail.

• Allowed: Basic web browsing (HTTPS) works fine.

What I’m trying to do:

I have a home server (Linux machine) back at my parents’ house that I want to access for remote dev work, and I also just want to be able to game occasionally.

What I suspect:

Since Tailscale and Cloudflare Tunnels are failing, I assume they are blocking UDP heavily and inspecting traffic signatures. Standard VPNs get flagged immediately.

The Question:

Has anyone successfully bypassed a network this strict? I’m looking for “hacky” solutions or obfuscation techniques.

• Would something like Shadowsocks or V2Ray …
Moved to Glance from Homarr and it's incredible!

103 comments • i.redd.it

I recently moved to Glance because Homarr was consuming too much RAM and makes too many DNS requests. I couldn’t be more happier with my current setup!

It took considerable time and effort to make it look and function similar to Homarr widgets but it was worth it IMO. My config is in Github link if anyone is interested.

r/usenet

NZBGet v26 Client Release Notes

12 comments • reddit.com
This version brings several improvements to enhance the NZBGet user experience.

Here are the highlights of what’s new:

Key Features

System Health #722

The SystemHealth feature helps you avoid configuration errors. The application now runs checks on startup to validate your settings and environment.
- It detects conflicting settings and missing dependencies.
- It warns you about suboptimal values or filesystem and hardware compatibility issues.
- Status reports are categorized by Info, Warning and Error to help you optimize your configuration.
- SystemHealthCheck option can be enabled/disabled in Settings -> Logging.
https://preview.redd.it/1ke9sjmht9hg1.png?width=1066&format=png&auto=webp&s=29b2a86020472fa32509470838fac28d36427ace

Support for Compressed NZBs #711

You can now import NZB files directly from compressed archives.
- Supported formats include RAR, ZIP, GZIP, etc.
- This works for files uploaded via the WebUI and files dropped into the NzbDir (watch folder). …
90s user here...

52 comments • reddit.com

I’m aware that there are a number of us veteran computer users who had huge fun exploring the ancient WWW. Newsgroups gave us access to a vast community of interested people who shared interests and wished to put the whole thing to good use. On my attempted return to the fray, I’m met with demands for payment and apparent danger signs all over the place.

Has Reddit become the natural successor?
Next important date?

13 comments • reddit.com

So I blame myself for missing the opportunity to subscribe to a provider during blackfriday sales.

I bought the Newshosting sub to start using usenet, but as I notice there is only 250gb of Easynews.

I wonder what is going to be the next date/event where I could hope to get a discounted deal, or if I am doomed of waiting 9 months until next blackfriday.

Can you please help me?
nzb finder - no free tier anymore?

9 comments • reddit.com

just registered at nzb finder. there should be a 3 downloads per day limit as I have read online ar various places. however my account only shows a limit of 0 and there only options for the paid subscriptions… anyone know something?
What is going on with my sabnzbd speed?

28 comments • reddit.com

What is going on with my sabnzbd speed? it runs fine for a bit and then starts bouncing up and down. I don’t think it always did this. Just started looking recently when it felt like downloads were slow.

In ESXi I see disk throughput is low but latency is high suggesting lots of small writes which makes sense with usenet. I think it runs fine until the Article Cache Limit (which is 1GB) fills up and then it starts writing to disk. This is a SSD with the incomplete/complete folder on it which then from there is moved to spinning drives.

What is the solution? I got plenty of RAM on this server not in use. Should I bump Article Cache Limit to like 50GB?

https://i.imgur.com/P8bjjAt.png

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

To the bastard who ruined casting to plex

173 comments • reddit.com

I rarely had an issue casting plex videos from my iPhone to my TV but with one of the newer updates now whenever I cast from my phone to plex, instead of just casting the video it tries to open plex and then cast, but if you have multiple accounts it doesn’t cast. So now instead of casting Bluey to my damn TV it sends me to a login, and then when you login it just plays the last video since it loses the session.

Plex casting went from something almost entirely painless into something almost entirely useless that I now need to reconfigure all of my players to make work.

So thank you Plex, after 10+ years of being a Plex Pro user, let me gift you with another fuck you.
Happy Groundhog Day

35 comments • i.redd.it

One of these is 1080p, the others are all 240p copies. I’m sure there was an easier way to achieve this effect but that’s what I landed on
Check your privacy settings!

115 comments • reddit.com

Per the several recent monthly threads, check your privacy settings here

https://www.plex.tv/vendors-us/?vendredir=1

You can see I have commented of Plex changing SOME settings to Yes, but keeping the rest as “No”, I checked today and every single one of them is now “Yes”

Every. Single. One.

Like, I’ve had plex pass since 2012 or so, and if I have to keep doing this monthly I’m out and over to the fully open source competitor.

EVERY SINGLE ONE was changed to yes.
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs

74 comments • arstechnica.com

Right now this only affects a VERY small set of devices but this could be a sign of things to come.
Plex analytics is the top blocked domain in my dns ad blocker. Approximately 1000 times A DAY. More than Microsoft! Wth is going on here??

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Tech & Selfhosting #50

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #50

r/ExperiencedDevs

AI is working great for my team, and y'all are making me feel crazy

782 comments • reddit.com

EM with 10+ years of experience as both an IC/senior engineer and a team lead. This and the other programming and AI subs are making me feel like either the rest of the world is losing its grip on reality, or I already have. Please help me figure out which.

My team fully adopted Claude Code last year, after some unstructured experimenting with Claude, Cursor, and Copilot. We all agreed having a single “target environment” for any “agent instructions” we might want to share team wide. We’ve set about building a shared repo of standalone skills (i.e., skills that aren’t coupled to implementation details in our repos), as well as committing skills and “always-on” context for our production repositories. We’ve had Claude generate skills based on our existing runbooks in Confluence, which has also produced some nice scripted solutions to manual runbooks that we probably wouldn’t have had time to address in our day-to-day. …
Anthropic: AI assisted coding doesn't show efficiency gains and impairs developers abilities.

379 comments • reddit.com

You sure have heard it, it has been repeated countless times in the last few weeks, even from some luminaries of the developers world: “AI coding makes you 10x more productive and if you don’t use it you will be left behind”. Sounds ominous right? Well, one of the biggest promoters of AI assisted coding has just put a stop to the hype and FOMO. Anthropic has published a paper that concludes:

* There is no significant speed up in development by using AI assisted coding. This is partly because composing prompts and giving context to the LLM takes a lot of time, sometimes comparable as writing the code manually.

* AI assisted coding significantly lowers the comprehension of the codebase and impairs developers grow. Developers who rely more on AI perform worst at debugging, conceptual understanding and code reading.

This seems to contradict the massive push that has occurred in the last weeks, where people are saying that AI speeds them up massively(some claiming a …
Interviewing while being a key member of an org is tough, any strategies?

85 comments • reddit.com

I really want to leave my job.

I am an “Engineering Manager” of a team that has dwindled down to 2 IC’s, a “product guy”, and myself. I code as much if not more than anyone on my team as I am shielding them.

Beyond management and coding, I am also now in charge of the business strategy of the product I work on and I largely do all the product owner/project management myself, as well as code design and architecture. Often we will have a tester that can’t test so I will travel a 3-5 hour round trip in a car to our test-field to go test things as well when needed. There isn’t a single job I do not do (this is not a startup).

I am finding that trying to find a new job with all this responsibility is extremely difficult.

I had an interview the other day and I basically had to spend two days doing nothing at work so I could try and cram for a system design interview covering things I’ve never done in my professional career. I don’t …
Experienced devs in large orgs: has something like this ever happened to you?

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Scenario: A higher up, who is many levels above you and who you have no interaction with, wants a new project done. And they want your team to do it. This is a pivot from what you usually do, so your team is a bit perplexed. Your direct manager and skip level try to reassure you and sell this as an exciting opportunity.

You start the work, and your team is not happy. This new project is tedious and out of your wheelhouse in a bad way (think working on outdated or proprietary tech). Everything you were working on before is left to rot in maintenance mode. But boy those higher ups are excited!

However despite their excitement, the VPs and C levels don’t actually know what they *want* beyond the buzzwords and biz-speak. It’s as if they wanted to build a house without the slightest idea of the location or size.

It’s hard to start building if you don’t know where to lay the foundation, so your team asks questions. A lot of them. The product team is just as confused as you are, and they …
How do you tell your manager that the cause of most bugs is shitty code written by a former team member whom he loved?

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Seriously. This dev was just lazy and sloppy, antipatterns everywhere, but whenever I called them out on it in a PR, they would go to our manager and often make up some untrue story about me to get their way. And my manager always took their side. But they had been there 4-5 years before I got there and had a close relationship with my manager.

They’ve moved on and I’m for all intents and purposes the lead, since we were just a 2-person team. And now I’m squashing bugs left and right that were caused by this person’s shitty code. Like, 1000-line method? Don’t mind if I do. Duplicate the same code hundreds of times across the codebase (I counted) instead of writing a single method? Please do. That kind of stuff.

So now I’ve spent 2+ days tracking down a bug, and surprise surprise, it was caused by my former co-worker’s carelessness.

My manager is going to ask me what the root cause is, and I’m very tempted to say it was X’s shitty …

r/selfhosted

My api gateway runs on a raspberry pi 4 in my closet and handles 2 million requests per month

201 comments • reddit.com

Started as a joke to prove a point to my coworker who insisted we needed aws for everything. now its been 8 months and this little pi is routing all our internal apis, handling auth, rate limiting, the works.

power went out last month and my wife asked why I was panicking about the closet. had to explain that our entire company’s internal api infrastructure lives next to the christmas decorations.
And just like that Immich already surpassed Google Photos for me!

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Immich 2.5.0 just added device clean up feature. Pretty basic, I know. But what is not basic about it, is the little details. Asking you if you want to keep some stuff based on date or folder..

And the photo/video sync status icons (not from the 2.5.0 release). If I remember correctly, Google Photos had something like this in the past? Can’t really recall. But anyways, this stuff is huge for me. In Google Photos, I can’t fucking tell whether that photo is on device or not until I click the menu and explore the options.

Congratulations to the Immich team! Small details like these win users. What’s your favorite feature from Immich?

One more shout out lol. Today is the day I officially migrated off of Google Photos. 🎉
Saved this S10 from the trash. Now it runs a 24/7 Minecraft server.

76 comments • i.redd.it
never thought that making a self hosted spotify would be so easy

246 comments • reddit.com

music downloaded and automatically sorted with yubal, navidrome for pc, symfonium + tailscale for phone
Immich Needs Our Help

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Not sure why this hasn’t been posted here yet, but Immich is trying to build a public EXIF dataset to improve their metadata parsing. They’re asking people to upload photos from a variety of cameras and smartphones to build this dataset. Please participate to improve Immich!

https://datasets.immich.app/

They mention in the video that the content of your uploaded photos will be publicly accessible (including metadata like GPS coordinates), so it’s best to take more generic photos in locations you do not consider PII.

r/usenet

Any other trackers i should get

33 comments • reddit.com

I have

Miatrix(lifetime)NZBGEEK(Lifetime)NZBPLANET(Lifetime)NZBFinder(1Year)Althub(1Year)

And various tor private trackers

I’ve heard ninja is good anything else i should try to get?
Unpacking keeps failing on certain files - any ideas?

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Getting unpack errors on maybe 1 out of 10 downloads. Par2 repair runs but sometimes still fails. Files look fine in the NZB.

Is this a provider issue or something on my end? Running SABnzbd on Windows if that matters.
German Users: What Indexer for sonarr / radarr / SABnzbd?

43 comments • reddit.com

New to usenet, seeking for the best setup.
Supplementary providers for Newshosting?

32 comments • reddit.com

Hello!

Started yesterday with Usenet and I’m so hooked. New HDDs are in my cart already!

Question: I started with Newshosting which is Omicron backbone. Which other providers should I add? As far as I understand it, another provider with Omicron backbone is redundant?

Thanks!
Email Support for Newshosting

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Does anyone have an email to get support from Newshosting?

I’ve tried using their website but after I’ve proved to recaptcha that I’m human and clicked submit, the page flickers but nothing happens. Then I’m once again asked to prove I’m human.

I’ve tried so many times that I’m beginning to have doubts about my own humanity.

Any help gratefully received.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Anyone else have any good absurdly specific collections?

137 comments • i.redd.it
I may have misunderstood the assignment

114 comments • i.redd.it

was suggested i install and use Plex to access some shared movies… now, with any streaming service, i like to scroll and add things to my watchlists… it soothes my brain to have it stored so future-me can decide if today’s the day to actually watch the thing…

Well, while doing that i compulsively explored and added nearly 700 movies as watched too. now i see that you can add friends and that their activity shows up and I’m wondering… how annoying is it gonna be for any friends to have my 830+ movies and shows inturrupt their activity feed? is it worth it to go through and one-by-one remove the activities? all of these except for the last 1 are from my life before plex… and it looks like youre only supposed to use that option for with/after starting plex…
Why doesn’t a Plex “Now Playing” HUD exist yet? (Raspberry Pi idea

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Why doesn’t a Plex “Now Playing” HUD exist yet? (Raspberry Pi idea)

I keep wondering why nobody has made this, because it feels obvious:

A small, dedicated Plex HUD device for album art and “Now Playing” info. Not a full media player. Not a streamer. Just a clean, always-on display you can put in every room.

Think Cambridge Audio / Sonos-style front panel, but simplified and cheap.

The concept

A room node that only shows:

Album art

Track / artist / progress bar

“Now Playing”

Optional play/pause / volume

That’s it.

No decoding. No local library scanning. No HDMI switching. No remote juggling.

Just a Plex dashboard appliance.

Hardware (this is the easy part)

Raspberry Pi 5 (4GB is plenty)

Small IPS display (5–7”, 800×480 or 1024×600)

Ethernet (Wi-Fi fallback)

Fanless metal case (acts as a heatsink)

Optional rotary encoder or a couple buttons

The Pi 5 is massive overkill for this, which is exactly what makes it stable.

Software idea

Boot straight into a full-screen UI …
I built a tool to automatically rotate your Plex homescreen collections so it stops looking the same every day

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TLDR: Plex companion app to keep your homescreen fresh, get insights into your server, and a few useful tools. Demo (limited functionality, so no drag-and-drop widget system)

Anyone else spend a bunch of time setting up and customizing their Plex collections, only to have most of your users not even know they exist? Hell, you might have even forgotten yourself. I got tired of seeing the same “Top Rated Sci-Fi” and “Recently Added” rows every time I opened the app, but manually swapping collections in and out was tedious enough that I never actually did it. There were some awesome apps already out there (looking at you Agregarr), but nothing that was quite what I was looking for.

So I started building homescreen-hero, a self-hosted Plex companion app that automatically rotates which collections appear on your Plex homescreen on a schedule. You set up rotation rules and it handles the rest, so your homescreen actually feels fresh without you thinking about it. …
Huntarr 9.1 Released - True Independent App Instances (Major Changes)

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v9.1 represents a significant architectural shift for Huntarr. App Instances are now fully independent, legacy code has been refactored for performance, and the mobile experience has been redesigned to enhance your Sonarr media collection experience!

BLUF: A feature that has been asked for forever, every instance is now 100% truly independent. Each instance runs on it’s own timer and has all of the unique settings that has been requested for over the last two years.

Visit: https://huntarr.io - Release: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io/releases/tag/9.1.0

Major Features & Changes
- Instance Independence: App Instances are now 100% independent and no longer tied to a global App Cycle.
- Homepage Overhaul: Each App Instance now appears directly on the homepage. Statistics are no longer combined, giving you granular visibility.
- New Install Defaults: Fresh installations now start with zero instances by default.
- Per-Instance Settings: Moved several global controls to …

Tech & Selfhosting #49

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #49

r/ExperiencedDevs

The actual difference between senior devs and everyone else

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Biggest difference working with senior devs isn’t the technical stuff honestly. It’s how they communicate

Ask a junior something and you get like 15 minutes of context, explanations, caveats. Ask a senior and its “yeah that’s broken, I’ll fix it by thursday” or “no idea, ask Dave he touched that last”

just direct communication.

And when stuff breaks, seniors mostly just own it. “I fucked up the migration, rolling back now.” Meanwhile I’ve watched junior devs write 3 paragraphs in slack explaining why technically it wasn’t their fault before even starting to fix anything

i’m obviously not saying all seniors are like this, some never grew out of the excuse phase. But the good ones are simple - you ask a question, you get an answer. You need something done, they tell you when or tell you no. No guessing what they actually mean

Makes everything faster tbh. Less meetings trying to figure out what someone was …
Learned how consultants...take over

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A few months back I posted that a company I know hired consultants after years of back and forth tech decision making here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ExperiencedDevs/s/NwpWAe9MjW

Well, an update. The consultants came in, interviewed a bunch of people, then presented a doc with all of the problems in the org. The newly appointed, non-technical CEO apparently was very impressed. The existing tech leadership was fired and the lead consultant was named interim CTO.

Naturally, they also brought on 20 to 30 engineering consultants from the same consulting company to “help” and emphasized “everyone’s jobs are safe.” The interim CTO said several times “we will have an initiative to get our code running on a modern kubernetes platform”…which everything already runs on.

The newly appointed non technical CEO is very happy that the company is now going to be running much more efficiently.

…as if I could make this shit up.
Simple solution for the remote work-junior engineer problem

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There’s a strong argument that in-person work is superior for junior developers simply because of “osmotic communication” which is the ability to absorb knowledge just by being in the room. We noticed this gap with our post-2020 hires despite our best efforts, they weren’t picking up the tacit knowledge that comes from sitting next to senior engineers. The solution was surprisingly simple: Open Audio Rooms.

We shifted from private 1-on-1 calls to public voice channels. If I’m pairing on a feature, I hop into an open room instead of sending a private invite. If we need a third opinion, a teammate can see we’re talking and join us without the friction of calendar invites or missed DMs. Even if you’re working solo, sitting in an open channel recreates the office “buzz.” You can listen in on problem-solving in the background or just feel less isolated. The best part is that unlike a real office, you have the ability to cut the audio and leave when you need …
Senior dev interview burnout — how do you deal with the randomness?

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I’m a senior full-stack engineer with about 8+ years of experience, currently employed, but interviewing after a long stretch at one company.

What’s been getting to me isn’t coding itself, it’s the interview process. The breadth feels endless. One interview focuses on frontend performance trivia, another on SQL optimizers, another on system design depth, another on algorithms I may never touch day to day. Even with prep, it feels impossible to predict what angle I’ll be evaluated on.

After enough of these, it starts to feel like a numbers game plus interviewer fit rather than a signal of real-world competence, and that’s honestly pretty demoralizing.

For those of you who’ve been through this at the senior level, how do you mentally frame interviews so they don’t erode your confidence? Do you narrow company types, take breaks, or just accept the randomness? Have any of you seriously questioned staying in software during these phases, and what helped?

I’m not looking to rant. I’m …
Did professional knowledge sharing disappear, or is it just me?

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Early in my career, there was always someone around who had seen the problem before. You could ask a question and get context, not just an answer. Someone would notice you were stuck and offer a perspective without you having to schedule a meeting.

How do we encourage a Q&A environment?

r/selfhosted

I got into an argument on Discord about how inefficient CBR/CBZ is, so I wrote a new file format. It's 100x faster than CBZ.

252 comments • i.redd.it
Hello Everyone,

A month or so ago, I found myself in an argument on the r/yuri_manga discord debating self-hosted manga archive options. The general consensus was “CBZ is fine. It is what it is.” I said I would make something better.

So I did. My solution is the Bound Book Format.

The problems I’ve had with CBZ
1. No Random Access. CBZ spikes CPU usage when scrubbing through pages.
2. Slow Integrity Checking. Integrity checks can be time-consuming with large libraries.
3. If one file is corrupt, the whole thing won’t open.
4. Metadata isn’t native to CBZ, you have to use a ComicInfo.xml file.
5. If you have a long-running manhwa or manga, the same “Credits.jpg”, “ScanlationGroup.png” or blank pages are stored hundreds of times, wasting gigabytes.
The Solution (BBF)
1. Zero-Copy Architecture. The file is 4KB-aligned. We map the file directly from disk to memory/GPU. No buffers, no copying. BBF is DirectStorage ready.
2. XXH3 Parallel Hashing. …
MOD ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing Vibe Code Friday

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The recent influx of AI has lowered the barrier to entry to create your own projects. This development in itself is very interesting and we’re curious to see how it’ll change our world of SelfHosting in the future.

The negative side of this however is the influx of AI generated posts, vibe-coded projects over a weekend and many others. Normally, the community votes with its voice. But with the high amount of posts flooding in every day, we’ve noticed a more negative and sometimes even hostile attitude towards these kinds of projects.

The stance of the SelfHosted moderation team is that the main focus of this sub should be on services that can be selfhosted and their related topics. For example, but not limited to: alternatives to popular services, taking back control over your data and privacy, containerization, networking, security, etc.

In order to bring back the focus on these main points of SelfHosting, we’re introducing “Vibe code Friday”. …
Learn from my mistakes - what I learnt over the years of selfhosting and what I should've done differently

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I’ve been selfhosting for close to 10 years now. Even longer if you count running a Minecraft server on my PC using Hamachi to share it with friends. I made a lot of mistakes that I want to share to hopefully prevent people from making them as well. Here they are, in no particular order.

Backups

I had to re-do my whole setup multiple times simply because I was too lazy to do backups. Of course, the 3-2-1 strategy is recommended, but you don’t have to do it right from the start. Even storing a copy of the important data on an external hard drive is better than nothing

Containers or even VMs over bare-metal

The first server I had was pretty much just an FTP server with a simple php script to do directory listing. For that purpose, running bare metal was more than enough.

Then I started exploring what’s possible and wanted to install some actual apps. Nextcloud, Jellyfin, git server, things like that. And boy, was that quickly becoming a nightmare of dependencies, …
What are your favorite lesser-known selfhosted services?

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I guess by now most of us know (and like) the big projects such as Immich, Paperless, Jellyfin, *Arr-Stack, Homepage, Vaultwarden etc.
What are your favorite selfhosted services that don’t get mentioned on here as often yet?

I know this question comes up every now and then, and i love it every time, because i discover at least 1-2 great services that i haven’t heard of before.

To go right ahead:
1. Blocky
  DNS Proxy - alternative to Pihole, Adguard Home, … Can be fully configured using a yaml file which is great for automated deployments.
2. Davis
  DAV server based on sabre/dav. It supports LDAP as an authentication backend, so it pairs great with something like LLDAP.
  I use it as a backend for the great tasks.org app.
3. Gatus
  Uptime-Monitoring. While not super unknown, i feel like it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as Uptime Kuma. Can be fully configured using a config file which is (again) great for automated deployments/GitOps, … I also found the …
My Homepage Dashboard!

105 comments • i.redd.it
I shared my Homepage setup about a year ago but it got removed (wasn’t aware of the Wednesday exception!). Hopefully this time it stays up :) I’m using gethomepage and have added several custom features and layout modifications for my homepage:
- Docker Container Controls - Added custom stop/restart buttons for each service that integrate directly with Portainer API. No need to open Portainer to quickly restart a container
- Authentik Integration - Custom logout button that works seamlessly with my Authentik SSO setup
- Live Cricket Scores Widget - Floating widget (using Crictimes) that shows live match scores and updates.
- Home Assistant Weather Display - The “weather widget” is actually an iframe pointing to my Home Assistant dashboard using the clock-weather-card. Gives a much cleaner look than the default weather widgets.
- Custom Layout - Column layout system with better responsive width support.
Configuration Files: …

r/usenet

New Usenet User

15 comments • reddit.com

Hey all, I am fairly new to this and spent a good portion of my weekend setting up my docker containers. Followed a YouTube video and a couple guides online to set things up and it all seemed to be working as of Sunday night. Monday night I ran into an issue with nzbget where it kept repeating the same error over and over: “Could not resolve hostname news.frugalusenet.com: Error -3 - Try again”. Looked into the issue and tried resolving it by assigning DNS directly to Glueten and then restarting the docker VM. That seemed to fix it and all was well. Tonight I went to check on it again and it is back to throwing the same error over and over again. I am currently set up using frugalusenet as my newsserver. Nothing has changed since I had it working Monday night, so I am unsure as to why it would error out. Any help is greatly appreciated! I will try to answer all questions to the best of my ability.
Easynews site appears partially broken?

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When I log in, I am unable to access my account page/settings. The page at https://account.easynews.com/ is completely blank. I have tried to get to this site with two separate browsers and two devices. And I cannot open a ticket with their web form.

Is this just me?
How do I pick a usenet provider?

32 comments • reddit.com
Hello there, I want to start using usenet for some things I do but there are so many different options that its rather overwhelming to pick. I was just wondering whether you guys can answer some questions if you dont mind.
1. Is there any big differences between the backend providers such as Omicron and Abravia?
2. I see that there are multiple companies under each backend provider, if two have 10 years of data retention, will they have the same data?
3. Are there any specific companies to avoid?
4. Are there any pitfalls to watch out for?
5. Do you guys have any recommendations?
I was looking around and saw that easyusenet.nl are a good price and have good reviews but with all the options around, Im not sure overall. I dont need a vpn and I dont think I’ll need anything older than a year.
Extract script

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Sabnzbd downloads to a tmp folder, unpacks them to the completed folder and shows up as completed in history. My problem is that they end up as consecutively numbered files like “file.7z.001”, which I then have to extract manually so that sonarr/radarr can then grab the file. Is there a script or setting that can automate the extraction process?

Update: hey guys it seems that the +delete setting actually worked, but windows being windows, the setting didn’t take effect until I rebooted the pc.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Another round of layoffs at Plex?

563 comments • i.redd.it

Just saw this comment on the Plex forums. Did Plex have another round of layoffs to start the year? I think they had a round in July last year. I feel for the employees that were impacted, if this is true.

https://forums.plex.tv/t/are-the-desktop-apps-dead/935518/3
Retiring My Oldest Hard Drive with 109,306 Hours, and a Lifetime of Memories

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Today I retired my oldest piece of hardware.

A Western Digital Green desktop HDD with 109,306 power-on hours (~12.5 years).

This drive had a full career:
- Started in my main PC, mostly storing video games and documents
- Later trusted with thesis work
- Moved into a NAS
- Then a DAS
- Spent years in my Plex media server
- Replaced ~2 years ago by a bigger drive, but kept running for documents and photos storage.
It also survived several house moves, including a move to another country, which already feels impressive for a spinning disk.

In retrospect, this drive followed me through my entire adult life, from high school, through graduation, my first job, getting married, and everything in between.

It stored the photos, documents, and memories from all of those chapters.

SMART is now finally complaining, so I’m calling it retirement, not failure.

For the SMART-curious:
- Power-on hours: 109,306
- Start/stop cycles: 10,837
- Load cycles: 4,434,202
- Reallocated sectors: 0
- Current pending …
What is the best way to format different versions of the same movie?

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Essentially the above, I have a couple different versions of Aliens (1986). Two special editions, 4K UHD and 1080p Full frame, two theatrical cuts, 4K UHD and 4K 35mm scan, and the directors cut, in 1080p. When I have all of them merged, versions are not as descriptive as I’m looking for, so does that mean I’m stuck having 5 separate versions of the movie in my library? Attached is the file hierarchy, and the options for versions to play.
What would you do differently with your next Plex Server?

341 comments • reddit.com

Recently moved house, had the server offline for a few weeks while I wait we for internet to be connected at the new address. When I went to start it all back up unfortunately discovered the HDD had completely fried itself, couldn’t get the system to recognize or recover it in any way. Unfortunately the only true back up I have is a few months old, and it’s really just the absolute basics.

So, I’ve bought a fresh HDD and am literally, right now about to install everything from fresh.

I previously based the server on Linux Mint, this time about I’m going to go with Ubuntu. Considering what else I might change from the original set up.

So..

What would you change in your own setup if you had to rebuild it from scratch?
New BETA PMS Version Available - 1.43.0.10467-2b1ba6e69

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Notes: This release requires an active Plex Pass subscription to download

Beta release note entries are appended between minor releases.

ITEMS ADDED:
- (API) Add support for ‘squareArt’ element type (PM-2959)
- (API) Added documentation for Metadata Providers (PM-3051)
- (Agents) Visibility of legacy agents during library setup must be explicitly enabled in global library settings (PM-3605)
- (Metadata) Add support for local ‘squareArt’ image for movies and TV shows (PM-2959)
- (Metadata) Add support for local clearLogo images for movies and TV shows (PM-4098)
- (Transcoder) Transcoder was updated to the ffmpeg 6.1 baseline. (PM-3882)
- (Web) Updated to 4.156.0
- (Linux) DEB/RPM packages automatically setup new gpg key
ITEMS FIXED:
- (Commercials) Commercials were not being removed from live-TV recordings (PM-4208)
- (Credit Detection) Process was timing out on large files (PM-4288)
- (Credit Detection) Transcoder update caused credit detection to fail. (PM-4167) …

Tech & Selfhosting #48

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #48

r/ExperiencedDevs

Is anyone else okay with being "left behind" in regards to AI?

573 comments • reddit.com

I recently read this Tweet from Andrej Karpathy (abbreviated):

I’ve never felt this much behind as a programmer … I have a sense that I could be 10X more powerful if I just properly string together what has become available over the last ~year … Roll up your sleeves to not fall behind.

This rhetoric about “adapt or be left behind” is something I’ve heard a million times over the last few years. For the longest time I’ve wrote these people off as being hype beasts, or shitty engineers. However, I’m starting to accept the possibility that the vibe coders are right.

Now don’t get me wrong, I still believe that the majority of vibe coders are shit engineers. Code quality is on a downward trajectory, and I think we’re looking towards a future where few people have the technical prowess to “level-up” to senior+. But I’m starting to think that the powers that be have invested so much time and money at this …
What I really miss about "the old days".

310 comments • reddit.com

I have 27 years of experience as a professional software engineer and I really miss when almost every software engineer I ran into had a genuine passion for software and software engineering in and of themselves.

Ever since the “learn to code” mantra made software engineering appealing to a wider audience and, especially now with AI, the number of people directly making software who either stop being a software engineer at 5:00pm (as distinct from the ‘I’d love to put more time into software but I have kids’ crowd) or primarily measure good software according to business rather than technical criteria has been increasing way more than linearly.

To be clear there’s nothing really wrong with what’s happening. More software developers > less software developers, there are plenty of ‘9-5’ software engineers (many with far less experience than me) better at it than I am, and people are welcome to engage with software development …
I might not be as senior as I thought

193 comments • reddit.com

This is kind of embarrassing to admit but I’ve been interviewing for senior roles and am getting HUMBLED HARD

I’ve got 7 YOE and at my current job I’m considered one of the stronger engineers
People come to me with questions, I own important features + annual reviews are always positive
I thought I had a pretty good sense of where I stood skill wise then I started interviewing where I applied to dozen companies (give or take) over the past two months and got through to later stages at a few of them but nothing has worked out
The feedback when I get it is always vague and I don’t even know what I’m doing wrong like something isn’t clicking and I’m starting to question everything. Is my current company’s bar just lower than I thought or m I actually not as good as people here make me feel?
It’s fucking with my confidence in a way I didn’t expect since I thought switching jobs would be straightforward atp in my career but …
Code review process has become performative theater we do before merging PRs anyway.

223 comments • reddit.com

Watched a PR get approved in 47 seconds yesterday. 300 lines of code. there’s no way they read it.

but we all pretend they did, because that’s the process.

everyone’s too busy to do real reviews. so we skim, check if CI passed, maybe leave a comment about variable naming to prove we looked at it, then hit approve. the PR author knows we didn’t really review it. we know they know. but we all maintain the fiction.

meanwhile actual problems (race conditions, memory leaks, security issues) slip through because nobody actually has time to review properly. but hey, at least we followed the process.

code review has become security theater for code quality. we’re checking everyone’s shoes but missing the actual threats.

Anyone else feel this or is it just me being cynical after too many years of this?
Moderators have removed a HIGHLY upvoted post AGAIN (1.9k in 6h)

207 comments • reddit.com

https://www.reddit.com/r/ExperiencedDevs/comments/1qdgghz/removed_by_moderator/

6 hours ago. 1.9k upvotes.

It was about how to make people explain their PRs to weed out slop.

This confirms it 100% that the moderators have some hidden AI protectionist policy - especially after the 400+ upvotes post not long ago calling them out.

If somebody has a screenshot of the OG post - please share (imgur as apparently we cannot upload images in this sub)

r/selfhosted

I feel like the self-hosted and FOSS space is being flooded with vibe-coded AI slop.

439 comments • reddit.com

I don’t want to judge anyone, I use these tools too , but I think we need to build some kind of resilience to avoid the self-hosted / FOSS community being overwhelmed by AI slop. Right now, anyone with limited CS knowledge can vibe-code something, publish it on GitHub, and spam the communities.

I’m tired. I see hundreds of “new” tools every week.
What should we do, fellow self-hosted bros?
arr is literally magic.

216 comments • reddit.com

I have been a silent reader of this sub for a while and recently started my self-hosted journey. Started with a few basic services but finally decided to setup arr stack that I have been hearing a lot about.

Installed Radarr, Sonarr, qbitorrent, Jellyfin and Jellyseerr. Its literally magic. It took me some time to set up everything, but it was so worth it. I am amazed at what it can do. It literally works better than any streaming sites I have used. Crazy how all of this is free. I would like to write a detailed writeup about this later, but for now, I just wanted to share my excitement
Koito v0.1.3 released! A self hosted scrobbler to track and obsess over your listening history

157 comments • i.redd.it
Hi everyone! :D

Seven months ago I first posted about my project Koito and since then I have been releasing updates to the project in an effort to make it the best self hosted scrobbler.

What is Koito?

First of all, is NOT a Spanish or Portuguese word for intercourse, so stop saying that…

Koito is a ListenBrainz-compatible scrobbler that aggregates, tracks, and visualizes your listening data in cool ways! You can use Koito with anything that supports scrobbling to a custom ListenBrainz URL, such as Navidrome, Pano Scrobbler, multi-scrobbler, etc.
- Want to view which artist is your all-time favorite? You can!
- Want to see how your interest in a certain album has changed over time? You can!
- Want both yearly and monthly Spotify-wrapped style Rewind™^(™)s? You can!
- Want yet another service to spin up because you are bored? You know you do.
And that’s not all! I’m always open to suggestions for new features and use cases so I can help more people ~~obsess~~ take a very …
Youlag (v4.1.0): Modernize FreshRSS for viewing YouTube and articles

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Youlag is a FreshRSS extension that allows you to browse your YouTube and article feeds through a modernized design that incorporates quality-of-life features.

Optimized for both watching videos and reading articles.

Why?

Stay connected with creators without a Google account by using RSS. Don’t be tied to a specific platform and access your subscriptions from any device.

You can also use Youlag solely for its theme and quality of life features, ignoring any video feature.

Highlights v4.1.0

This is the biggest update yet, featuring many customization options! Additionally, the UI has been refreshed, along with numerous tweaks and performance improvements.
- Whitelist specific categories to use the video mode layout
- Block incoming YouTube shorts
- Modernized interface for articles
- Swipe down in video mode to activate mini player
- Mini player follows across pages; read articles while keeping a floating video at the bottom
…25+ more updates in the changelog

Other …
Vibe-Coded Is the New "Made in China"

182 comments • gabriel-afonso.com

This post can somewhat be seen as a “Part 2” to the discussion from https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1poa1le/we_need_to_talk_about_the_term_vibecoding/

Here is a TL;DR for those of you who do not want to read the actual blog post. 😉

The title I chose for the post is admittedly a bit “clickbaity,” but the idea is as follows:
Remember when “Made in China” was (fairly or not) shorthand for cheap, disposable junk? The label carried instant assumptions about quality, durability, and care. It didn’t matter if a specific product was actually well-made. The label triggered the assumption.

Today, China produces everything from dollar-store toys to premium electronics. The stigma took decades to shake, and for many people, it never fully did. The label still carries weight even when the reality has changed.

“Vibe-coded” is becoming the same kind of marker. When someone admits their project was vibe-coded, they’re signaling “something” (low investment, no skin in the game, likely …

r/usenet

Usenet speeds capped at 500-600 MB/s despite 8 Gbit/s DL and Eweka + Newshosting – advice?

68 comments • reddit.com
Hi r/usenet (or r/SABnzbd),

I have an 8 Gbit/s fiber connection in download from Bouygues Telecom (8 Gbit/s down / 1 Gbit/s up, confirmed by speedtests between 6.5-8 Gbit/s, theoretically ~1000 MB/s max), but I can’t exceed 500-600 MB/s on Usenet despite SABnzbd settings that seem correct. SSD is not the bottleneck as I get 2000 MB/s on tests.

Current Setup
- Providers: Eweka (EU Tier 1) and Newshosting (theoretically different backbones to aggregate).
- Client: SABnzbd (recent version), using the maximum connections allowed by both providers (50 + 100), SSL enabled, EU servers prioritized, /incomplete on NVMe SSD.
- Hardware: B450 Tomahawk Max, WD SN550 SSD, tested off-peak and direct modem-PC.
The Issue

Even combining both providers at max connections, total speed stalls at ~550 MB/s. Tweaked priority/speed settings, but no improvement – decent but not optimal given available bandwidth. SABnzbd internal NZB tests cap similarly.

What’s the Bottleneck?
- Network: NIC …
Is SceneNZBs having some issues lately?

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Is it just me, or has SceneNZBs been having more hiccups lately? I never had issues before, but over the past few weeks Radarr, Sonarr, and Prowlarr have been reporting it as unreachable quite often, even when the status page shows no problems. It’s happening right now as well. Sometimes outages are listed, but it feels like this is happening more frequently than before.
Scenenzbs logs

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This may be a silly question, but I couldn’t find an answer to it. What would happen if a site like scenenzbs were taken offline and lawyers gained access to user data? In my profile, for example, I can see how much I’ve downloaded, but can they also see exactly what it was?

As I said, maybe I’m worrying too much :D
Why does my sabnzbd do that

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https://preview.redd.it/ck7gxsbaiscg1.png?width=896&format=png&auto=webp&s=0518fd346abeeb2da42ce3f003935b6406702007

Why is my speed so inconsistent
Any tools I can use to check for gaps in my set up?

20 comments • reddit.com

I am currently using:

Providers
Easynews

Giganews

Vipernews

Indexers

DrunkenSlug

NinjaCentral

I am starting to notice large gaps of shows missing episodes or even entire new seasons. Any tips for where I can find how to expand my coverage without overlapping what I already have?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Plezy update - 3 months later: downloads, Watch Together, HDR/Dolby Vision

425 comments • i.redd.it
Three months ago I introduced Plezy, an open-source Plex client. Based on feedback from this community, I’ve been focused on adding the most-requested features.

What’s new:
- Offline Downloads - Save media for offline playback
- Watch Together - Synchronized viewing with friends, built-in
- HDR & Dolby Vision - Full support on iOS, macOS, and Windows
- Auto-skip intros/credits - With configurable behavior
- Gamepad & keyboard navigation - Full support for living room setups
- Multi-server unified view - Browse all your servers in one place
The UI has also been refined with a cleaner design, improved navigation, and a new sidenav on desktop.

Additional improvements include Picture-in-Picture (Android), Discord Rich Presence, playlists, sleep timer, custom MPV configuration, and translations for Italian, Dutch, Chinese, German, and Korean.

Open-source. No subscription required for remote streaming. Available on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.

GitHub: …
250+ Cartoon Network Bumpers 2160p for Plex/Jellyfin/ersatzTv Post-roll

52 comments • reddit.com

Put together this collection of 2160p 4k Quality 288 bumpers that were played between Cartoon Network TV Shows, most are 6-10 seconds long, with about 10 being 1 minute long. Useful for ersatzTV or similar TV emulation service that utilizes your Plex/Jellyfin server.

All sourced from this original YouTube Video . Total ZIP size is 3.88GB

Update: 2160p Version was done with AI-upscaling (not done by me)

If you prefer original 480p quality, I tried transcoding files down to 480p with ffmpeg. I added an option for that below

2160p Version

Download Link

Backup Download

480p Version (Transcoded down)

Download Link
Strimr - a free, open‑source Plex client for iOS and tvOS

131 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on for a while: Strimr.

Strimr is a third-party Plex client for iOS and tvOS. It’s completely free and open source. The original goal was pretty straightforward: reproduce the Plex experience on Apple devices, but simplify it. Fewer frills, less noise, and a stronger focus on what actually matters to me: browsing my libraries and playing content from my Plex Media Server reliably.

The app is built natively in Swift and targets iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV with a UI that feels at home on each platform. It supports Plex Home profiles, server selection, customizable library visibility, hubs, search with filters, rich media details, resume playback, skip intro/credits, and the usual audio/subtitle controls.

For playback, Strimr uses MPV by default, mainly for its broad codec and HDR support. MPV is still a bit experimental in this context, though, so if it doesn’t fit your setup, you can switch players in the settings. VLC is …
9 years on Windows and moved to Linux, wish I had done it earlier.

164 comments • i.redd.it

I have virtually no experience with Linux but quite a bit with Windows. I used Plex for 9 years with a windows setup and over the holidays moved everything to Linux containers. A LOT of AI help … and I went a bit overboard.

Wish I had done it years ago.

Running two plex servers (home and cottage) both on Beelink devices with four-bay USB attached storage. Cottage does all the work and home syncs with cottage to maintain a full local copy of all media.

Sharing it here because no one around me would even understand it but I’m really happy with the setup.

Still a lot to learn. Any suggestions/comments on the containers?
New high score! 🥳

109 comments • reddit.com

All direct play too, a few stragglers casting, cant change some people

Tech & Selfhosting #47

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #47

r/ExperiencedDevs

Am I doing something wrong or are some people either delusional or straight up lying?

424 comments • reddit.com

I keep seeing posts like this, all the time https://www.reddit.com/r/ClaudeAI/comments/1q5lt9g/developer_uses_claude_code_and_has_an_existential/

I use Claude Code, daily. Yes it’s great. But it also consistently (although not very often) makes horrible decisions and writes dumbest code possible, which means it’s absolutely incapable of working on its own without meticoulus guidance, unless you want your project to be unusable mess. I love this tool because it speeds up development a lot but there are rarely days without making a facepalm when I see its mistakes.

8 yoe
What are some more stable alternate jobs/careers that a software developer could easily get into?

175 comments • reddit.com

I’m 45 years old, and I’ve been a software engineer for 22 years. Although I like doing software development, I’ve been laid off multiple times in my career, and I’m getting a bit tired of that. I’ve wondered what other jobs & careers I could easily get into at this point in my life and still have a decent salary? I realize I could take a salary cut if I do that, but I’m curious if I could easily get into a job that’s more stable that I’d still enjoy.

Also, it saddens me to feel this way. I feel like we need software developers & other tech workers, but I also feel like I wouldn’t recommend others go into this field anymore due to the lack of job stability.
Coding Agents do not seem to work for me

329 comments • reddit.com

I am hearing a lot of stuff about agents as in Claude Code or Antigravity. There are even people saying, that they have 5, 10 or even 20+ agents running at the same time while saying, that they haven’t touched an IDE for weeks. That would be a huge change in my workflow. So I gave it an honest try with Antigravity since I have the Gemini Subscriptions anyways and its included in the pricing.

I tried to bootstrap a project and generated specific prompts for the agent and it started working. It looked really good first and I was slowly getting further with the project. I could not “one-shot” every functionality, but I kept going further and further.

At some point, some features were not working as expected. I tried many ways around it, but then something else started to break.

So eventually I have hit a point, where I suddenly have some random codebase with many thousands of lines and nobody on this world knows how anything is working at all. And even if it seemingly …
Is the grass greener outside of the finance industry?

105 comments • reddit.com

Another “I’m feeling so fatigued by AI” post here.

I work at a finance company that pretends we’re a tech company. The last two years have led to what is now an insufferable culture. Every single OKR involves AI. We’re being spammed every day across Teams Channels with posts from senior leaders with AI propaganda. It’s being asked to be implemented into products where it makes no sense at all. All of our learning workshops and our budget has gone towards AI. They’ve openly stated that our biggest problem is the bottleneck of code reviews and are looking to automate that.

I’ve grown so bitter towards it mainly because it feels like we’ve entered the age of anti-intellectualism. We’re now apparently ecstatic that there’s no critical thinking required anymore. Hard-earned skills and knowledge are being democratized to people who quite frankly haven’t earned them.

This hurts because I’m a very driven person. I taught myself to become a software engineer without a degree. It took three …
Are there any companies zigging while everyone else is (AI) zagging?

137 comments • reddit.com

Wondering if anyone knows of any companies that are going against the grain and are actively against AI use in their engineering and/or products. Any that are taking a big fat audacious bet against the AI trend? Seems like it would be a huge gamble but could also have a potentially huge upside if everyone else in the market going all in on AI for and in everything ends up crashing and burning. Genuinely curious if there are any examples of tech companies actively pursuing an anti-AI strategy.

r/selfhosted

I built a self-hosted AI mirror that runs locally and lives in my room

195 comments • i.redd.it

This is an AI-assisted application where the system design and UX are implemented manually, with AI used as a runtime component.

I wanted an AI assistant that doesn’t live in the cloud or inside a browser.

So I built a small self-hosted system that runs locally and exists as a mirror in my room. You talk to it by voice, it responds by voice, and then it fades back into the background.

The idea was to give a local LLM a physical presence, not another UI.

It’s running on my own hardware (Raspberry Pi + local LLM stack), and the whole thing is open source.

It’s still early and rough in places, but the core interaction works.

I’m curious if anyone else here is interested in physical interfaces or non-screen-based ways of interacting with local AI.

GitHub: https://github.com/orangekame3/mirrormate
Complete: 5tb Portable Media Server

76 comments • i.redd.it
Features:
- Pi 4 (2GB RAM), in a Geekworm NASPI-lite case. Modified to fit a larger 2.5” 5tb HDD, 20000mah battery and added power/status led button.
- 5tb HDD, storing a mirrored/synced copy of my complete media library
- Two wifi adapters:
  - A) Connecting as guest to wifi for local LAN/internet access
  - B) Providing hotspot for administration and streaming to local devices (ie offline playback)
- HDMI output, for connecting directly to TVs and playing via Kodi (with Jellyfin plug-in). Repurposed Firestick remote control.
- Tailscale so it automatically syncs from the remote master library whenever it’s online
Weight: 2lbs. Running time: 10 hours, streaming 4k video Cost: $170

-——
Fyi: This replaces WD My Passport Wireless Pro 2TB, which had most of the same features.

The Passport:
- only 1.4 lbs
- 2tb drive
- Running a limited Debian Linux repo (last firmware update 2019
- No fileshare access controls, anyone on the wifi/LAN has write access
- No HDMI/local playback
- Plex …

Lidify: Self-hosted Spotify alternative with ML-powered vibe matching and auto-generated playlists

159 comments • reddit.com

This is a repost because I didn’t disclose my use of AI tools to help create Lidify.

I’ve been self hosting for about 2 years now. Nextcloud, Immich, Plex, Audiobookshelf, all that. Audio was the only thing that actively disappoints me. Jellyfin and Plex are OK for music but Jellyfin is finnicky AF and the Plex app for some reason doesn’t send a keep-awake signal when listening to music so my TV will shut off. Just frustration after frustration.

I’ve seen tons of posts on here asking for a FOSS music app like Spotify and have searched for that myself. Lidify is my answer to that. And yes, I regret the name since this turned into much more than a Lidarr frontend. Here’s what’s available now (with bugs I’m sure):

Vibe System - This is the thing I’m actually proud of. You know when a song just hits and you want to find more like it but you can’t really explain why? Hit the vibe button and it analyzes the track (energy, mood, tempo, …

The icing on the cake of selfhosting for me was music, and I must say it is perfect!

178 comments • i.redd.it

This is just an appreciation post for the whole community developping all these amazing services. It’s been roughly one month that I decided to start selfhosting and it’s been so fun. I’m no layperson when it comes to this, since I’m an embedded programmer, but getting on the process of learning new tools that perfectly cover your needs is so cool.

The last thing I wanted to do was hosting a music server and finding good open source apps to go with it. Having all those hi-res flacs ready to be played wherever I go is perfect. So here’s my recommendation for anyone interested:

Navidrome for the server, Feishin for the desktop (Linux) app and Tempus for the Android app.

Cheers!

It’s not perfect, but it’s mine!

81 comments • i.redd.it

Running Jellyfin, Jellyseerr and Jellystat for media management. J2Downloader for downloading. Infuse and Manet Music for consuming the media. 2 PiHole instances with Gravity Sync, Unbound, Log2Ram and Tailscale. So whole family is protected on the go, plus they can consume media I download to the NAS.

r/usenet

Tabula Rasa is open for registration

51 comments • reddit.com

Edit - registration is now closed.

I’ve been trying to get in for a couple months and I just got in a few minutes ago. Better get while the getting is good as I think they only open registration every few months.
Frugal

20 comments • reddit.com

I’m having trouble getting this to work, I keep getting 100s of this error. “Could not resolve host name news.frugalusenet.com: Error -3 - Try again” I have another server that works from a different provider. I’ve turned off the malware/ad block on my WireGuard vpn with no effect. I’ve read it’s a dns problem but I’m not sure why another server would be fine but none of this providers servers? I also don’t have control over the dns through the VPN? I’m not super techy, any help would be much appreciated!
Intermittent errors from Indexers

12 comments • reddit.com

I have 7 indexers added in Prowlarr, in which I use 4 of them for via RSS Sync from Sonarr/Radarr. I also have notifications setup so that when either my indexers or providers go down, or there is an issue, I’m notified.

I seem to have a lot of notifications, at least a couple a day, from certain indexers. Usenet-Crawler is probably my biggest culprit. It often is ‘restored’ on the next connection, they are set to run every 15 minutes.

I’m not hitting any limits, so I guess I’m just wondering if this is normal, and if others are also running into this issue?

Up until this point I’ve just been ignoring it, although the notifications can get quite annoying…
UsenetDiscounter offline?

7 comments • reddit.com

I renewed with UsenetDiscounter last month and the site was working fine, but it seems to have stopped and my client is saying that my login isn’t working any more.

Has it gone offline for good or just temporarily?
Do reliable Omicron blocks exist currently?

9 comments • reddit.com

Looking to add omicron blocks instead of unlimited to my setup and can’t seem to find omicron blocks except some providers who no longer sell omicron blocks or absurdly priced ?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

It always amazes me how many people forget broadcast TV is still a thing

229 comments • i.redd.it

A nice TV antenna in the attic and an HD HomeRun is the perfect reason to not need NFL Sunday Ticket
Remember those privacy settings?

143 comments • reddit.com

I’m sorry, I’m really not trying to spam the sub, but there is bullshittery at foot. The thread I posted 6 days ago:
https://old.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1q23211/time_to_check_you_privacy_settings/

well, looks like there’s an update to the vendor page and a minor “whoopsie doodle” was had with my settings. The vendors I opted out of literally 6 days ago have been mysteriously set to “yes” again.

~~It does look like they’ve added a new checkbox for “all no” now which might’ve “”“”“reset”“”“” my settings.~~ You all might want to check again. Plex, fix your goddamn shit.

Edit: checkbox at the top has existed, my bad. I 100% have checked every “all no” option as of 6 days ago.

https://www.plex.tv/vendors-us/?vendredir=1

UPDATE: Ok, so there might be a bug going on here. If I click the link in my post from 7 days ago, the page that immediately pulls up …
Why does my Plex pull these types of posters and can I stop it from doing so?

134 comments • i.redd.it

Lately some of the movies on Plex end up pulling these weird posters with all this other crap around the image. Anyone know how I can stop it from grabbing these?
What's this traffic? No one is streaming.

90 comments • i.redd.it
I built Questarr - A game library manager inspired by Sonarr/Radarr

68 comments • reddit.com

After years of using the *Arr apps for movies and TV shows, I’ve always wanted to have something similar for my game collection.

New game is announced? Just go into whatev-arr and add it: when it’s out in a year, it’s downloaded.

Questarr is my take on automated game management with a clean, cover-focused UI.

Key features:

🎮 Browse and discover games via IGDB (popular, upcoming, new releases)

📚 Track your collection with status labels (Wanted, Owned, Playing, Completed)

🔍 Search across Torznab indexers (Prowlarr integration supported)

⬇️ Automated downloads via qBittorrent, Transmission, or rTorrent

🎨 Clean dark/light UI optimized for game covers

Tech stack: React + TypeScript frontend, Node.js + Express backend, PostgreSQL database. Fully Dockerized for easy deployment.

Self-hosted and open source (GPL3). Perfect if you’re already running *Arr apps and want to extend your stack to games.

GitHub: https://github.com/Doezer/Questarr

Still early in …

Tech & Selfhosting #46

Sat, 03 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #46

r/ExperiencedDevs

I find the conversation around AI and software dev increasingly vague. How specifically are people REALLY using this stuff? I want details! This isn't a post about whether AI is bad or good. I'm just genuinely curious.

485 comments • reddit.com

This might seem like an obvious question but the more I read about peoples experiences writing code with AI and LLMs, I find increasingly more difficult to understand the details of what is happening.

There are claims that people aren’t writing code manually any more and instead deploying multiple AI agents to do the work. This seems crazy to me and I genuinely have no idea what this looks like on the ground. I’d like to be proven wrong here, so…

What specifically does your day look like in this case? What is the nature of the work that you work on? Are you ignoring cases where it goes wrong? Or is that factored in to this mode of working? What are the downsides or upsides?

On the flipside, AI skeptics, do you use AI in any capacity? And if so, in what way?

The more detailed the answers, the better.
Management seems to lack trust in their developers. Can't even choose my own editor. How can I convince them?

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EDIT: As I posted this, I received the message from management that we are fully embracing Cursor from 2026 onward and are mandated to be AI-first. I’m leaving.

I know any tool should do the job and the editor you use shouldn’t affect your ability to do your tasks as much, but I’m doing this full time and it’s becoming a daily inconvenience.

I’m mandated to use VS code and Sourcetree. Both great tools, but I live inside the shell. Their workflow is good, but not for me. I have asked for a reason and they gave the following:

- They want to prevent mistakes from happening –> So instead of responsibility, they introduced a seatbelt
- They want me to be able to help others, as well as have them help me. If I use different tools, that becomes harder –> We can just open GitLab, or, I don’t know, open a different editor when someone is looking at my screen :)

I’ve already addressed this multiple times and it starts to gnaw at me. …
Has anyone moved away from a stored procedure nightmare?

170 comments • reddit.com

I was brought into a company to lift and shift their application (Java 21, no Spring) to the cloud. We’re 6 months in, and everything is going relatively smoothly. The team is working well and we’re optimistic to get QA operational by the end of Q3’26.

My next big task is assembling a team to migrate the stored procedure nightmare that basically runs the entire company. There’s 4 or 5 databases each with ~500 stored procedures running on a single Microsoft SQL instance. As you can imagine, costs and latency balloon as we try to add more customers.

The system is slightly decoupled, HTTP requests ping back and forth between 3 main components, and there’s an in-house ORM orchestrating all of the magic. There’s nothing inherently wrong with the ORM, and I’d like to keep it place, but it is responsible for calling all the stored procedures.

The final component/layer is responsible for receiving the HTTP requests and executing the …
How do you all handle write access to prod dbs?

199 comments • reddit.com

Currently we give some of our devs write access to prod dbs but this seems brittle/undesirable. However we do inevitably need some prod queries to be run at times. How do you all handle this? Ideally this would be some sort of gitops flow so any manual write query needs to be approved by another user and then is also kept in git in perpetuity.

For more clarity, most DDL happens via alembic migrations and goes through our normal release process. This is primarily for one off scripts or on call type actions. Sometimes we don’t have the time to build a feature to delete an org for example and so we may rely on manual queries instead.
Senior engineer coworkers strangely unconcerned about decommission of source control server

115 comments • reddit.com

So fifteen to rwenty years ago some engineers provisioned some servers and then were allowed to retire without passing on administration roles or knowledge. By the time we got management on the “succession planning is important” page the horses had already left the barn.

One of the servers hosts SVN source control used by all our projects as well as the license server for some embedded compilers we use, and the other runs a web app used nationwide. Government work, I’m being vague not because it’s secret but just to keep things at a non-details level.

In government work, teams do not own our own IT and maintaining it is a pure cost for the internal team or external company contracted to do that, and the benefit of what is running on it is not known or a fuck given by the ones hosting. This year, that IT org was like, “your servers are on a really old version of windows; we’re gonna turn em off. k thx bye.”

We had to beg for extensions. …

r/selfhosted

Introducing Hypermind: A fully decentralized, P2P, high-availability solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

344 comments • i.redd.it
Just updated the image with a fix for the particles!!

Edit again: Thank you SO much everyone! this has been so incredibly dumb and fun. I can’t believe we’re about to hit 100k nodes 5 hours after me posting this. You’re all very cool and i appreciate everyone that helped me fix it and made pull requests. cant wait til we hit 1 mill and i steal all your ram ♡

Hey everyone, so you just finished setting up the *Arr stack and your dashboards lookin crisp. But you look at your htop and see… unused RAM.

It’s disgusting, isn’t it?

So I built Hypermind.

Hypermind is a completely decentralized, peer-to-peer deployment counter. It does exactly one thing: It solves the critical infrastructure challenge of knowing exactly how many other people are currently wasting 50MB of RAM running this specific container.

That’s it. That’s the whole app.

Despite being useless, the tech stack is actually kind of neat.
- No Central Server: This runs on the Hyperswarm DHT …
"Ninite" for Linux? THE MISSING BULK APP INSTALLER FOR LINUX

185 comments • i.redd.it
It’s a web-based tool that generates a single copy-paste command or a distro-specific shell script to bulk-install your entire setup.

Why use it:
- Native Support: Ubuntu/Debian, Arch (including AUR via yay), Fedora, openSUSE, NixOS, Flatpak, and Snap.
- Universal: Integrated Flatpak and Snap support.
- Smart Scripts: Includes network retries, progress bars, and ETA - not just a list of names.
- Fast UI: 150+ apps in 15 categories, fully navigable via Vim keys (h, j, k, l).
- Open Source: GPL-3.0.
Live: tuxmate.com

GitHub: github.com/abusoww/tuxmate

P.S. I know the URL is a bit clunky right now. Buying a proper domain name is next on my list!

EDIT: took the advice and bought tuxmate.com we official now!
How have I only just discovered nylon labels?!

79 comments • i.redd.it

These things are brilliant for sticking to cables. Found a £8 cartridge for my old Dymo D1 label maker.
End of Year Self-Hosting Showcase 2025 - Share your setups!

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As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to share my complete self-hosted setup and see what everyone else is running!

I’d love to hear what you’re all running - drop your stacks in the comments! What new services did you discover this year? What’s been your favorite addition?

Here’s my list of self-hosted services:
1. AdGuard Home - DNS Ad-Blocking & Network Protection - GitHub
2. AdGuardHome-Sync - Sync AdGuard Home Configs - GitHub
3. Apprise - Push Notification Aggregator - GitHub
4. Audiobookshelf - Audiobook & Podcast Server - GitHub
5. Backrest - Backup Solution With Restic - GitHub
6. Bazarr - Subtitle Automation For Sonarr/Radarr - GitHub
7. Booklore - Book Discovery & Tracking - GitHub
8. Book Downloader - Automated Ebook Acquisition - GitHub
9. Caddy - Reverse Proxy & SSL/TLS Termination - GitHub
10. Code-server - VS Code In Browser - Web-Based IDE - GitHub
11. CrowdSec - Security & Threat Detection Engine - GitHub
12. DAPS - Docker Automation & Management Scripts - GitHub …
I built a modern, self-hosted web IPTV player (Live TV, EPG, VOD) because existing ones felt clunky. Meet NodeCast TV.

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Hey everyone! 👋

I wanted a clean, fast, and modern web interface for my IPTV service that I could host myself. Most existing players I tried were either clunky, outdated, closed-source, or just didn’t handle large playlists with thousands of channels very well.

So I built NodeCast TV.

📺 What is it? A self-hosted web application that lets you stream Live TV, Movies, and Series from your Xtream Codes or M3U provider directly in your browser. It’s built with performance in mind and handles large libraries smoothly.

✨ Key Features:
- Live TV & EPG: Full grid-style TV guide with 24h timeline, category filtering, and search.
- VOD Support: Dedicated sections for Movies and TV Series (complete with season/episode browsing).
- High Performance: Uses virtual scrolling technology to render lists with 7000+ items without lagging your browser.
- Favorites System: Unified favorites list across all content types.
- Universal Player: Built on HLS.js for robust playback support.
- Docker …

r/usenet

AltHub Indexer Discount

32 comments • reddit.com

For whom it may concern. AltHub announced on their website a discount for it’s 13th Birthday that will “start 07:00 UTC on 1 January 2026 and ends 19:00 UTC on 5 January 2026 or until stocks last”.

The usual 20$ Lifetime and 50% on other plans. Enjoy!

P.S.: I’m not affiliated with them, I’m just a newbie who has been waiting for that discount since I missed BF’s deal.
Going to give Usenet a try again. A few questions, though...

29 comments • reddit.com
Years and years ago, my ISP also provided binary newsservers. I used Forte Free Agent back then to navigate throught the binary newsgroups back in the days. Talking about 20 years ago… my ISP removed the newsservers and I also stopped using usenet.

But now I want to give it a try after all these years. Not for posting, but more for looking what’s out there. I do have some questions, though:
1. I see that Forté does not have a free newsreader anymore? What user friendly (binary) newsreader can you recommend? One where you can also search?
2. What binary usenet provider can you rcommend? Which one has good download speeds, long retention and a lot of (binary) newsgroups and is not too expensive?
Althub help

6 comments • reddit.com

Hi, anyone know how I can get in contact with the althub team to help fix and issue. Thanks
How to improve getting complete files?

29 comments • reddit.com

Hello, I’m really new to usenet.
I recently bought Frugal and NzbGeek. I’m finding that older files are hard to find complete. For example, stuff from like 2010 (maybe this is too old for most providers?)

If I wanted to be able to more successfully grab files that are that old, would it be better to add another indexer, or another provider on a different backbone (something like Eweka or UsenetServer)?

Edit: Thank you, everyone! I started by adding NewsHosting and that seemed to work really well! I may ditch frugal in the future depending on how much is grabbed from there. I’ll also be on the lookout fo drunkenslug invites.
Miatrix Free Account Limits?

8 comments • reddit.com

Just signed up with Miatrix and have a Trial status on my account.

Does anyone know what the Free account limits are?

Can’t find this info anywhere on their website.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Are people sometimes totally allergic to using your server?

495 comments • reddit.com

My in-laws are CONSTANTLY complaining about having to pay XYZ streaming service to watch anything. Every Christmas, they come over and say how cool it is that I can essentially watch whatever it is and pay nothing. I even have Overseerr and everything completely implemented. Everything “just works.” Finally, this year, I asked if they wanted me to give them remote access and they were like “Yes! Please!”

Onboarded them without much fuss and got them logged in. They got home 4 days ago and said they got the app on Roku and they’ll check it out.

AND………..nothing. No activity. Zero. And it isn’t like they are busy. I know for a fact the whole household is still home on vacation from work.

This has happened to me before, too. Had another close family member who got logged in and then never used it again. Six months later they were complaining that they couldn’t watch a movie because it was $13 on Amazon. I was …
Finally finished my Plex setup — started Jan 2025, no NAS, very happy with the results

157 comments • reddit.com

I finally put the finishing touches on my Plex setup and wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone else who’s going back and forth on hardware decisions.

I started back in January 2025 when I bought the Plex Lifetime Pass (best decision ever, especially when it was cheaper). From there, the big question was how I wanted to run my server while keeping costs reasonable.

At first, I tried running Plex on my 2014 Mac Mini. It worked for a bit, but I kept running into random issues and eventually decided to move on. I seriously considered getting a NAS, but I just couldn’t justify dropping that much money all at once.

I then picked up a Dell Optiplex 7050 Micro, which did work, but I quickly realized I wanted more power and headroom. In the end, I decided to run Plex on my personal desktop, a Dell Inspiron 3880 with an i7 and 64GB of RAM, just running Plex quietly in the background. That decision ended up being the sweet spot for me.

For storage, I bought two 2TB Samsung EVO …
Time to check you privacy settings!

66 comments • reddit.com

I do a semi-frequent check on what’s been added to the vendor list. Despite opting out of everything, you might be automatically opted in with new vendors to Plex as I found out today. Update your privacy settings!!

https://www.plex.tv/vendors/
Plex is the best thing ever invented.

166 comments • reddit.com

So far I haven’t seen any flaws. It allowed me to watch Mr. Robot and old movies that I never thought I’d be able to.

The worst thing they ever invented was streaming.

Long live Plex!!!
I can't believe I slept on PlexAmp for this long... the missing piece to ditch streaming was right there

194 comments • reddit.com

UPDATE: The honeymoon is over… not totally surprised… Every music manager has its quirks…

PlexAmp uses folder structure for Artist/ Album name determination; which overrides tags in the actual files

So my folders full of singles, show up in one Various Artist album, that gets the title of the first file’s tags.

Horrible for use with my media library. I could script something to put every single (and I have thousands of them), into their own artists/album folders, but not sure it’s worth it.

Ugh.

When digital music really took off, around 1998; I ripped all my CDs ahead of an international relocation; and have been keeping my personal collection updated, even through the streaming era.

I have a massive favorites playlist that I generally just pause and play; takes around 2 or 3 months to get through. If I want mood or theme playlist; I’d use Spotify’s radio features.

I’ve been a long time Plex video user ; but assumed it music …

Tech & Selfhosting #45

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #45

r/ExperiencedDevs

I miss having juniors around

178 comments • reddit.com

Juniors are some of the most creative thinkers in this industry because they haven’t been conditioned to use tools and techniques that have matured over time. They’re more malleable to new tech. Their solutions come from a place of curiousty rather than ego and it just feels nice to help someone else grow in their career.

I miss being a mentor, I miss having study groups for certs, I miss my friends that were laid off this year and last :(
Worked as a tech lead at a startup for 6 years, and now that it’s grown into a real business - I feel lost. The CEO wants to replace me with a “more experienced” lead.

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Hello.

As the title says, I’ve been working at a game dev company since the very beginning. At first, it was just the CEO and me. Years of grinding brought a lot of experience, but I also spent too much time just building features and solving problems. For all those years, I thought all that hard work would be rewarded (naive, I know).

We’ve shipped a lot of projects, and our latest one became really big and is performing well. But I don’t feel any relief.

In the beginning, there was constant pressure from the CEO: “We have limited time, we need to work faster, deadlines were yesterday,” and the list goes on. I thought it was normal - he was just scared the business would fail.

Now, after some real success and scaling the team, everything has become even harder: more pressure, more bureaucracy, and more toxicity from the CEO about “development being too slow” and “bad processes,” etc. The publisher is trying to control the company and make it dependent on them. The CEO sold part of …
seniors spending half their week on reviews and everyone's frustrated

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Our seniors are losing like 20 hours a week to pr reviews and it’s becoming a real problem. They feel like they’ve stopped being engineers and turned into full time reviewers, juniors are sitting around waiting days for feedback, and leadership keeps asking why velocity tanked. We have about 8 seniors and 20 mid/junior devs. Seniors get pulled into basically every pr because they have the most context on how the systems actually work. The intention was good but the reality is they’re drowning. Trying to figure out what a reasonable split even looks like here. Is 10 hours of review per week reasonable for a senior? Less? We tried having seniors only review their specific domains but then nobody else learns the systems and we just made the bus factor worse. Curious how other teams have dealt with this ratio problem without sacrificing review quality or burning out your most experienced people
Side project gaining traction, how to handle with my employer

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I WILL NOT PROMOTE.

So I built something that started off as a little side project but is now gaining some traction. Not “quit my job” money but a decent amount per month. I want to start pushing it even further on my LinkedIn and kind of build in public and document my journey.

I’m still employed and have no clue if my employer will have anything to say about this. This side project was developed out of company hours and on my personal device.

Any advice from people who have a job and a successful side project on how to navigate this.
Coworker is always chasing visibility but doesn't do any technical work

128 comments • reddit.com

I work at a big company in a respected org. The engineers there usually have 10+ years in the org and are very qualified. Recently (earlier this year), this manager joined the org from a different org and brought over a couple of his people. I’ve been reorged and fell into this team.

One of his people has a toxic behavior that is being somewhat rewarded. She does more of a program manager type of work (create documentation, presentations, meetings and connecting people) but doesn’t do any of the technical work. She lists herself as “strategic” lead on projects and at surface level looks competent since she’s skilled at self-promotion. As an example, she hasn’t submitted any technical PR in the past two months. Just two doc updates and typo fixes.

Normally, I’d say more power to her and let her life her life. However, this is affecting me. Since she’s clearly promo-hungry, she keeps attempting to steal the spotlight whenever she can. …

r/selfhosted

Home lab went from fun project to unpaid oncall job

315 comments • reddit.com

Started selfhosting 2 years ago with the usual stuff. Pihole, plex, some docker containers, it was genuinely fun learning how everything worked. Then my family started using these services. My wife relies on the password manager daily and kids stream from plex constantly. Suddenly it’s not my hobby anymore, people now depend on it

Now when something breaks at 11pm it’s “dad the internet isn’t working” because pihole crashed. Or my wife’s locked out of her accounts because the password thing stopped responding. I spent last weekend fixing stuff instead of relaxing because I realized one hard drive failure would destroy everything.

Still glad I selfhost instead of paying for cloud services but nobody warned me that once other people depend on your setup, it stops being fun and becomes real work. Now I understand why sysadmins drink.
Who’s going to self host Spotify?

252 comments • annas-archive.li

Looks like self hosting Spotify (99.6% of songs listened to) is only 300TB
After ~2 months of learning, my self-hosted setup is “done (for now)” – what should I host next?

263 comments • reddit.com

After around 2 months of trial, error, and learning, I finally have a stable self-hosted setup that I’m happy with (for now).

Stack: • OpenMediaVault 7 • Docker / Portainer • Homarr as the main dashboard

Services: • Jellyfin • Immich • Home Assistant • AdGuard Home • Sonarr / Radarr / Prowlarr • Uptime Kuma

The goal was simple, reliable, and low-maintenance, and it’s been rock solid so far.

I’m still a beginner with self-hosting, so I’m sure there’s a lot more to explore.

Bonus: it’s quiet, doesn’t look like a server rack, and is officially wife-approved 😄

What would you recommend hosting next?
A diary about self hosting

99 comments • i.redd.it

dear diary:

I always were a tech savy dude, but rarely got in touch with linux or self hosting before 2024.

Early 2024 I started experimenting with a pihole + unbound on a rasperry 4, because I could’nt stand the amount of brainshrinking ads on the internet anymore.

Mid 2024, after Microsoft announced the end of W10, I completly migrated to Linux within a month (Using PoP!_OS as my beloved daily driver since then), because W11 is the biggest fraud that could have been brought among humans.

Then most streaming services raised there subscription prices like… monthly? This was the time I found out something named jellyfin existed. I bought a bunch of second hand media, some big HDDs and hosted everything on my main pc to tinker with. Shortly after I built a nice library. I cancelled all my subscriptions afterwards.

All what followed explains itself - bought a NAS, more HDDs, more media, imported all my audiobooks, worked out some plans to safely backup my stuff. It …
2025 - Immich's Year in Review

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Hello everyone!

As we approach the holidays, we wanted to take a moment to look back at the past year with all of you. There’s something about working on Immich that makes time feel… different. A year somehow feels like three. Days blend into weeks, weeks into months, and suddenly we look back and realize just how much we have done.

We crossed the 1.5-year mark since becoming FUTOnians, and we still feel incredibly grateful for where we are. The whole team gets to work on what we love, every single day. That’s not something most people get to say, and we don’t take it for granted.

This year, we brought on more people full-time, some from within the Immich core team and others from outside the community. The team is growing, and so is the project’s scope as we work to make it the best self-hosted photo management system out there.

Immich Team (LTR: Chris, Zack, Jason, Alex, Paul, Daniel, Ganka, Mert, missing the Boet and the intern, Brandon)

[]( …

r/usenet

Scenenzb bans streaming

54 comments • reddit.com

The (German) indexer Scenenzb bans streaming. Is this also common practice internationally? And how is downloading the NZB supposed to be linked to streaming? For example, if someone hosts at home and not at a large data center like Oracle or other VPS. Mass downloads are also not wanted, but that has been an unnecessary option since the end of unlimited Google Drive anyway.
How do indexers know what the file actually is?

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I’ve been hearing about usenet for so long, and despite how I like to think I’m tech savvy, I was still deeply confused about what the concept was.

So I decided to learn what the deal was, and I think I have some rough idea now. My questions more or less concern indexers in particular. The first thing I thought about was that if headers contained the title and other easily identifiable information there shouldn’t be much thought to choosing an indexer.

However, people have pointed out the obvious that files with unobfuscated headers will get immediately taken down through DMCA requests. But now I’m not sure how do indexers accomplish their job, is it a manual process more or less? Do people upload files with obfuscated headers and then map the true headers in specific indexers?

Either way, the concept is so unique and damn interesting. Usenet seems to be a very good compromise between decentralization and reliability/speed
Minimum viable Usenet setup?

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As an opposite to the “how many indexer” threads, I was wondering what folks ideal “minimum viable Usenet setup” would be on the indexer and provider side, for as little cost as possible, while covering most mainstream stuff.

I have played around with the idea of giving friends who are curious about Usenet a basic setup with a used ex-corporate minipc running Linux (or TrueNAS) and a basic arr stack - with a paid up indexer & provider for 1 year to get them going.

I have a bunch of the MiniPCs, the software is open source, so it’s only the provider and indexer combo that are the wildcards!

My current idea is geek and frugal (2 backbones + bonus). Covers most mainstream stuff, I think?

What would your minimum viable choices be?
Current best client?

30 comments • reddit.com

I have paid for newsbin and used it for many years. It feels like it is no longer being updated and a lot of files I download are still obfuscated. What is the current best client I can use instead?
Ideal amount of indexers?

62 comments • reddit.com

Currently using NZBgeek and NZBfinder. How many indexers or which ones would you recommend?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Agregarr is Game Change

62 comments • reddit.com

Hello Plex Community,

Just downloaded aggregar and started up the Docker container (was super easy tbh) and OMG has it totally changed my experience with Plex. One of my main pain points was creating dynamic collections that would create a Netflix-like experience. I have a large library, and navigation to find something to watch has always been tough and sometimes even led me back to a traditional streaming platform. Not only can Agregar create collections based on various lists (I use Letterboxd), but it can also automatically move those collections in Plex, so every day you’ll have a new layout. I have used Kometa in the past, but even as someone relatively tech-savvy, the YAML files were super finicky. Additionally, the changes in using Aggregarr seem to populate faster whichich makes trial and error a lot easier. I cannot recommend Aggregarr enough. The UI is really good, and I found everything to be pretty intuitive. Happy Holidays, everyone, and a happy New Year!
PlexAmp is really kinda cool

112 comments • reddit.com

I’ve had PlexAmp for a while but since I have a YouTube Music subscription, that is typically my go-to music source but I do have a fairly sizable music library and quite a bit of it is in FLAC 2.0, some of it even in FLAC 5.1 or Atmos. I’ve spent a lot more time in the last few months on PlexAmp and I have to say, it’s actually a pretty cool product. Plus I have (aftermarket) wireless Android Auto in all my vehicles and it works flawlessly there too. I see a few places they could improve things but overall, it’s a very usable product. I’m on Android FWIW and I use Mp3tag & MKVToolNix to manage my media.
how big is your plex server, and how long did it take you to build, and how often do you add new media?

381 comments • reddit.com

ive been running mine for almost 6 months and im just curious what other peoples collections consist of as far as media and storage amounts go

I run everything off of a portable 4tb ssd and have used up about half of it, i keep a few of my shows and a couple hundred movies on there, have gotten to the point to where im mostly satisfied with my library and dont rely on streaming anymore, and only add stuff every now and then per requests from family

open to thoughts and advice as i know some people have been doing this for years and want to see what my server could look like down the road
Well, it finally happened to me. Dead drive in the array

67 comments • reddit.com

I was really hoping it was some kind of weirdness, but when I pulled the offending drive and put it in an external enclosure…lots of clicks. Repeated, rhythmic, almost scratchy clicks. Yikes.

I got it to come alive just long enough to start running diagnostics and then… Big crunchy clicks. BIG. Then just the hum of spinning and no movement from the head at all. I swore at it. Nothing. I waited 30 minutes, then tried the old specialist trick of banging it lightly. Nothing. I swore at it some more. Nothing. More aggressive percussive maintenance. Nothing. I tried a different enclosure. Nothing. I swore at while opening a browser. Didn’t help.

sigh

At least I haven’t lost data (yet). Yes, I already ordered a replacement. After the holidays I’m gonna grab two spares since all of the drives in that array the same models are of a similar age and hours. I imagine they all heard what I said about the dead drive’s mother, so they may not be inclined to …
Personalized gift cards to give my family access to my Plex server this Christmas! 🎄

30 comments • i.redd.it

In case anybody is looking for some inspiration, this is how I’m gifting Plex access to my family this Christmas.

The text says ‘Welcome to The Vault’, The Vault being my server name.

Every card has the person’s favorite movie or series on the front, and has instructions on the back on how to make a plex account and get access. Also tells them how to request new stuff to be added.

Happy holidays!

Tech & Selfhosting #44

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #44

r/ExperiencedDevs

Not seen as "staff engineer material" because of my personality (they said technical competence meets the bar). I don't know if I can change my personality.

416 comments • reddit.com

Some honest advice here would be very helpful. Please give it to me straight without sugar-coating it.

I have 13 years of experience and have worked in big tech my entire career. I have been on my current team for 4 years. I am a woman. I work on a niche area in lower-level backend/devops that I intellectually enjoy a lot.

I had a performance conversation with my manager yesterday. He told me that my technical competence and contributions more than meets the bar for staff but that I don’t have the leadership qualities / traits needed for staff and thus the promo would never go through.

I asked for concrete examples and these were what was mentioned:

* Not being assertive or “authoritative” enough: in conversations with XFN partners, not acting as the authority that tells everyone what direction we should all go in; “asking instead of telling”

* Unconfident language that makes everyone else unconfident in me: lots of “I think”s, posing …
How to handle a new colleague who is into “performative overwork”?

187 comments • reddit.com
We recently brought a new engineer (a peer) onto our team, and he exhibits some traits that I can best describe as “performative overwork.” Here are a few examples:
- Publicly making a scene first thing in the morning on Slack about how late they stayed up the previous night (or how early they got up that morning) to work.
- Frequently making references to things they were told or “insights” they gleaned from higher-ups - giving the impression that they are in the “inner sanctum” and know things the rest of us don’t.
- Reaching out via direct message to “thank” me for accomplishing a task that was assigned to me by our mutual boss, thereby trying to subtly place themself in the position of someone who has oversight over my work.
I’m pretty sure I know how to handle this. I know I need to let this wash off me like water off a duck’s back. There are a lot of difficult people in this world, and feeling as though you need to change them or they need to be corrected in order for yourself to …
How do you evaluate engineers when everyone's using AI coding tools now

336 comments • reddit.com

10 YOE, currently leading a team of 6. This has been bothering me for a few months and I don’t have a good answer.

Two of my junior devs started using AI coding assistants heavily this year. Their output looks great. PRs are clean, tests pass, code compiles. On paper they look like they leveled up overnight.

But when I ask them questions during review, I can tell they don’t fully understand what they wrote. Last week one of them couldn’t explain why he used a particular data structure. He just said “that’s what it suggested.” The code worked fine but something about that interaction made me uncomfortable.

I’ve been reading about where the industry is going with this stuff. Came across the Open Source LLM Landscape 2.0 report from Ant Open Source and their whole thesis is that AI coding is exploding because code has “verifiable outputs.” It compiles or it doesn’t. Tests pass or fail. That’s why it’s growing …
Founder wants to rewrite entire backend with vibe coding

300 comments • reddit.com

Founder has been using vibe coding a lot. He used it to deliver a small GUI for upload management and he used it a lot for compliance purposes. Now he has thinks, because we have a synchronous Django app, that he can use Claude to improve performance by rewriting the entire thing in Rust with Axum. He says he will just test every endpoint and every parameter (also with vibe coding) to make sure the output is the same. The thing is he doesn’t even know Rust, none of our engineers do. He thinks he can just maintain the whole thing with Claude and we will eventually learn Rust. What am I supposed to do? I am the highest level engineer at our small company. This app was developed over the course of six years.
My teammates are generating enormous test suites now

241 comments • reddit.com

I’ve usually been an enormous advocate of adding tests to PRs and for a long time my struggle was getting my teammates to include them at all or provide reasonable coverage.

Now the pendulum has swung the other way (because of AI generated tests of course). It’s becoming common for over half the PR diff to be tests. Most of the tests are actually somewhat useful and worthwhile, but some are boilerplate-intensive, some are extraneous or unnecessary. Lately I’ve seen peers aim for 100% coverage (it seems excessive but turning down test coverage is also hard to do and who knows if it’s truly superfluous?).

The biggest challenge is it’s an enormous amount of code to review. I read The Pragmatic Programmer when I was starting out, which says to treat test code with the same standards as production code. This has been really hard to do without slamming the brakes on PRs or demanding we remove tests. And I’m no longer convinced the same heuristics around test code hold true anymore. In …

r/selfhosted

I built Tracearr - account sharing detection and monitoring for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby

431 comments • reddit.com
I run a Plex server for family. But “family” turned into friends, then friends of friends, then some guy my cousin works with. I started wondering who was actually using my server and if accounts were getting passed around.

Other tools show you what happened. They don’t tell you when something looks off. So I built Tracearr.

What it does
- Session tracking - who watched what, when, from where, on what device
- IP geolocation - city, region, country for every stream
- Sharing detection - five rule types:
  - Impossible travel (NYC then London 30 min later)
  - Simultaneous locations (same account, two cities, same time)
  - Device velocity (way too many IPs in a short window)
  - Concurrent streams (set limits per user)
  - Geo restrictions (block countries)
- Trust scores - users build or lose trust over time. Get alerts via Discord, ntfy, webhooks
- Stream map - see where your streams are coming from on a map, live or historical
- Multi-server - Plex, Jellyfin, Emby all in one place
- Kill …

RenderCV v2.5: Open-source, local CV generator — no cloud, no accounts, just YAML → PDF

128 comments • i.redd.it

TLDR: Check out github.com/rendercv/rendercv

It’s been a while since the last update here. RenderCV has gotten much better, much more robust, and it’s still actively maintained.

What it replaces

Overleaf, Google Docs, online CV builders, Word. All of them require you to trust a third party with your personal data.

RenderCV is just an open-source Python CLI application which takes your YAML and gives you a PDF. Your CV is a YAML file. You own it.

The idea

Separate your content from how it looks. Write what you’ve done, and let the tool handle typography.

cv:
  name: John Doe
  email: john@example.com
  sections:
    experience:
      - company: Anthropic
        position: ML Engineer
        start_date: 2023-01
        highlights:
          - Built large language models
          - Deployed inference pipelines at scale

Run rendercv render John_Doe_CV.yaml, get a pixel-perfect PDF. Consistent spacing. Aligned columns. Nothing out of place.

Why engineers love …

Helmarr is now available on the Apple AppStore!

338 comments • i.redd.it

Hey r/selfhosted,

I’m insanely happy to announce that Helmarr is now available on the Apple AppStore! 🎉

What is this?

Helmarr is my attempt at giving your whole media management stack a single, native home on Apple devices. It is built for iOS and iPadOS (optimized for both), and also available on macOS, so you can browse, manage, and keep track of everything in one place without bouncing between separate apps and web UIs.

Currently supported:

Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Seerr (Overseerr & Jellyseerr), Tautulli, Jellystat, SABnzbd, NZBGet, qBittorrent, Unraid, SSH, Wizarr, Transmission (coming soon).

Feature highlights:

Unified library browsing and management
Requests (Overseerr, Jellyseerr, Seerr)
Calendar for upcoming releases
Activities like downloads, history, and status
Release filters for video, audio quality and formats
Add and manage media directly
Release picker / release browser for better control over what gets grabbed
Download management for SABnzbd, …

GitHub Self Hosted action COSTS NOW.

277 comments • reddit.com

0.002 EUR x minute

GITHUB? We just got the email today in the company and I am looping.

It is not about the price but it is self-hosted, it is like paying a license to GitHub for using GitHub. It is the start of paywalled FOSS

Do Not Ghost Me: an open source, privacy first platform to report recruitment ghosting and build a public dataset

138 comments • reddit.com

Home Screen

A lot of us are job hunting, and during that process we can end up getting ghosted by companies and recruiters. It’s frustrating, it’s demoralizing, and as candidates there’s usually nothing we can do about it. At least, that’s how it’s been until now.

Do Not Ghost Me is built to address exactly this. It’s a place where candidates can anonymously share negative hiring experiences, and where those reports become meaningful over time as the dataset grows. As more entries accumulate, applicants can set better expectations before applying, understand how much value a company seems to place on candidates, and align their time and energy accordingly.

If you want to try it quickly and contribute to the shared dataset, the live instance is here: https://www.donotghostme.com

The source code and setup docs are on GitHub. You can self-host it in your own environment, and with very small tweaks you can also repurpose it as a general self-hosted anonymous reporting app for any …

r/usenet

NZBGeek Birthday Sale

51 comments • reddit.com

Geek Birthday Sale

Geek Birthday Sale will run from Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 19:00 until Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 19:00.

The times displayed above are in your local time.

6 Month Subscription $5.00 USD (Save $1.00 USD)

1 Year Subscription $9.00 USD (Save $3.00 USD)

5 Year Subscription $30.00 USD (Save $10.00 USD)

Lifetime Subscription $60.00 USD (Save $20.00 USD)

The above subscription specials will only be available during this time.

Edit: Sale is for all…removed only for Discord verified members
Prowlarr vs Hydra

43 comments • reddit.com

So im that type of usenet (no torrents) user who sets it up and then walks away for months. Every so often I check out whats new in the arr world.

I have used Hydra(2) since its inception - but I am seeing lots of mentions of Prowlarr.

Any reason to switch? I would say don’t fix whats not broken - but at the same time I don’t want to be missing out on any game changing features with some of the newer stuff…

…so…do I set it up or just keep chugging along like I have for years?
Have a provider, indexer, and newsreader. Any other tools I should try?

42 comments • reddit.com

I’m pretty new to Usenet and have the basics covered:

Usenet provider: Newshosting Usenet indexer: Ninja Central Newsreader: NZBGet

So far it’s been really good, but I’m curious if there are any additional tools or utilities people recommend to improve or streamline a Usenet workflow.

Any suggestions on some good next steps once the basics are set up?
Im an IDIOT

47 comments • reddit.com

I tried out NinjaCentral during the black friday sale as a first time usenet user. I was amazed (but also lazy because I didn’t configure everything for my setup). I told myself that I would make sure I buy the lifetime subscription before my two week period ended!

:( The email was sent a few days after I signed up. My account was disabled today and just lost my new user lifetime discount. Will there be any more chances like this to purchase the lifetime subscription???
Arr’s are all set in the browser. What’s next?

23 comments • reddit.com

Thanks to everyone who helped me yesterday with ideas and guides for my setup. Now I have both arrs set in the browser, and it was easy to setup. From what I understand, everything, along with the newsreader, should be running? Otherwise arrs can’t connect? Also, another question. Are s*arr and r*arr only browser based, or do they have apps for OS?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

I just setup my first plex server and I'm never going back

155 comments • i.redd.it
Coax beta open again!

364 comments • i.redd.it

After a (longer than I would have liked) break from working on Coax, I’m happy to announce that I’m able to open the beta back up and start collecting more feedback!

For those who don’t know, I’ve created an app called Coax. It’s a really fun, really fast, and really zero-setup cable channel simulator for your Plex Media Server.

Here’s the link to sign up for the beta. It runs on tvOS, macOS, iOS, and visionOS.

Sound off in the comments, or email me at relaxwithcoax@gmail.com

I’m so excited to get this going again, and I hope to release it (as a one-time purchase, not a subscription 😊) in the near future.

That said, please remember that I’m a solo developer with kids and it’s almost Christmas, so don’t expect as much activity as there was initially.
I’m on day 5 of a pretty bad cold and I just opened Plex to make sure the movie we were wanting to watch was rewound

45 comments • reddit.com

Channeled some deep 90s memory there. My wife said she wanted to watch Christmas Vacation tonight and instinctively I went to Plex to check and see if I had rewound it.

I think they’re putting something else in Mucinex these days.
Just got Plex Pass, what are the most underrated features?

230 comments • reddit.com

I know about hardware transcoding, remote access, and intro/outro skip, but are there any features that pleasantly surprised you? Anything that unexpectedly contributed to you getting a lifetime membership?
Skyhook Maintenance

85 comments • reddit.com

We were performing some maintenance earlier today and while the majority of the process went smoothly we’ve run into some issues that we need to resolve. For the time being Skyhook, Services and our Forums are unavailable. At the moment you’re not able to add new shows or refresh existing ones.

We’re working on resolving this as quickly as possible and will provide updates as we can.

Tech & Selfhosting #43

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #43

r/ExperiencedDevs

After 7 years at the same org, I’ve started rejecting "Tech Debt" tickets that don't have a repayment date.

181 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been noticing a pattern over my 7 years at this org (currently Lead System Test), and it’s killing our velocity.

We use “Technical Debt” as a catch-all for two very different things.

There’s the Intentional Debt (we skipped an abstraction to close a deal), which is fine. That’s a mortgage. We bought the house.

But then there’s the Toxic Debt—the accidental complexity, the god objects, and the flaky tests that we just “retry 3 times” in the pipeline instead of fixing.

The issue is that devs treat the toxic stuff like it’s a strategic decision. They assume they can pay it down later, but the complexity grows faster than they can fix it. Since I’m the one designing the system tests that have to navigate this mess, I’ve started pushing back.

My new rule: If you want to log it as “Debt,” it needs a Repayment Date. If you can’t give me a date, it’s not debt; it’s a defect, and we prioritize it as such.

Does …
After spending a long time as a dev, I’m starting to think the hardest part of the job isn’t the tech anymore

188 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been doing this long enough to remember when half the job was wrestling with browsers, and the other half was pretending jQuery wasn’t holding the whole company together. Things weren’t better, but at least the complexity felt earned.

Now, I keep noticing something weird: the tech keeps getting more powerful, but somehow the day to day work feels more fragile. One team I’m on is obsessed with “faster iteration,” but every attempt to move faster seems to add three new tools, two new layers, and a build system that breaks if you look at it the wrong way. Another team wants to go “AI-first,” but half the time we end up deleting the generated code and rewriting it anyway. You save 10 minutes on boilerplate and spend two hours figuring out why the AI invented an abstraction that shouldn’t exist.

And then there’s the hiring thing. Companies have budgets, they have plans, they have a backlog taller than I am, but the limiting factor isn’t money or ambition …
How do I explain to a manager why using DROP and INSERT in place of UPDATE just cause "we couldn't get update to work" is bad database practice?

267 comments • reddit.com

I’ve recently learned a critical script that populates our database doesn’t do so with UPDATE but rather they first DROP everything then recreate it all + todays new data. When my manager saw my jaw drop he said ‘don’t ask’.

Now I know that’s insane and we are inevitably going to be bit in the ass by this practice. But I honestly don’t know how to put into words why it’s bad. It’s so bad I never did it/had to do it in under any capacity so I don’t have any bad experiences to draw from. But my gut tells me this is bad and needs to be changed. It’s so ass-backwards I never had to think why not to do it like that.

How do I communicate that to the team? I think I can think of half a dozen reasons why thats bonkers but I don’t trust myself to be that articulate as someone who worked with enterprise DBs for a decade or two.
I don't want to ship faster, at the expense of understanding.

152 comments • reddit.com

It seems this new “phase” of the industry seems to be focused so much on speed and how much can be done by a single individual in a small span of time. LinkedIn and Twitter bros bragging how many apps they’ve “shipped” and deployed, talks about how many agents are being coordinated and how many lines of code are being generated.

I have a lot of projects in my back pocket that I’d love to move on, but I don’t have all the expertise and they would take time. I absolutely, however, have the expertise to prompt my way through them and generate the project without fully understanding what all goes into it. Will I learn as I go? Maybe, but probably not.

I’m so curious what the industry will look like in 5-10 years if we have an overabundance of people who know how to ship with LLM assistance, but flounder without them.

I want to get more done, I want to see my projects come to life, but more than anything: I want to understand what I am …
Juniors have no clue how to work a debugger - has anyone successfully helped a junior see the light?

344 comments • reddit.com

We have 3 somewhat junior (close to mid-level) devs in our small teams. A bit over 2 YOE. We’re embracing code-gen tools but I’m trying to put together a plan so it’s used responsibly and ‘agentic’ coding is generally not accepted.

However, I don’t think this is being adhered to as well as it should be and I’m a bit worried about the devs committing code that they don’t fully understand.

To test out their understanding of the code and to have an engaging training exercise I created an app that connects to our GitHub, I can select a commit and it will break one of the files that they worked on in that commit, and it gives back a little report. I then had them screen share and I gave them 10 minutes and I observed how they worked through the breaks.

None of them could use a debugger. They just console log everything. This is something I noticed with them before when they first came and there was a bit more hands on training and I tried several times to impress on them the importance …

r/selfhosted

Plex submits $35 bid for Warner Brothers

72 comments • reddit.com

https://theonion.com/plex-submits-35-bid-for-warner-bros/

I thought you all would enjoy this bit of satire.
My Favorite Self-Hosted Apps Launched in 2025 (selfh.st)

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Hey, r/selfhosted! Continuing a tradition started last year, I recently published a list of my favorite self-hosted software released in 2025 and thought everyone here might find it interesting.

As usual, the article itself includes screenshots and brief descriptions, but I’ve also provided a list below with links for those who’d prefer not to click through.

Additionally, these apps can also be viewed directly in my app directory using the following shortcut: slfh.st/2025

My Favorite Apps Launched in 2025
- Arcane (Deployment/Management)
- BentoPDF (PDF Toolkit)
- BookLore (Book Library/Reader)
- Docker Compose Maker (Deployment)
- IronCalc (Spreadsheet Engine)
- LoggiFly (Log-based Notifications)
- Mail Archival (Various)
- Media Management (Various)
- NoteDiscovery (Note-Taking)
- Pangolin (Reverse Proxy)
- Papra (Document Management)
- PatchMon (Linux Patch Monitoring)
- Postgresus (Database Backups) …

Built a tiny tool for myself, suddenly thousands of people use it - open-source is wild.

189 comments • kaicbento.substack.com

I built a small tool to automate my own Windows setup. Nothing fancy, just a personal script turned into a simple web generator. Then it unexpectedly took off. Thousands of people started using it; issues and feature requests poured in, and I had to learn quickly how to manage feedback, set boundaries, and manage expectations.
I wrote a short breakdown of what happens behind the scenes when a side project suddenly gets real — the excitement, the pressure, and the lessons about scope, clarity, and sustainability.

Here is the full link for the tool: https://kaic.me/win-post-install

MediaManager v1.10.0 - A replacement for Sonarr and Radarr

266 comments • reddit.com

Hi, I’m currently developing an alternative to Sonarr/Radarr/Jellyseer that I called MediaManager.

Since I last posted here, I added the ability to import media from an existing library!

Why you might want to use MediaManager:

OAuth/OIDC support for authentication
movie AND tv show management
multiple qualities of the same Show/Movie (i.e. you can have a 720p and a 4K version)
you can select if you want the metadata from TMDB or TVDB on a per show/movie basis
Built-in media requests (kinda like Jellyserr)
support for torrents containing multiple seasons of a tv show (Season packs)
Support for multiple users
config file support (.toml)
addition of Scoring Rules, they kinda mimic the functionality of Quality/Release/Custom format profiles
addition of media libraries, i.e. multiple library sources not just /data/tv and /data/movies
addition of Usenet/Sabnzbd support
addition of Transmission support

MediaManager also doesn’t completely rely on a central service for …

Over 10,000 Docker Hub images found leaking credentials, auth keys

103 comments • reddit.com

After scanning container images uploaded to Docker Hub in November, security researchers at threat intelligence company Flare found that 10,456 of them exposed one or more keys.

The most frequent secrets were access tokens for various AI models (OpenAI, HuggingFace, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq). In total, the researchers found 4,000 such keys.

When examining the scanned images, the researchers discovered that 42% of them exposed at least five sensitive values.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-10-000-docker-hub-images-found-leaking-credentials-auth-keys/

r/usenet

Tabula Rasa Open

34 comments • reddit.com

Registration opened for ~24 hours

Update: registrations closed
Frugal completion issues today

37 comments • reddit.com

I have seen a surprising number of completion issues using Frugal over the last 4 to 5 hours.

Only one successful download out of 22 jobs.

is there a coordinated DMCA/takedown campaign at the moment?

I’ve seen some issues with my backup providers too so may not be a purely Frugal issue.
Top nzb indexers.

71 comments • reddit.com

I currently own NinjaCentral lifetime, altHUB lifetime and 6 months nzbgeek, what other lifetime indexer should i get when nzbgeek expires and if 3 is enough?
Frugal

29 comments • reddit.com

Incase anyone is looking, frugal and newshosting are beasts together. I bought a lot of providers during Black Friday to test and this combo has been a beast for me.

Just thought I’d throw that out.
Indexer priority

23 comments • reddit.com

Say I have 10 indexers in Prowlarr, what should I set their priorities as? My Google skills are failing me, but it looks like Prowlarr will always prioritize quality over indexer priority, so it doesn’t really matter what you set their priorities as?

Would I just want to set them all as 1? Or 1 through 10 for some reason? I don’t think I search for enough stuff for API calls to matter fwiw.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

I love Plex

102 comments • i.redd.it
Self hosting is cheaper they said 😅 what will your next upgrade be? I need (want) a 10g switch.

222 comments • i.redd.it
I guess I'm glad my mom is getting use out of my Plex all these years

61 comments • i.redd.it
10 years of Plex server stats

67 comments • i.redd.it

Had tautulli going since 2016. All concurrent records set during covid.
Subtitle Acronyms, Filetypes, and Terminology Explained.

58 comments • reddit.com

I started making my own subtitles and was still confused with the acronyms and terminology. So I went down a rabbit hole and made a table with what I learned. Also, Plex is very messy on how it displays subtitles to the user.

If there’s any amendments or corrections comment away and I’ll edit the tables.

Filetypes:

|Filetype|Desc| |:-|:-| |SRT|Basic captions. White text on black background (maybe support for yellow?). No formatting aside from italics. Positioning is stuck at predetermined points on the screen.| |PGS|Subtitles found on blu-rays. Rich text formatting and positioning. Bitmap based (graphics). Large file sizes. Hard to edit.| |ASS /SSA|Rich text and CSS-like styles. Custom font support with styling; borders, shadows, kerning, etc… Position anywhere on screen. Text rotation support. SSA is the older, depreciated version of ASS.| |VTT / USF|WebVTT (or VTT) is basically ASS subtitles but based on HTML 5 formatting and functions. USF is an older, no …

Tech & Selfhosting #42

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #42

r/ExperiencedDevs

Anthropic effectively admitted that they couldn't scale their infrastructure fast enough with organic hiring, so they bought a shortcut

262 comments • reddit.com

Did anyone else catch the details on the Anthropic/Bun acquisition yesterday? They just hit $1B in run-rate with Claude Code, but they still had to go out and buy an entire runtime team (Bun) rather than just hiring standard engineers to build infrastructure.

It feels like a massive indicator of where the industry is right now. We constantly talk about “build vs. buy,” but it seems like “build” is dying because hiring competent teams takes 6-9 months.

I’m seeing this pattern with a lot of my peers, and I’m curious if it’s universal. Are you guys actually able to hire fast enough to clear your backlogs right now? Or is your roadmap effectively stalled because the “hiring lag”?

It feels like half the companies I talk to are sitting on a mountain of capital and feature requests, but they physically cannot convert that money into code because they can’t get the bodies in seats fast enough.
Old frontend devs: are things weird now?

422 comments • reddit.com

While the sub says 3+, this is mostly a question for the folks who’ve been at this 10-15+ years and remember “the old times.”

I don’t mean for this to be a rant or complaining post, I am genuinely curious about the historical context…but frontend engineering feels crazy these days.

I’ve been a full-stack developer for ~20 years but spend less time coding professionally these days than I’d like; and when I do, its mostly backend.

However, I genuinely make an effort to stay involved in frontend dev lest it pass me by. And while I still think I have a handle on the work. I must have missed some of the history/discussion around FE because I’m constantly asking myself why we need all this shit.

-–

I used to write websites with vanilla js. It was tedious and the sites were simpler, but it was fine. jQuery was an absolute godsend. It had its problems but kept getting better every version. When Angular hit the scene, I jumped on it. I …
Do you ever start to feel like your primary job duty is to protect the codebase from other developers?

131 comments • reddit.com

It seems like everyone on my team is intent on turning the codebase into a Big Ball of Mud. 1M+ lines of code, 15+ years old, small team with turnover, and somewhat of a startup pace. Everyone is focused on getting their current features out the door as quick as they can with very little long-term planning. Lots of “hey, it it works” and not a lot of what I think of as actual engineering.

There are attempts made, but they fall short because we worship at the altar of speed. Attention is split and priorities change frequently, so we rarely ever polish up a domain (even a new domain) to be in anything close to an ideal form. I know perfect is the enemy of good, but what we do now can’t be good either.

It just feels like no one really cares about being a good steward of the codebase. People open PRs where the happy path or the most obvious unhappy path is broken, clearly not testing thoroughly. No diligence, because they always have to hop back over to that …
Glad I took the advice to change my job title.

46 comments • reddit.com

Hey folks,

I recently posted about my job title being “Automation Developer” but my role having quite a bit more scope. I figured it was affecting my chances of getting through ATS or even just recruiters skimming titles, but man, after changing it to “Software Developer (Test Automation and Tooling)” I have seen an improvement tenfold.

Thank you to everyone that told me to change it, a recruiter I talked to afterwards told me that if they had seen “Automation Developer” they would have skipped my application.

I went from an interview every couple months to a call lined up weekly.

EDIT: Woah, this post got some traction.

But basically yeah the market fucking sucks and AI-driven screening is miserable lmao
How often are you blunt/direct at work?

169 comments • reddit.com

The best eng leaders I’ve had, had the keen ability to know when to be blunt, to the point and nip bullshit in the ass if necessary. They were also amazing people to get to know, so they weren’t “assholes” per se, they just knew when to be an asshole on occasion to help their team.

It was rare, but when done, very effective.

Have any of you had to be very blunt/direct while at work? If so what was it and what did you say? What was the reaction?

r/selfhosted

Hello, my name is value, and I am a recovering homelab addict

117 comments • i.redd.it

A year into self-hosting and somehow I ended up wanting to build a full Kubernetes setup.
Posting this as a lighthearted joke for others on the same path.
“Hi, I’m value, and I may have lost control of my homelab.”
I built an open-source CRM that you can self-host - Relaticle

69 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/selfhosted!

I’ve been working on Relaticle, a modern open-source CRM built with Laravel and Filament. After years of using various SaaS CRMs and being frustrated with data ownership concerns and subscription costs, I decided to build something that can be fully self-hosted.

Why I built this
- Complete data ownership - your customer data stays on your servers
- No per-seat pricing or usage limits
- Full customization through custom fields
- Modern tech stack that’s easy to maintain
Tech Stack
- Backend: Laravel 12, PHP 8.4
- Frontend: Livewire 3, Alpine.js, TailwindCSS
- Admin Panel: Filament 4
- Database: PostgreSQL (recommended) or MySQL
- Search: Meilisearch (optional)
- Queue: Redis + Laravel Horizon
Features
- Company & Contact management with relationship linking
- Sales pipeline with custom stages
- Task management with assignments and notifications
- Notes system linked to any entity
- AI-powered record summaries
- Custom fields - add any field type to any entity …
I built a free Gmail cleanup tool that runs locally - no subscriptions, no data collection

313 comments • reddit.com
Hey everyone!

So I built this today. I checked out some tools online like Clean Email and Unroll.me - they’re good but most are paid or collect your data. I just wanted something simple that works locally on my machine.

What it does:
- 🗑️ Bulk delete emails by sender (shows who’s spamming your inbox the most)
- 🚫 Bulk unsubscribe from newsletters
- ✅ Mark thousands of emails as read
It uses the Gmail API and runs 100% on your computer - nothing gets sent anywhere.

GitHub: https://github.com/Gururagavendra/gmail-cleaner

This probably isn’t needed by everyone, I mainly built it for myself. But putting it here in case someone finds it useful. It’s free and open source

Update:
Been working nonstop on improving this little project after all the unexpected love it got!
- Updated the README and added more filters
- Migrated the whole project to FastAPI + uv
- Added a full Docker image + compose files
- Added bulk email batch processing (way faster + safer)
- Added basic …
I left a Debian server open to the internet for months.

123 comments • reddit.com

Hi, chief dumbass here,

I bought a new router a while ago and instead of forwarding a single port I opened an entire machine to the internet. I was hosting immich and then some web projects for testing. I had left the sever do its thing not paying attention for quite a while and then I was alerted to everything being open when I created a default user/pass/port postgres DB and saw my data instantly vanish.

I checked through my auth logs and could see many people/bots were trying to brute force their way into SSH but never succeeded because I had disabled password logins. Looked through my open connections nothing out of the ordinary, no crypto miners in top, nothing from rkhunter. Is there anything I should look for?

Should I wipe the machine completely?
Favorite Self-Hosted Tools in 2025 (Looking for More Suggestions!)

247 comments • reddit.com
I use Docker containers and a cloud server to host services mainly for my personal workflow. Here are my favorite self-hosted projects in 2025 — all of them have been extremely useful to me!
1. Blinko – A self-hosted AI-powered knowledge base and note-taking app
2. Ollama – Works perfectly with Blinko for local embedding models
3. Gitea – Where I host the source code of my Hugo blog
4. Woodpecker – My CI/CD tool paired with Gitea (e.g., automatically builds my blog)
5. wakapi – Self-hosted API for tracking my coding time
6. Plausible CE – My favorite privacy-friendly web analytics with zero bloat
7. nahpet – A simple and clean URL shortener
8. Twikoo – A self-hosted comment system I use on my Hugo blog
9. immich – The best Google Photos alternative — powerful and impressive
10. IT Tools – A collection of simple web utilities running entirely in the browser
11. bark server – Sends APNs notifications to iOS/iPadOS
12. Uptime Kuma – Monitors the uptime and health of all my sites and containers
13. Cloudreve Pro – My private …

r/usenet

Cheapest coverage of all backbones for highest completions rates?

83 comments • reddit.com
Hello all,

I did a search and didn’t find anything conclusive, I’m wondering what your suggestions are to get coverage of all the largest backbones for the highest completion rates?

I understand that completion is highly subjective based on the groups and posts/post typs themselves, but I am wondering what the reddit hive mind opinion is..

Using whatsmyuse.net I came up with a shortlist of
- Frugal Usenet (NetNews + Usenet.farm)
- Eweka (arguably the best option for Omicron)
- UsenetExpress (UsenetExpress) - Or possibly UsenetPrime to also get Abavia?
I currently have Frugal, Eweka, and UsenetExpress and get good completion but am always looking for that extra edge for postings to some niche groups.
Creating A New Indexer in 2025

34 comments • reddit.com

I am working on trying to create a new indexer i have tried to do as best as i can using the scripts available on GitHub as reference i have managed to make a site and indexer using Node.js using the tailwind CSS framework to keep it clean and mobile friendly as possible

Currently everything is working perfect from registrations to invoicing i have created a system that support multiple Usenet servers in the backend with distributed load balancing between them when scanning.

it is currently scanning and picking up complete Binaries but my problem starts when it comes to trying to gather all the information needed to extract proper names especially from obfuscated posts

i plan on using TMDB for movie and TV show information i have a paid developer API from them, i use in other projects i also have an API for the game database to grab game information from them for my metadata, but this is unless if i can’t get it to parse the data properly in order to extract the needed …
I am not sure why,

74 comments • reddit.com

But I keep subbing to indexers because of the BF deals. I don’t need any more, now up to 5 with 3 being lifetime and 2 others good for at least 2 years. Just added Ninja because all of you raving how good it is + the 2 year BF deal. Also added AltHub for same reasons last week. I need a 12 step program for usenet stuff I think.
Where have the mods and mod log gone?

50 comments • reddit.com

Looks like half the mods got dropped, the the transparency log is gone.

All during Black Friday. Kinda… strange.
ISP Data Limit

71 comments • reddit.com

Noob here. Got myself all setup during Black Friday sales. I have 2.5 Gbps “unlimited” internet. I’ve had this account for six years at that speed and never had a major problem. While learning the ropes of usenet, I managed to hit my “fair use” data limit of 4 TB and they knocked me down to 10 Mbps for the remaining two weeks in this billing cycle. Moral of the story: Check the fine print of your ISP contract and know their fair use policy. Now I have to figure out how to limit usenet usage to 2TB/month so I leave enough bandwidth for everything else in our household.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Cascading menus on Roku!

46 comments • i.redd.it

Thank you to everyone at Plex for de-suckifying the Roku UX! Love, love, love that I can navigate to my playlists in 3 clicks without having to wait for pages to load.

If anyone ever suggests side-scolling menus again during brainstorming sessions, please have them do an AMA for honest - and likely profanity filled - feedback before that idea even makes it to an alpha release. 🤘
Just a little update on my Plex journey!

90 comments • i.redd.it

Just wanted to share my little proud moment today! Just started hosting my own plex Server from last September and this is the first time I’ve had 5 ppl watching at the same time and I don’t know why, but it has me all excited 😆
Media servers

339 comments • reddit.com

Trying to start my own server for plex. But I see many people with servers with 10,000+ movies. How can u possibly hold that much content and not break the bank. How is it any better than Netflix, etc?

Edit: I never expected this to blow up like it did. I love the content you guys have given, I’ve debated on making a plex server for awhile and all the clarification is amazing.
My Universal Horror Classics expanded collection

17 comments • i.redd.it
Is Plex the best solution for downloaded content ?

93 comments • reddit.com

Hi all,

Sorry for these basic questions.

I live in Switzerland where downloading trrnts is legal (seeding however, is illegal, yet hardly enforced afaik).

I am sick of having multiple streaming subscriptions.

However, I don’t love having to connect my laptop via HDMI to the tv, and the casting option on VLC player is not as stable as I would like it to be.

Do I understand correctly, that Plex would allow me to basically add all my trrented files into Plex, so I can simply open Plex on my TV and stream all the files without connecting my PC via HDMI?

Thank you in advance for your answers and apologies for these basic questions.

Tech & Selfhosting #41

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #41

r/ExperiencedDevs

Non-coding technical architects are a joke. Is it the same in your company?

266 comments • reddit.com

Maybe it’s just my experience, but I’ve noticed a pattern. Whenever I’ve worked with a technical architect who was completely detached from the codebase, it was always a struggle (for dev team). How can you make critical technical decisions about systems you don’t have to build or maintain? It’s like a general who’s never been to the front lines designing battle plans… Especially nowadays when you can “produce” a design document with LLM in like few hours.

Is this a common thing in the industry? (mid-size orgs 200-500 people)
What happened in the last few months (1 to 3) that suddenly people are having their come to Jesus moment with AI and Agentic Coding?

486 comments • reddit.com

I been lurking and observing posts around here for a while now, but suddenly I have seen what I would call a whiplash shift of sentiment in the last few months where the usage of AI and Agentic Coding (More specifically Agentic Coding, IE the user is just prompting and letting the AI write the code) becoming not just accepted but actively pushed, a stark contrast compared to even earlier this year where the majority conclusion was it’s not going to lead you to anywhere being productive.

Somehow I am now seeing people throwing claims of being multiples? more productive than before and that the models are really really good now? This is in contrast to studies published earlier this year where it was found developers were actually less productive but think they were more productive, an independent study by some guy that found himself not as productive with Agentic Coding, and a pre-published paper that shows models overfitting to SWE-Bench but not actually generalizing to the …
Having trouble with a mid level developer

149 comments • reddit.com

So, I have a coworker who doesn’t seem to be able to do very much on his own without asking for help, and by help, I mean asking me to do 90% of his task for him. For example, he’s working on an application that needs to connect to a postgres database right now. I just got off of a 45 minute call with him where I just explained how to install PgAdmin and run a few SQL scripts. Instead of asking me how to run scripts, he literally just asked me, “can you please just do this for me?” He’s not learning anything because he never tries anything on his own. I’m spending increasingly more time babysitting him to the point to where it’s cutting into my day. I have helped junior developers in the past but I have never had to deal with a dev who acts helpless like this.

What do you do in this situation? I’m really trying to help without being a dick to him, but it’s getting really irritating.
Dealing with resentful low performers?

353 comments • reddit.com

I’m a tech lead with a senior developer on my team who’s been with the company for a very long time. His development style is objectively below what’s expected of a senior dev - he struggles with basic tasks, constantly deviates from well defined plans, and is visibly distracted during meetings. Even with his camera on, you can see him typing and doing other things, forcing people to repeat themselves multiple times. He also takes any feedback as a personal insult. Simply put, he is very difficult to work with.

With year-end performance reviews approaching, I think he knows he won’t be getting the best review. Recently, I collected feedback from all my direct reports, and while everyone else gave extremely positive feedback and expressed how much they enjoy being on my team, this individual’s response was VERY hostile, to my surprise. He seemed to think the feedback request didn’t come from me and wrote things like I’m “the opposite of …
What's the fastest you've gone from making a technical decision which wasn't easily reversible to regretting that decision?

153 comments • reddit.com

More or less what the title says!

r/selfhosted

There’s no place like 127.0.0.1, my complete setup

136 comments • reddit.com

Hi r/selfhosted !

I decided to do a write-up of how I setup my home server. Maybe it can help some of you out. This post walks you through my current self-hosted setup: how it runs, how I run updates and how I (try to) keep it all from catching fire.

Disclaimer: This is simply the setup that works well for me. There are many valid ways to build a homeserver, and your needs or preferences may lead you to make different choices.

Medium blog post: https://medium.com/@ingelbrechtrobin/theres-no-place-like-127-0-0-1-7a21a500a0f8

The hardware

No self-hosting setup is complete without the right hardware. After comparing a bunch of options, I knew I wanted an affordable mini PC that could run Ubuntu Server reliably. That search led me to the Beelink EQR5 MINI PC AMD Ryzen.

Beelink EQR5 MINI PC AMD Ryzen 32GB, 500GB SSD

For the routing layer, I didn’t bother replacing the hardware, my ISP’s default router does the job just fine. It gives me full control over DNS and DHCP, which is all I …
Borg UI - Web interface for BorgBackup for your Home lab

135 comments • reddit.com
Hi folks!

I had been using BorgBackup via command line for a while to create backups of my Immich library (self-hosted photo management tool). It felt very tedious to continuously monitor, and maintain while creating a backup, scheduling or restoring, especially via SSH. I have docker containers for everything else, so I thought why don’t I put together a Web UI that makes it easier to manage.

It runs as a Docker container (no config needed) and includes:
- Backups, Restores with visual scheduling
- Live progress tracking with notifications
- Browse and manage your archives like regular folders
- Built-in SSH key manager
I am currently using it on my home setup (Odroid + Raspberry Pi) and I am pretty happy with it. Would appreciate any feedback if you give it a try. Still actively working on it, so feature requests welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/karanhudia/borg-ui
Reminder to all the *arr stack users - black Friday sales are rolling in.

153 comments • reddit.com

It’s that time of year where Usenet indexers and providers are running deep sales. Could be 50% off for a year with some providers and it’s not uncommon for indexers to run big discounts on lifetime access so if you’re in need, now is the time to shop subscriptions.

If you already have subs don’t forget to check your accounts too for cases where your yearly sub has or is about to renew days before a good discount is going live.
SparkyFitness - Selfhosted MyFitnessPal alternative

93 comments • i.redd.it
Five months before, when I first posted about this project, many pinky promised that you would use the app if I ported from Supabse to Postgres for self hosting . Hope you would do the same promise again if I create iPhone App!!!

I already created Android app when I borrowed my mom’s phone in Aug. but I couldn’t create one for iPhone as I don’t have Mac.

Many reached out to me for iPhone app and some even contributed via GitHub sponsorship. Now I have 50% of the cost and soon will be buying a Mac as Thanksgiving is nearing in USA. Just waiting for deals to finalize the purchase. Thanks to those who contributed via GitHub sponsorship.

If you haven’t already started using SparkyFitness , please give it a try.

https://github.com/CodeWithCJ/SparkyFitness
- Nutrition Tracking
  - OpenFoodFacts
  - Nutritioninx
  - Fatsecret
- Exercise/Health metrics Logging
  - Wger
  - Garmin Connect
  - Withings
  - Github Free Exercise DB
- Water Intake Monitoring
- Body Measurements
- Goal Setting
- Daily Check-Ins
- AI Nutrition …

Free open-source tool for encrypting secrets locally and storing them safely on paper (no server, no cloud)

57 comments • reddit.com

Hey,

I built a small open-source tool that encrypts sensitive data locally in the browser and outputs it as:

• a fully encrypted QR code, and
• an OCR-friendly JavaScript snippet you can print and decrypt even without internet.

Nothing is uploaded or stored online — there is no backend at all. Everything runs client-side using the browser’s built-in WebCrypto API.

https://i.redd.it/ouwexoss5t2g1.gif

It’s meant for things like:
• password manager master passwords
• crypto seed phrases
• 2FA recovery codes
• emergency “digital legacy” handover

Example usage - digital legacy:
You can give the printed encrypted data to a relative, and the decryption password to a trusted friend. Neither can access the data alone — they need to combine the pieces in case of emergency (e.g. death).

The project is open source, can be forked and hosted in few minutes for free (fork the repo, enable GitHub Pages and you have your own self-hosted version).

Github: …

r/usenet

DrunkenSlug registration is open

111 comments • reddit.com

Get in while you can!
Ninjacentral - Open

207 comments • reddit.com

Ninjacentral has just announced that they’re opening but has not stated how long for. Get signed up if you’re interested!
nzb360 :: Black Friday Sale - 30% OFF!

89 comments • play.google.com
NinjaCentral vs NZBGeek

142 comments • reddit.com

If you could only choose one which one will you choose?, current NZBGeek user but exploring NinjaCentral and since its time to renew I would love to hear the opinion from the more experienced users.
Recently switched to Usenet and got some questions

109 comments • reddit.com

Hi folks,

I’ve just began my Usenet journey from using Torrents previously. I’ve picked up lifetime althub and 15months newshosting from the black friday deals.

I’ve got this all set up fine within my ARR ecosystem however I had a couple of follow up questions:

I’ve seen lots of debate around VPN’s, in my nzb downloader server settings as long as I have SSL enabled to connect to newshosting I’m all good on that front right? I run Plex server with the ARRs so want to be sure I don’t need to run a VPN, mainly because they weren’t playing nice together and the VPN kept on disconnecting.

Am I also correct in thinking I can completely remove torrenting from my setup as althub should fill all my needs?

In my wrench settings I also have “Download speed limited by Disk speed (69x)” I’m running on HDD’s in an external enclosure using software RAID (stablebit) any ideas which part of the set up might be the limitation? …

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Plex’s crackdown on free remote streaming access starts this week

599 comments • arstechnica.com
Plex had more people using its online streaming service than using its media server features

289 comments • reddit.com

I read it from this article. Is that true? I’m confused how that could be true.

Like…instead of using Netflix or Prime Video or Apple TV or Disney Plus, people are signing up for Plex? Do you know anyone who pay for Plex for streaming?
Plex Pass - Life Time

233 comments • i.redd.it

Hi All

Sorry this has probably been covered but I was recently ranked and I want to be totally 100% sure.

If I buy this, ANYONE on any device can access my server forever correct? No weird issues or them having to pay anything at all correct?

Thanks in advance.
All subscriptions 40% off with ANYPASS40, includes lifetime for $150

99 comments • plex.tv
PASTA 2.0 is (surprisingly) live!

100 comments • reddit.com

TL;DR: I did a whole rework of PASTA and it’s now live at https://www.pastatool.com (links to the GitHub and docker hub at the top of the page).

EDIT 26th Nov: I’ve added an option to apply tracks to a whole Library. Each Library must be done one at a time. It also hasn’t been tested on very large libraries, so use at your own discretion.

EDIT 27th Nov: Added a user settings menu (cog in the top-right) that allows changing auto-collapse, max items to show in lists, and width of the navigation side panel. Also added autoscrolling for the navigation panel for shorter displays.

Nearly 6 years ago I decided to throw together a quick project so that I could more easily change subtitles and audio tracks for whole TV Shows and Seasons. It started out as a personal project to workaround something that was inexplicably not built into Plex itself. It seemed like plenty of other people were having the same problems, so I polished it up a bit and released it. You can see …

Tech & Selfhosting #40

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #40

r/ExperiencedDevs

I stopped using copilot and didn't notice a decrease in productivity

243 comments • reddit.com

I recently switched to a new laptop. When I was setting it up, I didn’t bother to enable Github Copilot. not for any real reason, I just wanted to start work on something and didnt bother.

I actually thought it was speeding things up quite a bit. But to my surprise, I found I wasn’t going any slower with it off. Like, writing boilerplate takes slightly longer, but it is ultimately pretty minimal. I think having intellisense work properly is what helps, and I dont need to troubleshoot any weird ai generated bugs, which i find are different from the kinds of mistakes I tend to make.

overall I was really surprised that copilot wasnt making more of a difference. I still use Gemini for rubber ducking and writing tests sometimes, but the auto complete idk if I will bother with anymore.
AI has made me realize that I’m not a mature engineer. An I’m ok with that

123 comments • reddit.com

I’m a senior level engineer that does a lot of architecture work. But I’m not going to lie I’m driven by engineering challenges not delivery challenge.

I’ve been in ExperiencedDev for years. And the thing I’ve taken away is that good and grown up engineers align with business. They remove friction to that impedes delivery. And they don’t pontificate in code quality.

I have come to realize I’m just not a mature engineer. I think delegating all my work to AI is insanely boring. I know how to create AI workflows but it’s not the same as performance engineering, fighting a GC, or saving allocations through code design.

I have realize I don’t care about output. I just care about challenge . That is what motivates me. If I’m being honest I don’t care about delivery. I only care because if I don’t deliver I can’t keep my job

But I really just like building cool shit. And AI robs me of that satisfaction. And yes I do know “how to use AI”. I know good AI usage guidelines as well. I …
Learned how consultants get paid

67 comments • reddit.com

Maybe 5 years ago, a company I’ll just say I know about decided to go full monorepo with Bazel. Forced devs across the org to migrate into the monorepo. It’s hard to do that right and this was an example of doing it wrong: lots of negative feedback, anti patterns galore, engineers on all sides stubbing their toes on the furniture.

Maybe 3 years ago, a new cto comes in and looks at the situation. Hires a whole bunch of people where he used to work. They all say it’s time to scrap the monorepo, and build a whole bunch of in house tooling for ci/cd/infra/whatever else you can think of. Forces engineers to migrate out of the monorepo. Everyone gets their own aws account. Lock everything down to least privilege. Turn off the old tooling so that you either use the in house built stuff or you can’t deliver.

Cto gets axed awhile back, a lot of the folks he hired to run things bail shortly thereafter. New leadership comes in, sees that engineers using the tooling think …
I'm a deskilled zombie Senior. How can I ressurect my career?

145 comments • reddit.com

Hi all. Apologies if this is a bit of a woe-is-me moan, but I think I just wanna explain where I am, see if anyone else had felt similar in the past, and just get some advice on how I can get by head back in the game.

I’m a Senior Software Developer and I’ve just hit 10 YOE. I started out as a Junior in a team of 4 at a start-up, and learned loads. A couple of years later we were acquired and the whole team moved over and I’ve remained on the same product ever since, rising through Mid-level to Senior.

Initially it was the same - building features, learning new stuff - and I still loved it. Gradually though the work changed and the dynamic got more and more corporate, and despite becoming more senior I felt like I was having less and less impact. I made some applications for new jobs in early 2020 when I was mid-level and still had some motivation, but a couple of terrible interviews rocked by confidence and then the pandemic hit, so I thought it was best to stay …
Is it normal to feel like interviews have gotten harder even as you’ve gotten better at the job?

150 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been in the industry a few years now and I’m confident in my actual work shipping features like debugging communicating with teams all that but every interview I’ve had recently feels like it’s leveled up in difficulty way faster than my role has.
Questions that used to be straightforward are now wrapped in extra layers of “what if X fails at scale” or “design it assuming millions of events per minute” even when the job itself clearly isn’t that level.
I know interviews aren’t supposed to mirror day to day work perfectly but I’m walking out of these calls feeling like I’m interviewing for a different job entirely.
For those of you who’ve been around longer does this eventually balance out or are interviews just on a permanent upward curve while the actual job stays relatively consistent?

r/selfhosted

Cloudflare is having issues again

157 comments • i.redd.it

Thought I should post this here since a lot of us make use of CF Proxy and Zero Trust.

Source: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/
The definitive list of open source - now improved!

80 comments • reddit.com

https://github.com/mustbeperfect/definitive-opensource

Hey everyone!

I posted here about a year ago and the reception was great. I’m posting again since a lot has changed - for the better!

Since then the number of listed projects has increased from around 300 to over 700. The biggest change is that the list is no longer edited directly from the README, instead, all projects are in an applications.json file. With GitHub actions, stats (like description and stars) are updated every night with another nightly action generating the README. This saved a bunch of time and minimized errors that came with editing a massive markdown file manually, and also allowed for a very popular request: separate READMEs to be generated for specific platforms like macos, windows, linux, and selfhosted.

However, as the list scaled, I found more and more errors like duplicate projects and forgetting to fill out attributes in the json slipping through. Abandoned/archived projects were also going …
🍕 Tandoor 2.0 - Next level Recipe management

153 comments • reddit.com

More than 2 years have passed since I last updated you on the progress of Tandoor. Today I am happy to share some great developments with you and answer all your questions.

After more than 1.5 years of work Tandoor 2 was finally released on the 31.07.2025. While you can read all about it in the changelog I want to highlight some aspects.

If you don’t want to read and just see what’s new, take a look at the gallery.

New Single Page Frontend

While Tandoor 1 already used Vue 2 for most of its pages Tandoor 2 is now a modern single page application based on Vue 3 with Vuetify 3 providing elegant and efficient UI components.

Not only does this make Tandoor 2 a whole lot faster than the old version, but it also resolves lots of the small little quirks and rough edges that, at times, created a frustrating experience.

https://preview.redd.it/bunydpr21m2g1.png?width=2307&format=png&auto=webp&s=651530e6cc0afd6abc13f2df066170b6f894d3f8

I have also spent a great deal …
Are we digital preppers?

175 comments • reddit.com

Today was the big Cloudflare interruption. Just 2 weeks after i “finished” the nginx/letsencrypt/dns part of my homelab.

As we all, i cant stop talking to other IT Guys what we doing with our selfhosted Servers. Now in the chat i told my friend. “see! all self hosted. i don’t depend on any big company ;)” as a joke. Then he replied “Digital prepper”

That made me think. Is that the same? should i be offended by him or should i feel honored?

What do you think?

PS:
As there is no “Discussion” flair here i thought “Self Help” would be most appropriate :D
Network diagram for my home server

84 comments • i.redd.it

I need to find more services to run…

r/usenet

Black Friday Usenet Deals 2025

81 comments • reddit.com

Here is the Black Friday Usenet Deals for 2025:

If you have a deal that is not listed here send us modmail

Provider Deals

Provider	Price	Backbone	Retention	Connections	Server	Takedown
AstraWeb 80%off+VPN	$2.99/mo ($44.85/15mo) renews at $71.99	Omicron	4000+	50	EU	DMCA
Bulknews	15€/6TB Block with Code: bf241	Abavia	2800+	30	EU	DMCA
Easynews + VPN	$1.65/mo ($24.75/15mo) renews at $89.99 Crypto Payment available	Omicron	6285+	60	US	DMCA
EasyUsenet	$2.48/mo($29.76/yr), $1.98/mo($47.52/2yr), $1.48/mo($88.80/5yr)	Abavia	3700+	100	EU/US	DMCA
Eweka 83% off + Unl. Easynews + VPN	€2.50/mo (€37.50/15mo) renews at €71.88	Eweka	6304+	50	EU	NTD
Giganews	$4.65/month ($55.80/12mo total, plus 30-day free trial)	Giganews	3600+	100	EU/US	DMCA
Newshosting 92% off + Unl. Easynews + Unl. Tweaknews + VPN	$1.67/mo ($25.05/15mo) renews at $71.88	Omicron	6284+ days	100	US/EU	DMCA
NewsgroupNinja +750GB TWN + VPN	€2.50/mo (€37.50/15mo) renews at €89.99	Omicron	6284	60 …

Cloudflare outage for a lot/all services

12 comments • reddit.com

It looks like Cloudflare are having a few issues there end, baring in mind a lot of services here use them, so a lot of them will be down (Including Us), so don’t panic, all will be back up when Cloudflare sort the problem

Update: Issue seems to be regional, so depending on what local Cloudflare server you are routed through depends weather you will see a issue
Where do the names alt.binaries.boneless and alt.binaries.bloaf come from?

17 comments • reddit.com

There has to be an explanation for this. I searched the internet, checked old Usenet charters, and even looked through books from the 1990s, but I still couldn’t find anything about the origin of these group names. Does anyone know the story behind alt.binaries.boneless and alt.binaries.bloaf?

Edit: Of course, at some point someone typed control newgroup alt.binaries.boneless on their computer to create the group. I’m just asking whether anyone knows what that person had in mind when choosing that name.
Eweka misleading black friday offer?

30 comments • reddit.com

I bought Ewekas black friday offer that states “Free Unlimited Easynews Account”.

It seems this offer is only valid for easynews web interface and one cannot use a client with this provider. I wish this was clearly stated in the offer.

This was told to me by easynews support after problems with authentication outside of the web interface.

EDIT: Got this as a response from easynews

“Thank you for contacting us.

Please note that Easynews Add-On Access allows you to access your content through our web-based search interfaces only.

It cannot be used with newsreader clients”

EDIT: Statement from Eweka

“Sorry for the confusion this has caused. So, after looking into this, here is an explanation.

Our Black Friday offer was intended to include only the Easynews Web Search tool with unlimited access. The deal is not supposed to be able to access the Easynews NNTP server.

However, since Usenet users are more intelligent than most, many of you took your …
Newshosting Unable to contact support

12 comments • reddit.com

Newshosting, unable to contact support. Google captcha is giving me green tick but after submitting ticket, it’s not getting submitted but rather page refreshes.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Youtarr, self-hosted YouTube DVR

197 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been working on this project for a while and thought I’d share it here:

Youtarr is a self-hosted YouTube DVR that lets you subscribe to channels, browse their videos in a web UI, and automatically download and archive the ones you care about to your own storage. It handles scheduling, metadata, thumbnails, and media-server-friendly naming so your library slots cleanly into Plex/Jellyfin/Emby or just sits as a well-organized local archive, independent of YouTube.

You can find it here on Github.

This is a one-developer hobby project, but I think it’s gotten good enough that other people might find it useful. I welcome any feedback anyone has and try to address reported bugs as quickly as possible. I also welcome feature requests, but please check my open issues on Github before you submit a request.

Hopefully some of you might find this useful or interesting

Edit #1: I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the feedback!
I have some issues to address, …
Plex has officially ruined their free content for me with obnoxious advertising

324 comments • reddit.com

Lifetime Plex Pass holder, and up until now, also an enjoyer of their live TV feature. Last night was the last straw for me…

…my wife and I have started getting into old episodes of Bob Ross’ ‘The Joy of Painting’…it had been a month or two since we last watched, but holy hell the advertisements.

Had a genuine 4 minutes of ads in between clips of the show…followed by a bizarre 60+ second advertisement for the show itself…which we were already watching!

But the real kicker is that while the show was playing, ‘Huggies’ ads started appearing on the bottom and side of the screen. That is, the window that the show was playing in shrunk by about 20%, and new ad bars appeared on the sides. It took a bit of finaggling to get them to disappear, but they kept coming back.

I’m disgusted at how bad this has all gotten. I immediately turned off the show and began torrenting all 31 seasons…so long as Plex doesn’t …
Year-End Reflections on Plex

171 comments • i.redd.it

We’re now approaching the end of the year. When this year started, we were greeted with a price increase from the team behind Plex. While price increases are never welcome, I was optimistic when they started their blog-post with, “You’re going to be hearing a lot from us this year”.

That made me believe they would finally implement some of the highly requested features based on years of user feedback. However, I feel that hasn’t been the case, and (unless i missed something) we haven’t seen any meaningful or positive changes to the platform.

Do you guys think we will hear something this year or in the near future?
If something is in the works, I would love to see a roadmap or something similar.
Plex seems to be a little too deep into Harry Potter lore...

37 comments • i.redd.it

btw. does anyone know if (or how) you can change actor images?
Black friday is finally coming according to cnet.com (nov24-dec02). 🤷‍♂️🤔😎🙏🏼

92 comments • i.redd.it
First of all definitely not trying to mislead anyone!

I came across this on CNET earlier today. They’re claiming that Plex Pass will get a big Black Friday discount this year (40%! all tiers) Lifetime going down to $150, Annual to $42, and Monthly to $4.19 for the first month.
1. Has anyone heard anything about this?
2. Does this look legit, or is it just outdated info being recycled now!?

Tech & Selfhosting #39

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #39

r/ExperiencedDevs

Getting tired of a lack of initiative

148 comments • reddit.com

Our Director pulled us all into a call a couple of months ago because our React front end took almost 20 seconds to load. When pressed for answers one of the devs just said “well they’re international so there’s nothing we can do about that.” We get weekly alerts on our telemetry and logging software of errors due to latency. When pressed by the director the answer is “well it’s platforms problem, there’s nothing we can do.”

These aren’t Junior Engineers btw. These are Senior and staff devs saying that. In the middle of a monolith migration I decided to look into why things are failing…and the “not our problem” excuse? Yeah, I think a lot of it is our problem. For example we have an access check that takes anywhere between 300 to 900 ms. If your page load SLO is 2 seconds you’ve already wasted 59% of your time just checking if the user has access or not.

What bothers me isn’t that we have problems, it’s that the immediate answer is “not our problem” acting like our code is perfect. …
Do you often experience a feeling that the company has raised coding standards not long before you joined?

74 comments • reddit.com

It’s a very specific feeling but it has happened to me few times with big codebases and I find it interesting.

When I join a new company, To get my code through I have to get, rightfully so, through extensive code reviews (sometimes they feel a bit pedantic but never mind).

Then I see code that was merged in the past, sometimes not too long ago, and it’s wouldn’t have ever be accepted with the current standards.

It’s great that the company fixed coding quality but I also find it funny and interesting.

I also generally noticed that coding standards have improved a lot in the past 10-15 years, at least in major companies, probably due to more testing and bureaucracy at the cost of speed.

Unfortunately poor design decisions made a long time ago still curse modern codebases
Reviewing 2000 line AI Slop Pull Request

174 comments • reddit.com

Hey, I am looking for some senior guidance within my team. I am reviewing a merge request and I can tell it was automatically generated via AI. There are 20 new files being added ~2000 lines, this is taking a lot of my time to review.

In addition to that, the engineer who raised this change created a new pattern rather than using the existing pattern or modifying that pattern to be compatible with his new features. His excuse is that he wants only his pipeline to use his new pattern without affecting the pipelines that uses the exist pattern.

I want to reject his pull request and ask him to split his pull request into reviewable chunks and ask him to use opt-in feature flags in the existing pattern so his pipeline can subscribe to these feature flags - ask him to test this logic in a development environment - then slowly refactor the existing pattern to remove the opt-in flags and do a regression test in the lower environment.

However, I believe management does not care about this …
The most pointless project you've been a part of?

90 comments • reddit.com
I’ll start.

Background:
- Worked as a developer for a big unnamed software consulting company.
- Public sector client.
- Client got two million euros of public funding (taxes) to build a web application.
- We won the contract to build the app.
- Won’t go in to detail what it was, but basically the application pulled a bunch of data from a couple of third party API’s, processed the data and then we had a UI for the users to interact with the data.
Sounds straight forward right?

Well first of all, the client had very strict architectural requirements for the application. Those requirements were the bible basically.. The app needed to be scalable (which for them meant microservices) and “platform independent” etc.. We had absolutely no say in any architectural decisions or the direction of the project, we were there to simply make the clients vision into a reality.

Anyway.. for the aforementioned reasons the application architecture was retardedly complex, for …
OpenTelemetry worth the effort?

59 comments • reddit.com

TL;DR: Would love to learn more about your experience with OpenTelemetry.

Background is data engineering, where there is a clear framework for observability of data systems. I’ve been deeply exploring how to improve collaboration between data and software teams, and OpenTelemetry has come up multiple times in my conversations with SWEs.

I’m not going to pretend I know OpenTelemetry well, and I’m more likely to deal with its output than implement it. With that said, it seems like an area with tremendous overlap between software and data teams that need alignment.

From my research, it seems the framework has gained wide adoption, but the drawbacks are that it’s quite an effort to implement in existing systems and that it’s highly opinionated, so devs spend a lot of time learning to think in the “OpenTelemetry way” for their development. With that said, coming from data engineering, I obviously see the huge value of getting this data.

Have you …

r/selfhosted

Termix 1.8.0 - Self-hosted SSH serer management alternative to Termius for all platforms (Website, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android)

214 comments • i.redd.it
GitHub

Discord

Hello,

It’s been a while since I’ve made a post here, so I’d like to make an update. If you didn’t already know: Termix is an open-source, forever-free, self-hosted all-in-one server management platform. It provides a multi-platform solution for managing your servers and infrastructure through a single, intuitive interface. Termix offers SSH terminal access, SSH tunneling capabilities, and remote file management, with additional tools to be introduced in the future. Termix is the perfect free and self-hosted alternative to Termius available for all platforms.

As of a few days ago, v1.8.0 has been released. With this update, it means Termix is available for installation on the following platforms, all synced together with the self-hosted Docker container:
- Website (any modern browser on any platform, like Chrome, Safari, and Firefox)
- Windows (x64/ia32)
  - Portable
  - MSI Installer
  - Chocolatey Package Manager (waiting for approval)
- Linux (x64/ia32) …

Ephemera - A fast ebook downloader with a simple request system

170 comments • i.redd.it

Ephemera Book Downloader

Over the last weeks I’ve built a little ebook downloader because I wasn’t really satisfied with existing solutions. So I’ve built Ephemera.

Ephemera allows you to search and download books from your girl’s favorite archive. It includes a simple request system to auto-download books once they’re available. It also supports auto-move to a BookLore or Calibre-Web-Automated ingest folder or BookLore API upload.

Main features

Fast book downloader with many filters while searching
Use donator key for super fast downloads or a some other libraries for fast free downloads (also supports slow downloads as a fallback)
Automatically import books to BookLore or Calibre-Web-Automated by utilizing their ingest folders and/or upload APIs
Request system to auto download non-available books once they become available
Notifications on newly available books or fulfilled requests with Apprise
Implement Ephemera as a usenet indexer into newznab …

Helmarr for iOS 26 - Looking for more beta testers

304 comments • i.redd.it

Hey everyone,

I’ve had a small group testing Helmarr for iOS 26 for a bit, and things are shaping up pretty well. Time to open it up to a few more testers before the full release.

What is Helmarr?

Helmarr is an iOS app that connects to your self-hosted media services like Sonarr, Radarr, Overseerr, and Tautulli, giving you one place to browse, manage, and track your library.

Feature Highlights:

Support for Sonarr, Radarr, Overseerr / Jellyseerr, and Tautulli
Push notifications
Widgets
Customizable dashboard (colors, layout, etc.)
Calendar for upcoming releases
Activities (downloads and history)
Add and manage media directly
Release picker for better control over what gets grabbed
Multiple network support
Custom headers and self-signed SSL (for Cloudflare tunnels, etc.)
Library statistics
Different sorting and layout options
Unified or split movie/show libraries
and a lot more!

It’s still a beta, so a few things might break here and there, but it feels pretty solid.

TestFlight …

Kurrier - self-hosted webmail

245 comments • i.redd.it

While searching for a lightweight, modern webmail solution, I stumbled across kurrier on GitHub https://github.com/kurrier-org/kurrier

It looks very pretty and slim.

The repository seems to be fairly new, so I would like to ask if anyone has any experience with it (before I install and try it out).

Still — a minimalist iOS client for your self-hosted Audiobookshelf

152 comments • i.redd.it

Hey all — sharing a small tool I built for my own setup.

I run Audiobookshelf at home and wanted a native, distraction-free iOS player. So I made Still. It connects to your server and stays out of the way.

What it does

Connects directly to your Audiobookshelf (local/VPN/HTTPS).
Sign in with your ABS account; OIDC sign-in if you have it enabled on ABS.
Offline playback (download to device).
Syncs progress and bookmarks across iPhone/iPad via your server.

Pricing

Free core features.
Optional one-time purchase for personalization (to support development).
Launch price $2.99 (50% off for the first month).

Link
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/still-for-audiobookshelf/id6754208326

I’m the dev. If you hit edge cases (reverse proxy headers, VPN quirks, large libraries), tell me your setup and I’ll try to reproduce.

🔧 Feedback & Issues: github.com/7enChan/stillapp

r/usenet

Seems like new uploads are not spreading correctly, taking up to 2 hour to populate across providers once uploaded

25 comments • reddit.com

Just an FYI for everyone. I noticed several of my uploads today didn’t seem to spread across usenet , other uploader I know noticed the same thing. The result was fresh nzb’s fail to complete when downloaded. I tested several fresh nzb’s from multiple indexers and most failed.

The good news is that the same nzb will complete if you returned to it an hour or two later. This was also confirmed by several people.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Plex team: get on Steam ASAP

218 comments • reddit.com

The Steam Machine (Valve’s mini PC meant for hooking up to your TV and playing games) is coming out in 2026. If Plex can get a native Linux app (edit: with controller support, and that feels like it belongs in the context of these devices) out on Steam now, they can position themselves as the defacto streaming service for what is likely going to become a very popular new set-top box.

The developer tools, resources, and current gen hardware are all out there. If Plex develops an app that works well on Steam Deck then their work is done, all Deck apps will work out of the box on the Machine, and also their new VR headset as well. This seems like a pretty obvious move to me!!

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine?l=english
Plex is letting one of Plexamp's best features rot. They could fix it with one tiny change.

98 comments • reddit.com

Hey r/Plex,

Remember that “Sonic Sage” AI feature in Plexamp? Where you could ask it to “play me some upbeat electronic music for a workout” or “find tracks similar to this”? It was an amazing idea, even if it was mainly for TIDAL.

Well, now that the TIDAL partnership is gone, the feature is basically dead.

Here’s the thing that’s driving me crazy: all the hard work is already done. The buttons, the user interface, the logic… it’s all still sitting right there in the app. All that development time is just rotting away.

My proposal, and the reason I’m posting this, is super simple. It’s something the community has been asking for on the forums, but it needs more traction.

Plex just needs to add one single text box in the Plexamp settings.

That’s it. A text box under “Advanced” that lets us change the API endpoint URL.

If they do that, we can do the rest.

Those of us who run our own home …
Plex please

43 comments • i.redd.it

Is this an error of some kind that I can correct? I find it /r/mildlyinfuriating 😅
Does anyone else prefer to do everything manually?

332 comments • reddit.com

I love seeing all the automation people set up, but I find myself really enjoying sourcing media myself, naming files manually, getting it uploaded, setting the posters/backgrounds/collections, etc.

I have a Discord server for my Plex users and they can request new movies there. I love hunting their requests down for them and letting them know when they’ve been added.

The only “automation” I’ve added is a webhook that lets users on Discord know when new movies/tv have been added.

Does anyone else just really like doing it all manually as part of the hobby?

Edit: at about 3.2k movies and 2k episodes
If even a single one of you Plex devs is reading this, please I beg for the love of all things holy, make the skip forward time on the desktop app adjustable. 30 seconds is way too much. The feature already exists on the mobile app for Plex Pass users, so please just bring it to desktop 😭

52 comments • i.redd.it

Tech & Selfhosting #38

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #38

r/ExperiencedDevs

AI won’t make coding obsolete. Coding isn’t the hard part

243 comments • reddit.com

Long-time lurker here. Closing in on 32 years in the field.

Posting this after seeing the steady stream of AI threads claiming programming will soon be obsolete or effortless. I think those discussions miss the point.

Fred Brooks wrote in the 1980s that no single breakthrough will make software development 10x easier (“No Silver Bullet”). Most of the difficulty lies in the problem itself, not in the tools. The hard part is the essential complexity of the requirements, not the accidental complexity of languages, frameworks, or build chains.

Coding is the boring/easy part. Typing is just transcribing decisions into a machine. The real work is upstream: understanding what’s needed, resolving ambiguity, negotiating tradeoffs, and designing coherent systems. By the time you’re writing code, most of the engineering is (or should be) already done.

That’s the key point often missed when people talk about vibe coding, no-code, low-code, etc.

Once requirements are fully expressed, their …
Has software development become a bureaucratic nightmare?

378 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been developing software for a long time (30 years+), lately the roles have been daily standups/reviews/PR reviews/ designs/design reviews etc etc. The actual development time is very little, am I just a grumpy old guy or has software been taken over by bureaucrats? I realise the old cowboy days had issues, but it seems to me to have gone totally the other way.

Edit: Yes - going to make a startup is the solution
Indeed No Longer Mentoring Below Senior Level

288 comments • reddit.com

Memo just sent out today saying senior and above devs are no longer expected to mentor lower level devs. This was also accompanied by a small layoff (there was a much larger layoff 2 months ago). Indeed currently employs around 10,000 people, down from about 15,000 a couple years ago.

Looks like companies really are ramping up with their belief AI will replace devs. Mind you, just 2 years ago indeed had a healthy pipeline of interns and junior level devs. This is quite unsettling.
Are y’all really not coding anymore?

682 comments • reddit.com
I’m seeing two major camps when it comes to devs and AI:
1. Those who say they use AI as a better google search, but it still gives mixed results.
2. Those who say people using AI as a google search are behind and not fully utilizing AI. These people also claim that they rarely if ever actually write code anymore, they just tell the AI what they need and then if there are any bugs they then tell the AI what the errors or issues are and then get a fix for it.
I’ve noticed number 2 seemingly becoming more common now, even in comments in this sub, whereas before (6+ months ago) I would only see people making similar comments in subs like r/vibecoding.

Are you all really not writing code much anymore? And if that’s the case, does that not concern you about the longevity of this career?
Dealing with experienced tech lead who talks way too much

159 comments • reddit.com

I have this odd problem where a tech lead I work with talks a lot. Like non stop and has an opinion on everything. A few times I timed him and he had 3-5 minutes monologues several times in a meeting.

I don’t think he does it with bad intentions, he is a very smart individual with great attention to detail. However, I feel that he raises issues which no one else understands and it might be because… he describes everything he says in extensive depth which in my opinion most times is unnecessary as it is obvious that after a point people stop paying attention.

How do you share this type of feedback without hurting one’s feelings? I don’t want him to stop sharing his opinions but… you know… to not constantly be blabbering without end.

Update: I did not expect so much participation and thank you all for your insights.

Very interesting to see that many people see that as “it should be normal to interrupt him” as this is usually my default approach but I find it rude doing that …

r/selfhosted

Family movie night turned into server maintenance night for me. Please tell me I'm not alone.

371 comments • reddit.com

Everyone gathered for a cozy movie night, and then minutes in, the stream froze. Cue me rushing to the server room, checking logs, and tweaking Docker containers while everyone waits. When it finally works, they cheer like it fixed itself. Does this happen to anyone else, or am I the only one doing backened work while the credits roll?
I'm the author of LocalAI, the free, Open Source, self-hostable OpenAI alternative. We just released v3.7.0 with full AI Agent support! (Run tools, search the web, etc., 100% locally)

117 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/selfhosted,

I’m the creator of LocalAI, and I’m sharing one of our coolest release yet, v3.7.0.

For those who haven’t seen it, LocalAI is a drop-in replacement API for OpenAI, Elevenlabs, Anthropic, etc. It lets you run LLMs, audio generation (TTS), transcription (STT), and image generation entirely on your own hardware. A core philosophy is that it does not require a GPU and runs on consumer-grade hardware. It’s 100% FOSS, privacy-first, and built for this community.

This new release moves LocalAI from just being an inference server to a full-fledged platform for building and running local AI agents.

What’s New in 3.7.0

1. Build AI Agents That Use Tools (100% Locally) This is the headline feature. You can now build agents that can reason, plan, and use external tools. Want an AI that can search the web or control Home Assistant? Want to make agentic your chatbot? Now you can.
- How it works: It’s built on our new agentic framework. You …
Finally finished my Glance layout

79 comments • i.redd.it

It’s been a while since I am not that code savvy but finally I feel satisfied with my Glance layout. If anyone has any suggestions, feel free to let me know.

EDIT: A few of you asked me to share my config file, so here it is!

Replace `YOUR_SERVER_IP`, `DEMO_KEY`, and `YOUR_SPEEDTEST_TOKEN` with your own.
SSH or RDP to Your Home Lab Right From the Browser

101 comments • reddit.com
A new NetBird release dropped recently (well, a couple of weeks ago).
You can access your home lab directly through an in-browser terminal via NetBird (self-hostable, WireGuard-based overlay network).

The key update is that you no longer need a NetBird client app, you can just login from your self-hosted instance and click “Connect” on the machine (peer) you want to access. Works on mobile too…

You can also RDP to your machines the same way (though only Windows is supported for now). I know, who uses Windows in a home lab? For me, it’s perfect for helping my mom with her Windows laptop maintenance.

[EDIT] Under the hood it is a peer-to-peer encrypted WireGuard connection. We packaged our client with wasm and loaded it into the browser. It works just for a session and then kills the connection. Simply put it is VPN connection on demand from the browser to your machines.

A few considerations:
- For both SSH and RDP access, the NetBird client needs to be running on …
Self hosted family photo storage... But my family refuses to use it.. 😐

373 comments • reddit.com

Set up a perfect self hosted photo library (Immich + backups + remote sync). Looks better than Google Photos.. Runs faster too.
But my family still sends everything on WhatsApp. How do you convince them to use it?

r/usenet

How are you prioritizing your indexers?

24 comments • reddit.com
I’ve generally gone with 1 of 2 approaches:
1. Lifetime indexers first, so that I can see if my annual subscription is picking up anything not in the lifetime (and then prioritizing based on limits). Annuals second.
2. Annuals first (you’re paying more for these after all, they should take the brunt of the work), and Lifetimes secondary to take less beating (and hopefully stay lifetime for longer).
Maybe you guys have a different approach than these? Or if you have multiple annuals or multiple lifetimes how do you decide which one is priority or do you give them all same priority?
Checking if DL can complete elsewhere

45 comments • reddit.com

Hi, this may be a silly question, but I guess I’ll try my luck. If I can’t complete the download for a certain NZB, using a single provider, is there a way I can check whether those articles are also missing on a different provider/backbone, without having access to those other providers? i.e. a service or method to determine whether another provider will indeed complete. I’m definitely willing to subscribe to whatever provider will have it available, but obviously I’d like to know before subscribing. Thank you.
Do I need a separate indexer

13 comments • reddit.com

I saw this post https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/s/18yrPBZwF7

haven’t started using usenet yet.

Do I need both indexer and providers

As I can see providers like newshosting or eweka they have their own indexer included.

Any additional benefits for buying indexer subscription separately?
Looking for a term meaning 'showing false empathy'

5 comments • reddit.com

From Usenet or internet in general I remember there was a (flamewars?) term meaning something like ‘(showing) false empathy’ or ‘feigning sympathy or understanding’. Anyone?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Introducing Plezy, an open-source cross-platform Plex client

1042 comments • i.redd.it
Hello,

I’ve been working on a new alternative Plex client called Plezy, built with Flutter, and it’s finally ready to share!

Plezy is a modern, open-source Plex client that runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, and unlike the official app, you don’t need to pay a subscription for remote streaming.

Key Features
- Open-source - transparent and community-driven
- Cross-platform - desktop + mobile support
- MPV-based video player for great playback and codec compatibility
- No subscriptions required for remote access
- Lightweight, clean Flutter UI
Plezy is available to download for all platforms, and is also available on the App Store and Play Store.

👉 https://github.com/edde746/plezy

I built Plezy because I love Plex but wanted something open, simple, and not locked behind subscriptions or streaming restrictions. If that sounds good to you, give it a try. I’d love your feedback, bug reports, or even pull requests!
For anyone thinking about starting your own Plex server but are finding the thought of it a bit daunting, creating my Plex server and self hosting my content is probably one of the best decisions I’ve made this year.

82 comments • reddit.com

I think the first time I heard about Plex was a few years back in an LTT video, and been lurking on this sub on and off since then. The idea of it always interested me, but I’m a lazy mf lol, so put it off. But a couple months back I was looking at my subscriptions and realised that I was paying £35+ a month on different streaming subscriptions, and there were only a handful of shows on there that I was actually watching. With these services only getting more expensive, I took the plunge, and holy crap I wish I had done it sooner.

Having my own libraries with only movies and shows that I actually care about is great. No more bouncing between 5 different apps trying to remember which service something’s on, no annoying ads or random removals, and everything’s organised exactly how I like it. Plus, I can stream it anywhere, phone, TV, tablet, without worrying about what’s available this month. One of those things that once you get it setup how you like, you’ll wonder how you ever lived …
Whoops

56 comments • i.redd.it

I think I have made a little mistake here
Agregarr update - create a Netflix-like experience on your Plex Server!

132 comments • reddit.com

Agregarr is a Plex Collections manager that keeps your Home and Recommended fresh by frequently updating it with collections from various sources

Since its release two and a half months ago, Agregarr has had 9 updates bringing a whole host of new features and fixes!

New sources:
- MDBList
- AniList
- MyAnimeList
- Flix Patrol (Networks Top 10)
- Radarr/Sonarr tags
- Networks Originals
- Multiple Sources (combine multiple sources into a single collection)

Randomise Home/Recommended Order - Randomise the order of the collections on your home screen on a seperate schedule to the main sync

Unwatched Collections - Unwatched collections can be created which shows the user viewing the collection only items they have not watched (Plex Smart Collections)

Missing items filtering - Filter out grabbing missing items by country, genre, release year, season count, list position

Multiple Radarr/Sonarr servers - Multiple Radarr/Sonarr servers can now be added and can be selected per collection …
Inappropriate Ads

141 comments • reddit.com

My 3 year old was just watching Elmo on Plex and less than two minutes in was shown an ad with extreme violence talking about hamas torturing prisoners. Great way to start a Saturday morning.

Good thing I caught it and shut it off after her seeing only about 20 seconds of graphic violence, because the ad timer had around 100 seconds remaining.

Tech & Selfhosting #37

Sat, 01 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #37

r/ExperiencedDevs

Cost saving is all politics, i'm getting paid to do nothing

103 comments • reddit.com

So I’ve been doing devops consulting for about 8 years now and thought I’d seen every flavor of corporate dysfunction. Apparently not.

Got hired three weeks ago by a big telecom’s experimental division to do cost reduction. Pretty standard stuff, they’re at about $375k/year AWS spend (tiny), the usual culprits.. overprovisioned resources, zero monitoring, accounts all over the place. The kind of mess where you can save six figures just by turning on basic observability and rightsizing the obvious stuff.

Save you the boring details, I learned I’m not actually here to save money.

I’m here so they can say they brought in an external consultant, get my recommendations in writing, and then point to all the “risks” when nothing changes. The FinOps team can’t implement this stuff themselves (or they would’ve already), but they also can’t let some external guy come in and just solve it. Good old turf war.

I kinda annoyingly …
I don't have the stress tolerance for this career

148 comments • reddit.com

Now that I’m more senior, I just find myself stressed all the time. Big projects are entrusted on me and I’m meant to own them - maybe not do everything, but I have to own them and deliver on time and communicate and plan and code. I get into cycles of avoidance and anxiety that causes a crash-and-burn at some point. There are many skills involved that I’m working on, but ultimately it comes down to personality. More and more strength of personality or resilience is demanded from me, especially as the market gets more brutal and I just don’t have it.. you need to be able to look at a crashing project and long odds and say I’m going to do it anyways, but I fold.

Have you all faced things like this? How do you build up those personality traits of resilience or stress tolerance, coping with anxiety etc.?
How to not feel demoralized when working with truly amazing engineers?

235 comments • reddit.com

I’ve worked with a certain engineer for multiple years, and every single day I’m shocked by how good he is.

I’ve never seen him stumped. He solves things in days instead of months. It breaks my brain. I’ve never seen anything like it in my career. Some of it has rubbed off on me, but the gap is still about as large as the pacific ocean. How much could Michael Jordan’s skill rub off on your local LA fitness ball player?

It extends beyond that though. I’m very certain that there’s no skill or talent on earth I could ever be good at on the level that he is at engineering.

It’s not jealousy, because I know the insane amount of work and discipline he put in and still puts into his craft. When I meet truly exceptional people I’m in awe of them. But it’s pretty saddening to be reminded every day that you aren’t all that good at the thing you put your heart into.

That’s not me giving up. I try to improve every single …
First time tech lead need advice for an under performer dev

172 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone.

This is my first post on this subreddit and my first time being a tech lead. So please, bear with me.

Around 3 months ago, I got promoted to a tech lead position on a new team. We had some tight deadlines that required my own contribution, and I spent almost most of my time coding. Yet we didn’t meet the deadlines.

I have a mid-level frontend engineer who’s earning above average for similar experience and skills. We have a hybrid working model(2 days remote weekly). The main reason we didn’t match the deadlines was this guy. Many of his tasks were late, and some of them were buggy, which needed extra work to get totally DONE.

At first, I thought he was underestimating his tasks or that he couldn’t work under pressure. So I set a 1:1 with him and told him my concerns about deadlines and his underestimation, and becoming unreliable for critical tasks. All in good tone and constructive feedback. He agreed with my points and promised to work on …
What are overlooked signs of an unhealthy workplace?

289 comments • reddit.com

Sometimes its obvious like people who yell, stack ranking, and thorwing you under a bus.

But I think there are others that are important as well, like not feeling appreciated, mistakes/nitpicks outshine what you accomplished.. In your experience, what were the signs?

r/selfhosted

I built a self-hosted alternative to Google's Video Intelligence API after spending about $450 analyzing my personal videos (MIT License)

151 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/selfhosted!

I have 2TB+ of personal video footage accumulated over the years (mostly outdoor GoPro footage). Finding specific moments was nearly impossible – imagine trying to search through thousands of videos for “that scene where “@ilias’ was riding a bike and laughing.”

I tried Google’s Video Intelligence API. It worked perfectly… until I got the bill: about $450+ for just a few videos. Scaling to my entire library would cost $1,500+, plus I’d have to upload all my raw personal footage to their cloud. and here’s the bill

https://preview.redd.it/lzejfn9i3gxf1.png?width=607&format=png&auto=webp&s=30420ba1b4402f8bf791347165d2ac973d5fb39a

So I built Edit Mind – a completely self-hosted video analysis tool that runs entirely on your own hardware.

What it does:
- Indexes videos locally: Transcribes audio, detects objects (YOLOv8), recognizes faces, analyzes emotions
- Semantic search: Type “scenes where u/John …
MediaManager v1.9.0 - A replacement for Sonarr and Radarr

212 comments • reddit.com
Hi, I’m currently developing an alternative to Sonarr/Radarr/Jellyseer that I called MediaManager.

Why you might want to use MediaManager:
- OAuth/OIDC support for authentication
- movie AND tv show management
- multiple qualities of the same Show/Movie (i.e. you can have a 720p and a 4K version)
- you can on a per show/per movie basis select if you want the metadata from TMDB or TVDB
- Built-in media requests (kinda like Jellyserr)
- support for torrents containing multiple seasons of a tv show
- Support for multiple users
- config file support (.toml)
- merging of Frontend and Backend container (no more CORS issues!)
- addition of Scoring Rules, they kinda mimic the functionality of Quality/Release/Custom format profiles
- addition of media libraries, i.e. multiple library sources not just /data/tv and /data/movies
- addition of Usenet/Sabnzbd support
- addition of Transmission support
Since I last posted here, the following improvements have been made:
- massively reduced loading times
- more …
80,000 GitHub Stars and I’m Just Finding This?! - Immich

133 comments • linuxblog.io

Side note: What’s the law or phrase for when something is super popular but there’s always a percentage of people who’ve never heard of it?

I remember seeing a cartoon about 20 years ago that explained this perfectly, but I can’t for the life of me remember the name. I’ve searched everywhere and can’t find it, which is ironically fitting.
WeddingShare v1.8.0

84 comments • reddit.com
It has taken me months but I’ve been quietly working on some features you all have been asking for and I’m excited to finally show them off.

For anyone new here - WeddingShare is a simple way to collect and share photos from your wedding. Guests scan a QR code to view and upload pics on a gallery. No third-party apps required, just host it and you and your guests are good to go.

What’s in this release:
- User accounts are finally here! Users can now register personal accounts to host their own galleries.
- Registered users can now like other users photos to show their love.
- Tweaks have been made to the image popups so it should now feel smoother.
- Mobile navbar got a facelift and you can now scroll through all tabs on the Account panel.
- Improvements to the backend permissions for some exciting upcoming features.
- The usual bug fixes and style improvements.
Getting started is easy:
- Spin it up locally with the provided docker compose scripts.
- Or choose one of the …
iOS is finally getting proper background image uploading

38 comments • reddit.com

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/24/ios-26-1-third-party-photos-backup-background/

In iOS 26.1 and later, PhotoKit provides a new Background Resource Upload extension type that enables photo apps to provide seamless cloud backup experiences. The system manages uploads on your app’s behalf, and processes them in the background even when people switch to other apps or lock their devices. The system calls your extension when it’s time to process uploads, and it automatically handles network connectivity, power management, and timing to provide reliable processing.

That means no more hacks required to upload all photos you take to Immich for example (Once Immich implements this new API).

r/usenet

Black Friday Usenet Deals 2025

483 comments • reddit.com

Black Friday has arrived, bringing with it this year’s exciting pricing.
I’ve compiled a list of the Indexer and Provider deals I’ve found so far.

I will be reaching out to all the providers and indexers to ask for their deals so they can be organized and displayed in one place.

If you discover any additional Black Friday deals, please send me a direct message and I will update this thread.

Provider Deals

Provider	Price	Backbone	Retention	Connections	Server	Takedown	Deal Link
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Tabula Rasa Indexer Open Sign Up

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Hello Usenet users,

Tabula Rasa is open for sign up!

https://www.tabula-rasa.pw/register

Enjoy and have a wonderful day! Cheers!
Thundernews Black Friday 2025 Deals - Rolling Thunder! $15/year Usenet💰💰💰

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abNZB November sale is now on. 20% off for the whole month.

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As usual, instead of just having a sale for Black Friday, we have one for the whole of November. Enjoy 20% off during this month. Donations can be stacked by up to 3 years at a time. Multiple payments will also be stacked.

https://abnzb.com/
Dognzb

7 comments • reddit.com

How does Dognzb compare to DS, Ninja, Geek and Planet, any better for retention and choice?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Still rocking the OG’s shirt 10+ years later

52 comments • i.redd.it
Plex for NSFW dvd rips

265 comments • reddit.com

My dad has some older ( late 90’s, early 2000’s) girls gone wild dvd’s he would like to rip and keep in a collection on my server for easy access. Will plex allow/ detect these titles and run the metadata for them? Serious answers are preferred, but I welcome any and all jokes…
The Setup

231 comments • i.redd.it

I haven’t posted it and figured it was time even though it’s not quite in its final form.

While I haven’t migrated it to a Linux build yet, I have the server running on a NUC12 Pro (not pictured) in a Windows (yuck) environment.

Since I already bought into the UniFi networking ecosystem, I ended up adding two UNAS-Pros for main and back up for the Plex media and a USP-2U to shut them down gracefully in case of a power outage.

The main NAS is in a RAID5 with 7x28TB drives. I have yet to fill up the backup NAS (I know that’s a lot of data loss if I don’t get it filled and backed up soon).

Naturally, I have all the Arrs running to maintain the libraries.

Roast me as you may.
You know what else would be cool to do together? Watch.

58 comments • i.redd.it

Sorry, I read this and the irony was palpable so I had to get it out of my system. It’s still available for the desktop client but as they only mentioned that it’ll be remain available in the web app (for now) they could sunset it there at any time as well.

What’s your backup plan?
The New Roku Interface is Awful

136 comments • reddit.com

The previous interface was intuitive, easy to navigate, no one needed training to use it. The new interface is fucking terrible. I now have to train people how to use it and they still don’t get it right. This is not their fault. This is the fault of Plex development. We have been using Plex for over 10 years as a life time pass user. I would even be willing to pay monthly to Plex for updates with how good it has been. Not now.

Who ever greenlit this interface has never worked with the average computer/TV user. Nothing about the new interface is obvious. Nothing is easy to figure out. This is the exact opposite of what a UI should be on a TV across the room

The new UI is overly simplified, why, I can’t figure out. It is overly simplified to the point that it is stupid to use because nothing is obvious with it compared to the previous UI.

I hope plex employees see this, because this makes me want to migrate to other platforms.

/end rant

Tech & Selfhosting #36

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #36

r/ExperiencedDevs

How long did it take until you stopped caring?

254 comments • reddit.com

I have 15 YOE and that day was today. I don’t need to cure cancer but I would like my work to be a tiny bit meaningful. I would like to make a thing that works or fix a problem. I no longer believe that’s possible. Greed has made everything so broken it’s impossible to do anything non shitty. Even if my part works it’s dependent on a variety of broken systems that constantly fail. The company won’t fix anything because that hurts the bottom line. I could leave but every place I’ve worked is the same.
Anyone else feeling like Product Management got "shifted-left" onto developers?

208 comments • reddit.com

I work at a Fortune 5 as Senior Dev and Tech Lead of my team. About 2 years ago, we had a whole “Shift left” protocol that allowed the company to eliminate Quality Engineers across the board. It felt like a lot at the time but it has been good to give the devs a more holistic view of the application.

I feel like it’s happening with Product too right now. At best, my Product Owners and Managers are scheduling meetings and calling on unprepared people to lead them - which is crazy to me. There is more reliance than ever on devs from these positions because things are technically complex - so our non-tech Product members have zero insights to provide. They don’t seem to understand or even keep track of priorities properly.. I’m ok with a bunch of organizational meetings but the amount and quality of them lately have been seriously lacking.

Guess I’m wondering if this is just a bad era at my company or something we’re seeing industry-wide since …
Help I've accidentally became too important at work and it is burning me out

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I have been promoted to staff level a little over a year ago, but i have been operating as such for over 2 years.

Now i find myself responsible for way too many topics, i have no-one to actually mentor or offload some of the responsibilities.

Due to various re-orgs, and multiple people leaving at the same time, i find myself basically propping up 2 KTLO products and i’m expected to also have “staff level impact” on a new one…

This is burning me out, i’m feeling like i’ve bitten more than I can chew and I don’t see a way out of it besides changing companies and re-starting somewhere else ..

What would you do?
Why was AWS outage so devastating?

239 comments • reddit.com

AWS Global Infrastructure

The AWS Cloud spans 120 Availability Zones within 38 Geographic Regions, with announced plans for 10 more Availability Zones and 3 more AWS Regions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chile, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.

I thought that for companies like Amazon, Delta, Snapchat, Google and Venmo multi region setup was standard. One of the main premises of cloud services is the resilience to outage of one region or node. And yet, once us-east-1 is down, it’s all over.

Was that the fault of AWS or those who used AWS tied to one region?

Edit: from the responses I came to conclusion that I’m gonna have my own resiliency with ~~blackjack and hookers~~ nginx and multiple cloud providers and it probably gonna work better than AWS.
Employer is removing sudo access on dev computers

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Yeah, so I work for a large insurance company. This hasn’t been rolled out to me yet but there are some large conversations/debates/arguments ongoing on Slack. Apparently sudo access is going to be removed from all dev computers, replaced with some just-in-time admin access tool where you have to “click a button”, enter your password, and a put in a “short justification.” The approval is automated, apparently.

I was outraged, of course, upon hearing about this. But the craziest part is that we have DE’s and Tech Fellows arguing in favor of the tool on Slack. In fact, the debate among senior+ engineers seems to be pretty evenly split.

The justification for implementing this still isn’t clear to me… “proactive access control” and preventing “unauthorized access before it occurs” is what I saw but that just sounds like buzzwords. Apple has native logging on our macbooks already, that the company of course has …

r/selfhosted

AWS is down. Who's laughing right now?

249 comments • reddit.com

Love my Immich instance on a $15/month VDS. Still going strong when half the internet is down.
Jellyfin 10.11.0 has been released. This is a major change which includes a database migration within the 396 changes. Take a backup prior to upgrades.

186 comments • reddit.com

Github: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/releases/tag/v10.11.0

This is a major change which includes a database migration within the 396 changes.

For those on :latest, remember to take backups prior to upgrades.
Void for Jellyfin is now open source!

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Let’s start with the obvious the app wasn’t open source at first, which was kinda against the whole Jellyfin spirit. 😅 I hope we can move on from that! Also, I’m not the lead dev, just a contributor. All credit for the app goes to *@hritwikjohri*, tthe one who built it all.

So here’s what happened. My friend (aka the reluctant lead developer) didn’t quite get the whole open-source thing and was a bit hesitant to release the code. After some convincing… and maybe a tiny bit of friendly abuse , he finally agreed to make it open source!

the code’s out there now! So please ignore his older comments, cut us some slack, and enjoy the app!

We’ve tried to add as many features as possible and plan to keep improving it until it supports everything Jellyfin does, except Live TV that one’s coming last 😅.

🎯 What’s the goal of this app?

The goal is to provide a clean, feature-rich UI that feels smooth and complete with good playback support. We’ve already implemented most of the …
[Survey] And the winner is ...

109 comments • reddit.com
Hi Self-Hosters,

some time ago I posted a survey (well… I posted it three times, because of a few technical problems and then switching to heysurvey).

Thank you to everyone who took part - there were more than 850 responses. It took some time to go through all the data, but now it’s time to share the results and crown the winner(s).

You can find most of the results here: https://selfhosted-survey-2025.deployn.de/

I’ve left some data out for now due to time constraints, but I might post an update later this year.

Here are the highlights:

Single Board Computers (SBCs)
1. 🥇 Raspberry Pi
2. 🥈 Orange Pi
3. 🥉 Odroid
Favorite Raspberry Pi Model
1. 🥇 Raspberry Pi 4
2. 🥈 Raspberry Pi 3
3. 🥉 Raspberry Pi 5
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
1. 🥇 Custom-built
2. 🥈 Synology
3. 🥉 QNAP
Operating Systems

For Self-Hosting
1. 🥇 Proxmox
2. 🥈 Debian
3. 🥉 Ubuntu
For Regular Use
1. 🥇 Windows
2. 🥈 Linux
3. 🥉 Android
Linux Distributions For Regular Use
1. 🥇 Ubuntu
2. 🥈 Arch
3. 🥉 Debian
Reverse Proxy
1. 🥇 Nginx Proxy …
Whats the most underated Software

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Hi I would likr to ask what you find the most underated software to selfhost and why. And i mean the software that is not so known like jellyfin. I mean ist great but i am interestde in the projekt were you hear realy about.

r/usenet

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.5.4

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https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

Bug fixes and changes in 4.5.4

New Features
- History details now includes option to mark job as Completed.
- Quota notifications available for all notification services.
  - Sends alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% quota usage.
- Multi-Operations now supports Move to Top/Bottom.
- New outgoing_nntp_ip option to bind outgoing NNTP connections to specific IP address.
Improvements
- Setup wizard now requires successful Server Test before proceeding.
- Anime episode notation S04 - 10 now supported for Sorting and Duplicate Detection.
- Multi-Operations: Play/Resume button unselects on second click for better usability.
- Unrar now handles renaming of invalid characters on Windows filesystem.
- Switched from vendored sabnzbd.rarfile module to rarfile>=4.2.
- Warning displayed when removing all Orphaned jobs (clears Temporary Download folder).
Bug Fixes
- Active connections counter in Status window now updates correctly.
- Job setting changes during URL-grabbing no longer …

Free testing account with XS News available, only 95 left

26 comments • reddit.com

EDIT: 48 minutes later, all accounts are claimed.

Occasionally XS News offers a free account to test their service, but it doesn’t expire or have bandwidth limits. I’ve had my free account for a few years now. There are some limits: the retention isn’t great; I think I can grab things only if they’re a few months old, if that. And I’ve found that it doesn’t download from more obscure groups, but free is free. Might be good for folks just getting into usenet or those who are in between providers or just grab current stuff.

Accounts are here and go fast: https://test.xsnews.com

Reader: test.xsnews.com
Port: 119 (SSL: 563)
Speed: 10 Mbit
Connections: 10
Restrictions: No posting, No account sharing

Hitnews

2 comments • reddit.com

Hitnews members can get a 25% discount…whether you want to renew or upgrade…this weekend is the time for that…25% discount on Family and Power plans

Friday, 24 Oct - 0:00 until Sunday, 26 Oct - 23:59 (CET)

To claim this discount: log in or create a new account (go to the extension page—>choose your favorite plan)

Discount automatically deducted at checkout

Best provider for 8Gb connection in Canada

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Hey everyone,

I’m new to Usenet after a lifetime of torrenting, and I’m trying to dial in the best setup. I’m on a symmetric 8 Gbit fiber connection in Toronto (Bell Canada) and my goal is to saturate as much of that bandwidth as possible through Usenet. I am using a 8 core Linux machines and NVMe to download the file (Able to write at 2.1GB/s (Byte).

To get started, I signed up for a trial with UsenetServer (60 connections), but so far my speeds seem to plateau at ~400 MB/s (≈3.2 Gbit/s) regardless of connections or settings. Before I go further down the tuning rabbit hole, I figured I’d ask the community:

Is there a provider (or combination of providers) that performs better on Canadian 8 Gbit lines?
Do certain backbones perform better from Toronto?
Should I expect a single provider to max my line, or is the reality that you need multiple providers to get closer to full saturation?

My priority is speed above all else, followed by retention and reliability. I’ll mainly be …

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Seriously, why does Plex, by default, find the worst possible poster for films? Not the first option, but the worst one.

199 comments • i.redd.it
Just wanted to make a post to say I think these dumbed down quality options for downloads really suck!

56 comments • i.redd.it

Why did the devs think I wouldn’t want to know what resolution/bitrate I’m downloading my media? Why do my downloads take up so much damned space even on the “medium” setting? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?!!
Plex's Infrastructure Provider?

104 comments • reddit.com

Today’s AWS outage really has me wondering… Yes, I self-host my media, but Plex doesn’t work if THEIR infrastructure is down (because you still have to log in to plex to get access remotely). Which leads me to, what infrastructure do they use for their Plex.tv, account authentication, continue watching, relay, etc? Essentially what I want to know is, what “cloud services” going down should I be looking out for that would affect Plex from working remotely, and would make my remote access no longer work?

PS: YES, I KNOW you can VPN in and do a local connection without having to auth with your Plex account to the cloud, but that is not a direction I currently, nor ever plan to implement in the future.
I can’t believe I didn’t know about Plex and Jellyfin earlier

87 comments • reddit.com

joined the Plex family today and i am so happy

Honestly, when I first found out about apps like Plex and Jellyfin, it felt unreal.

I used to struggle so much transferring media between my PC, phone, and TV. I’d copy everything to a USB drive every time I wanted to watch something on another device — it was such a hassle.

Now that I’m using Plex, my life is so much easier. I just open the app and stream anything from my library instantly. It still blows my mind that something like this even exists.

Looking back, I actually feel kind of embarrassed for not using Plex sooner. 😅

Curious — what were your thoughts or experiences when you first discovered apps like Plex or Jellyfin?
France discussing about introducing a tax for offline downloads on all streaming platforms

76 comments • reddit.com

https://www.frandroid.com/services/2841351_le-gouvernement-veut-instaurer-une-double-taxe-sur-vos-telechargements-netflix-spotify-deezer-youtube-et-autres

Basically, another tax will be applied for all streaming platform that allows offline viewing (download).

This is a “what if” thread since the EU refused the proposal.

Since Plex is a “legit” (considering their “free to watch” offer) will such thing be repercuted in the Plex Pass’ price ?

Tech & Selfhosting #35

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #35

r/ExperiencedDevs

I am blissfully using AI to do absolutely nothing useful

270 comments • reddit.com

My company started tracking AI usage per engineer. Probably to figure out which ones are the most popular and most frequently used. But with all this “adopt AI or get fired” talk in the industry I’m not taking any chances. So I just started asking my bots to do random things I don’t even care about.

The other day I told Claude to examine random directories to “find bugs” or answer questions I already knew the answer to. This morning I told it to make a diagram outlining the exact flow of one of our APIs, at which point it just drew a box around each function and helper method and connected them with arrows.

I’m fine with AI and I do use it randomly to help me with certain things. But I have no reason to use a lot of these tools on a daily or even weekly basis. But hey, if they want me to spend their money that bad, why argue.

I hope they put together a dollars spent on AI per person tracker later. At least that’d be more fun
Execs thirsting over AI is killing my passion for software engineering

149 comments • reddit.com

Hi all,

I work at a search engine giant as a software engineer in privacy. We worked on our privacy product over the past 4 years, launched it in beta and it was ready for production. Suddenly our head of cyber security comes out and says that “People used to care about privacy in 2019 but now they want AI” so they decide to kill our product and repurposed the org on adding LLM malware to the product instead.

I get that it’s a job that pays the bills but I enjoyed every role I had before this one. This one too, I loved the people I worked with and the product. But I can’t deal with constant top level buffoonery.

The job market is absolutely brutal, even more so in Canada. I remember being approached 10 times a day on LinkedIn at some point and now everywhere I interview, apparently I’m competing with someone with more experience than me while simultaneously accepting significantly lower pay.

FML
Am I suffering from a serious case of copium or is tech journalism seriously out of touch with reality when it comes to AI?

368 comments • reddit.com

Whenever I read a tech journalist’s article about AI and programming, it almost always mentions that AI is amazing at writing code and its being used to write the majority of code these days.

Example from Casey Newton of Platformer: “AI is better at coding tasks than basically anything else…. I talk to a lot of software engineers and what they will say is that it used to be that we would write code, and then it moved to we write half the code and it gets autocompleted, and now we just supervise the code and we type in the box what kind of code we want the machine to write” (video)

This seems insane to me. I use AI as a tool to help me, but in no way do I trust it or use it to this level. Not even remotely close.

I feel like tech journalists are listening to what the founders and heads of the AI companies are saying, but no one is actually asking us what it’s like. The companies want to justify the obscene amount they’re spending on developing …
How often have you done a huge refactor/migration and ended up with something worse than before?

202 comments • reddit.com

Our CTO convinced us to move our .NET applications to Node/nestJS a few years ago. While it’s not all bad, the benefits have simply down to better architecture choices and they could have easily been done in .NET. The number of headaches that NestJS has caused though is huge. I respected the CTO a lot but to this day I think he just had a huge anti-Microsoft bias he couldn’t get over.

I’m curious how common this is across the industry, especially if there are any real disaster migration stories.
Are your companies actually saving money with AI? Or just putting time into it, hoping to do that eventually?

192 comments • reddit.com

To me, it’s feeling like a hype cycle. But, I’m not sure of this, because my view may be too narrow. So, I’d like to hear from you what you are seeing and experiencing at your own companies.

Details, to explain my perspective.

I’m an IC, 10 years in dev with a publicly traded software company, 25 years in the software industry. I mention this as during my time, I’ve experienced the dot com bubble, and several other cycles. Investment trends aside, there are always 3 core cost-reduction strategies, that get applied at opportune points: layoffs/reduced hiring, offshoring and automation.

AI seems to me to be this moment’s attempt at cost savings through rapid automation (and sometimes offshoring, in the cases where it’s been companies using cheaper labor under the guise of using AI). I also am thinking that this can provide a convenient explanation to investors in regards to RIFs. A way to remedy the common situation that a lot of companies don’t need the growth workforce that …

r/selfhosted

My Raspberry Pi music server has been infected by a Ransomware (want _to_cry)

464 comments • reddit.com

As the title states this is my situation.

I’m writing here not to complain about anything but I wanna ask your opinion about how this could happen. I wanna highlight that I judge myself enough informed about digital security(really big joke ahaha). I use 1password to manage all my passwords and I never save passwords inside browser’s cache.

This happened to my raspberry pi 5, which I was using as Navidrome server for my music collection. Yesterday morning (considering the modification date of files) all files have been encrypted by a supposed wannacry twin: want_to_cry (edit: no link with it, it’s just a small ransomware which aims vulnerable SAMBA configurations) and I HAVE NO IDEA how this could happen, mostly, on a Linux server.

I need to specify that I’ve opened my ssh port for external access but I’ve changed the password ofc. All passwords I’ve used with the server were not that strong (short word + numbers) just for practical reason since …
Might be an unpopular opinion: Raspberry pis are terrible for a nas server

275 comments • reddit.com

Ive been using my RBPI 4 as a nas for several years and it absolutely sucks. Ive used open media vault, casa os, and just plain Debian. Open media vault kinda worked alright on the hardware, except its clunky ui and design just made me hate it. Casa os was really simple to use, and what ive been running on for awhile. But the pi just cant keep up with it. There’s a lot i want to do with my nas, but right now all my pi can sort of handle is a basic next cloud setup for photos and storage. Just want to post this to let others know who are interested in going this route, because its a common gateway into the self hosted world for beginners. I know if i saw a post like this i would reconsider.
New setup sanity check

88 comments • i.redd.it

I got into self hosting some media for personal use a few months ago and I have been very happy. My current setup has been very basic, making use of an old laptop and some old disks for a temporary testing ground. Now I feel confident about the setup I want but I am a complete noob so I wanted to get some second opinions before I took the jump and pressed “Order”.

Most of my concern revolves around the hardware. The software stack below is more or less working perfectly right now and is subject to change, but I still included it so it gives some idea about the usecase. (Missing: home automation stuff, homarr, nextcloud, frigate etc.)

Green box is for the future and the red box contains the parts I am ordering now. I have no experience with HBAs and also with these janky looking m.2 to PCIe cards I’m getting from China. Still, seemed like the best option for what I need.

For the NAS part I’m set on using OMV (although I’m very happy with TrueNAS rn) …
YTPTube: v1.0 released!

75 comments • reddit.com
YTPTube is a web-based GUI for yt-dlp, designed to make downloading videos from video platforms easier and user-friendly. It supports downloading playlists, channels, live streams and includes features like scheduling downloads, sending notifications, and built-in video player.

I shared this project back in old post and the reasons why i made it. Basically YTPTube has the following features and more:
- Multi-download support.
- Random beautiful background.
- Handles live and upcoming streams.
- A Dual mode view for both technical and non-technical users.
- Schedule channels or playlists to be downloaded automatically with support for creating custom download feeds from non-supported sites. See Feeds documentation.
- Send notification to targets based on selected events. includes Apprise support.
- Support per link options.
- Support for limits per extractor and overall global limit.
- Queue multiple URLs at once.
- Powerful presets system for applying yt-dlp options. with a pre-made preset for media …
my docker registry now runs on a dell wyse 5010 with a Sata USB-Adapter HDD and it saves me 240 euros annually

75 comments • i.redd.it

Hello i finally got around to do this

It’s a simple docker compose of registry v2 with caddy reverse proxying http basic auth and I use tailscale funnel as a sort of dyndns

Dell wyse 5010 thin Client cost me 8 euros (refurbished). I put arch btw on it. The box is very silent and now sits on my desk. The hdd was about 5 euros, scrapped from an old laptop. I wouldn’t be surprised if the priciest component is the Sata adapter, but i had that lying around.

Annual electricity cost should be negligible, since it sits mostly in idle

It has 2 GB ram and 2tb storage. It’s not particularly fast, but it’s enough to host my hobby images for remote cluster deployment

I’m astonished they charge so much for managed docker registries when it’s both simple and extremely cheap to bring your own.

Just thought to share it here for people searching for cheap alternatives as well

r/usenet

Almost all backbones and still missing articles

48 comments • reddit.com

I decided to see if I could have the ultimate Usenet downloader setup. I’ve added 4 indexers and almost every main backbone based on the Wiki (complete overkill, I know!) and I still get, some, missing articles on some downloads.

I have:
Newsgroup direct
Newshosting
Frugal
Easynews
Eweka
Hitnews
Newgroup Ninja
Farm
Supernews
Viper

(see, overkill!)

Is it now impossible to have every download complete? I assumed 1 provider would always have some of the required parts but it seems not to be the case!
[StingyUsenet] National Toilet Paper Day promotion: 35% discount

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https://preview.redd.it/wlvrtew0a9vf1.png?width=2400&format=png&auto=webp&s=a089eb0733ef8c4265d601fa17fbc9312f99492d

Waddap y’all!

Yes, we admit it: National Toilet Paper Day is completely made up. But does that mean we can’t roll with it? Absolutely not. In fact, we’re unrolling a 35% discount that’s softer on your wallet than a triple-ply sheet. Just like a good roll, this deal is essential, reliable, and always there when you need it. It’s our cheeky way of keeping you covered while you surf.

So don’t get wiped out by full prices. Grab this 10-day deal before it gets flushed away. After all, no one likes being left high and dry without a roll or a discount. Think of it as the emergency stash you keep under the sink, always ready when you need it most. With StingyUsenet, you’ll never face that awkward moment of reaching for something that isn’t there. We’ve got you covered from start to finish, and we’ll keep rolling along as long as you do.

That’s why: as …
Does anybody have any issues with their internet provider & usenet?

3 comments • reddit.com

I was considering switching internet companies (to Quantum Fiber or Google fiber) and was wondering if anybody had any complaints/issues?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Flixor: Plex UI Redesigned [Mobile and MacOS App Launch] + [Updates]

146 comments • reddit.com

Original Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/1nuwf8b/plex_ui_redesigned/

Hi Everyone,

Back with another update. We now have Android, iOS, and macOS (Supporting Dolby Vision, HDR, HLG [Dolby Profile 5 support coming in next release]) native applications of Flixor in Beta Mode

MacOS app has direct play support just like Infuse Player

Release is here: https://github.com/Flixorui/flixor/releases/tag/beta1.0

iOS app is under review for TestFlight, as it must undergo App Store review. If anyone is interested, IPA for sideload using AltStore or Sideloadly is already included with the release

We can have technical discussions, features request here as well as at https://github.com/Flixorui/flixor/discussions/2

If you like my work, star the repo on GitHub.

If you feel generous and like to support my development: https://ko-fi.com/flixor
Finally joined the team

87 comments • reddit.com

Soo, I had been daily driving Jellyfin, Navidrome and Feishin for while and it had always been inconvenient and not that great.

Yesterday, I finally gave in, hosted plex on docker and got the plex pass. In the last 24 hours or so, I’ve come to realise why so many people gladly pay for Plex.

Plex music could use some more features, but on the whole, it’s been great.

I’m glad to be a Plex subscriber now.
Coax beta going private for now

49 comments • reddit.com

I have to temporarily close the beta for Coax.

I want to send a huge, massive shout-out and thank you to people who test-drove the app and sent in such helpful and valuable feedback! I’m honored and humbled by y’all, and once there’s any more news to share, this is where I’ll share it.

All the best,
- The Developer of Coax
Thank you r/PleX!

19 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been a casual plex users since 2015. Never really built or maintained libraries. Just used it occasionally. Over the past year I’ve set up a large library, shared it with family and friends. Thanks to the community for all the helpful guides and resources. I’ve been able to automate nearly everything and it’s a game changer!

From threadfin for IPTV plugins, to overseerr to automate requests to add shows, sonarr, radarr, etc. Thank you all for the helpful guides and everything you post here!
Share your collections? I don't want too many but I'm looking for ideas

99 comments • i.redd.it

Tech & Selfhosting #34

Sat, 11 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #34

r/ExperiencedDevs

Thanks to all the AI coders out there, im busier than i've been in years

214 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been freelancing on the side for more than couple years now, mostly helping startups and smaller teams fix bugs, add features, the usual stuff.

Used to be maybe 1 or 2 projects a month. Now I’m turning people away because there’s too much work coming in. And I’m pretty sure I know why.

About 70% of the requests I get now are basically “we built this with AI and it doesn’t work, can you fix it?”

tbh I’m not mad about it. The money’s good and the issues are usually pretty straightforward once you dig in. Last few weeks alone I’ve seen zero input validation, hallucinated libraries that don’t exist, payment logic that does the opposite of what the comments say. The security stuff is wild. Apparently 45% of AI-generated code has vulnerabilities and I believe it.

Don’t get me wrong, people hired me to clean up messy code before AI too. But it used to be like 1 in 10 projects. Now it’s most of them. And the …
Why do people think software development is easy?

325 comments • reddit.com

At work I have non-technical business managers dictating what softwares to make. And these aren’t easy asks at all — I am talking about software that would take a team of engineers months if not an entire year+ to build, but as a sole developer am asked to build it. The idea is always the same “it should be simple to build”. These people have no concept of technology or the limitations or what it actually takes to build this stuff — everything is treated as a simple deliverable.

Especially now with AI, everyone thinks things can just be tossed into the magical black box and have it spit out a production grade app ready for the public. Not to mention they gloss over all the other technical details that go into development like hosting, scaling, testing, security, concurrency, and a zillion other things that go into building production grade software.

Some of this is asked by the internal staff to build these internal projects by myself and at unrealistic deadlines - some are just flat …
How much mentorship did you guys receive at the start of your career?

216 comments • reddit.com

I experienced a debilitating case of burnout a few years ago and never fully recovered. After a lot of reflection, I’ve realized this was partly due to the lack of mentorship I received as a junior, which immediately put me on a path of anxiety and overworking to prove myself. This just compounded over the years as I progressed and gained more responsibilities.

This industry seems to be unique in that kids straight out of college are seen as subject matter experts and immediately pressured to contribute. In my first two jobs, there were major reorgs right after i onboarded and I was immediately thrown into the fire. I had to navigate the workplace environment and culture by myself, never feeling like I belonged.

In my many years as an IC, I’ve never had someone sit down with me to discuss career goals or professional development. I grew up in a blue collar environment with no exposure to people in professional fields as a kid, so this lack of mentorship affected me particularly hard… …
How common is it for managers to act more like secretaries?

76 comments • reddit.com

In my organization, the engineering managers function more like secretaries. They book meetings, handle logistical issues, conduct initial interviews with new hires (nothing technical), and set our salaries. The managers I’ve had have never had a good idea of what I’m actually doing. They don’t know much about the product and have probably never looked at the code. In my experience, whenever they try to make decisions on their own, things tend to go awry.

Is this common? I feel like it would be much better to actively encourage engineers within the teams to take on managerial roles while still doing some of the team’s actual work. But about 4 out of 5 manager hires in my company come from outside. Maybe it’s a Sweden thing.
If you could go back to before you became a developer, would you still do it?

163 comments • reddit.com

Recently, I gave a talk and a lesson at my old secondary school to a class of 14–16 year-olds learning IT - simple things, learning HTML, and some CSS.

When I asked how many wanted to be software developers, almost all of them raised their hands. I didn’t have the heart to tell them the job market’s cooked and most of them probably won’t find work easily.

One kid asked if I regret becoming a developer. I told him no, that the money’s great, especially as an owner, but I couldn’t really answer the question.

It’s just gotten kinda boring. Everything’s “AI this, AI that.” Before that, it was “big data,” before that something else. It just feels like we’re constantly chasing the next buzzword. Cyber-Sec is probably the next big thing. Now, the hotshit is in data-analytics.

I honestly had more fun showing them how to build bar-charts in Jupyter Labs using Python and teaching them simple SQL syntax than I did in the last couple of weeks attending client meetings. It just brought …

r/selfhosted

I hosted a Minecraft server on my Fire 7 Tablet (9th gen)

75 comments • i.redd.it

The tablet itself has only 1GB RAM but I still managed to make do by allocating 512MB RAM on a Paper 1.8.8 server.
Remote Access to Your Homelab, Beautifully Visualized

77 comments • reddit.com

It’s been a while since I last posted here, but I’ve got something cool to share. This is a fully self-hostable, open source overlay network that comes with a slick visualization tool for your remote access policies.

Basically, you can spin up your own overlay network to connect your homelab or org resources, and then actually see how access is structured with multiple views:

Peer View → see what groups a peer can access + which policies allow it

Group View → check which groups/users can access resources

Networks View → explore which peers/groups can access specific networks/resources

Go check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird?tab=readme-ov-file#quickstart-with-self-hosted-netbird
So I set up my own server… and now I spend more time fixing it than actually using it

293 comments • reddit.com

I thought running my own setup would be cool and save me time, but now I’m stuck dealing with logs, weird configs, and constant updates. Does anyone actually get to enjoy their server, or is everyone just fixing stuff ²⁴⁄₇ like me..
Immich great...until it isn't

278 comments • reddit.com

So I started self-hosting immich, and it was all pretty good.

Then today I wanted to download an album to send the photos to someone - and I couldn’t. Looked it up, and it’s apparently the result of an architectural decision to download the whole album to RAM first, which blows up with anything over a few hundred megabytes. The bug for this has been open since December last year.

There’s also the issue of stuff in shared albums not interacting with the rest of immich - searching, facial recognition, etc - because it isn’t in your library, and there’s no convenient way of adding it to your library (have to manually download/reupload each image individually). There’s a ticket open for this too, which has been open several years.

This has sort of taken the shine of immich for me.

Have people who rec it here overcome this issues, never encountered them, or don’t consider them important?
I want ads in my jellfin/plex

160 comments • reddit.com

Bait title is bait.

But essentially, I want ad breaks for my kids/me to keep ontop of things and have healthy breaks of activity during the days we lounge about.

Ideally these would be mandatory/unskippable “ads” that play for 30s-5min and either display a living task list from HA of chores they need to do or (for me) a brief workout challenge like “wall sit for 3 minutes / do X amount of push ups” via a static image or video file.

Is there any way to accomplish this?

r/usenet

Posts with unusual kinds of files

14 comments • reddit.com

Hi all, casual Usenet user for many years now. Just recently in the magazines and comics groups I’ve been seeing a ton of files coming over with a .cne extension and the word “IRap” afterwards and the letter XO or ZO. Is that someone spamming the group, or is it intended to be an actual file? Most of the files are incomplete as well. Any info on this?
NZBcave loop

6 comments • reddit.com

I am trying to sign up for NZBcave, and it’s telling me I need to get a confirmation code in my email before I can finalize… but it tells me before it will do that I have to read a post by the administrator… which I can’t do until I get the confirmation code… and around and around and around I go.

Anyone else have this issue? The Help link on the page just goes to the VBulletin FAQ, no way to reach out :/
Clarification/Questions

13 comments • reddit.com
I am a long-time internet user since the dialup BBS days on my Commodore 64. Decades ago I spent some time on usenet but never really found it to be my thing. I’ve recently retired and am trying to keep my brain active by learning new stuff. I’ve done a lot of reading here have what I think is a decent grasp of how backbones, providers, resellers and companies work, but I have some simple questions about file transfers. I hope you’ll indulge an old man who’s trying to get caught up.
1. I understand that file transfer involves converting binaries to text and then reassembling them into binaries after download. Is this accurate?
2. Various usenet resellers set different price structures for downloading. Say I have an account that has a 40gb monthly download limit and I wish to download a large binary file, say an ISO of a custom Linux distro that is 100GB. How does the conversion/reassembly work? Will I end up downloading 100GB of text and thus exceed my monthly …
UsenetPrime - "Prime Day Deals" | Two Backbones, Combo Blocks and Annual Combo Plans

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- 2TB Prime Block + 2TB XS Block | $32
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r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Coax is now ready to test on AppleTV

285 comments • reddit.com
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve been working on an app for Plex users who have a ton of content and don’t always know what they want to watch. It’s super-easy to use, requires no additional setup or configuration, and it’s really fast.

It’s called Coax (like the cable), and I just got it working on AppleTV. The beta is already running on iPhones, iPads, and Macs (native Vision Pro coming sometime, probably?). I’ve been working hard on it and I’d love to hear what you think of it.

Here’s a Google doc where I’m capturing my plans for V1 feature development. I’m also using it as a bug tracker, along with the TestFlight feedback. If you want to join the TestFlight beta, you can do so here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/fWRGNxPu

A couple of things I want to make sure folks know before they sign up:
- This app is still very much in development, so please send in feedback. Feel free to DM me, comment on the doc, or …
Are we back, fam?

110 comments • i.redd.it

Saw this while going into the Playback Settings today
Why doesn't Plex do this?

95 comments • reddit.com

So we know that Plex can download media in advance you prevent buffering, but if you need to jump back say 30 seconds, it has to reload again. Why can’t it keep the last minute or two in memory so if you jump back 30 seconds then it’s instant? That combined with 5 minutes in advance would make having to change seek point more fluid. Thoughts?
Plexamp + guest DJ remains the best musical experience

38 comments • reddit.com

I used plexam for years. Switched to spotify for 3 months. Then apple music for 6 months. Now i am using both plexamp and AM

IF your library has more than say 10k tracks, nothing comes close to plexamp. Playing a fav album with dj stretch is simply unmatched experience
Mass H264 to HEVC/H265 Transcoding

58 comments • i.redd.it

Hi All, I got sick of doing this manually and 99% of what I need from TDARR was just to reduce file sizes and keep quality. I had this as a bash script and decided rewrite it in golang.

It interrogates the existing file and matches the quality or just slightly better.
Keeps all Audio and Subtitle tracks as well as chapters etc.

It’s already transcoded about 17TB of media into less than 7TB for me.

Supports hardware encoding with FFMPEG and can basically be built for any architecture.

I’ve supplied an AMD/x86_64 Binary in the bin directory for the 90% of you out there running that hardware. (ie just copy that file, chmod +x it and you can run it)

Pro-tip, use an SSD backed working directory and hardware encoding and you can max out your local IO or any ¹⁄₂.5/10Gbit link to your media box if you have one.

Hopefully helps somebody.

https://github.com/lancestirling/htoh

Tech & Selfhosting #33

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #33

r/ExperiencedDevs

Am I the only one on here who feels like shit will get done when it gets done, and that stressing about it will only make things worse?

203 comments • reddit.com
Context: I was just reading through this post written by a redditor who’s been working on a particular task at their job for over a month, a task which was “supposed” to take 1.5 weeks, and everyone in the top comment was dogpiling on her and downvoting her, saying she’s broken her manager’s trust, etc.

First of all, Jesus you people, I thought this sub was supposed to be on the workers’ side, or at least, helping to support one another. Secondly, I just left a job that had this exact kind of mentality and team dynamic and let me tell you, it is not fun, it is not sustainable, and I don’t think I was any more productive at that job than I was at previous jobs where they gave me:
- well-defined tasks,
- ownership over the solution,
- freedom to make my own technical decisions, and finally
- the time and space to figure it out for myself, and to just “let me know when it’s finished”
THAT’S trust. Not this bullshit about …
Make us log time - Be careful what you wish for

108 comments • reddit.com

Company I work at is looking to manage costs, presumably for a sale. Hey, that makes sense.. but don’t be penny wise\pound foolish.

One of the ways they’re attempting to do this is by having everyone log time. It all started innocently enough: “Have everyone log time to compare estimates to reality”. I manage a dev team and can get behind that.. so away we went. A few months go by and sure enough, not a single conversation is had about estimation, but upper management sure is concerned at how people aren’t logging 40 hours a week. I inform them that things like “meetings”, “bathroom breaks” and “switching costs” all add up.. but that’s nonsense of course.

Over the next several weeks we’re encouraged to ensure our team is logging admin time as well.. fine.. I mean it’s not how any of the top organizations manage their teams.. but lets go. Oh, what’s that? You didn’t receive any …
Trying to hire “senior” React devs… is this really what the market looks like?

618 comments • reddit.com

I’m in the middle of hiring 9 full-time senior React devs (no contractors) for a greenfield project, and wow… it’s been rough.

Everyone online says the job market is dead, nobody’s hiring, interviews are brutal with leetcode/live coding/homework assignments.

But our process is actually super straightforward: Process: HR chat 1 technical interview Offer if it’s a fit

No leetcode, no whiteboarding, no “reverse a linked list.”

How my technical interview goes

I don’t quiz people on the virtual DOM or ask them to re-implement useState. Instead, I try to talk through their experience: Biggest challenges they’ve faced How they solved them What they’d do differently What they’d improve in hindsight

Then I pivot to topics we actually care about in the project: Accessibility → most people stop at “add an alt tag.” Performance → 90% only know useCallback, useMemo, maybe Suspense. CSS variables → some act like they don’t even exist. Architecture/microfrontends → apparently putting files in a …
Has the golden age of work perks passed? Or just shifted?

267 comments • reddit.com

I feel like as of 2021 ish it’s no longer about the cafeteria or gym etc on a campus. Now the top perks are remote work, 4 day work week, and “F-U pay me”. Maybe throw maternity & paternity leave / general healthcare plans in there too. Stuff that used to be more table stakes but are now magnified. We all know “unlimited” PTO rarely actually is.

But all the former office perks - massage chairs, food, dry cleaning services, etc - are done compared to wfh.

I dunno what do you guys think / look for these days?
A co worker thinks enforcing basic code quality standards are worthy insights.

278 comments • reddit.com

I don’t quite know how to respond to this person.

So I have a guy on my team who I mention basic things in a code review and he responds positively with things like “good idea”. Or “yeah that cleans things up a lot”. Or “That should make this easier”. So you’re thinking “what the issue here” right?

Well things things aren’t just good ideas, it’s like the base level of code quality. For example: If you have a 1:1 relationship in the database it’s _incorrect_ to leave off the unique constraint on the foreign key. If you have a function that’s 350 lines long and deeply indented, it’s _incorrect_ and needs to be broken up. If you’ve named your variables in a way that is inconsistent with our conventions, then it’s _incorrect_. (Disclaimer: none of these are absolutes, there can be a good reason to break any rule, but in these code reviews at least, there was not a good reason)

He takes …

r/selfhosted

Immich V2.0.0 - Stable Release of Immich

106 comments • github.com

Immich V2.0.0 is out now
First Self Hosted Attempt! What does everyone think

228 comments • i.redd.it

Hey everyone,

Just sharing my first ever take at a home server. I got a Dell Optiplex 7040 with an Intel i5-7400T 4 Cores and 16GB RAM, with 256 GB NVMe for boot and 1 TB HDD for storage, for cheap. Running all of this on there, with Cloudflare SSL Certificates for Local and Cloud Exposed services, via Nginx Proxy Manager.

Ubuntu Server as the OS. Ad blocked my entire network with AdBlock. Media Setup with the ARR stack and Jellyfin. CouchDB for Obsidian self hosted LiveSync. Have some RSS Feeds for things I usually look out for. Grafana for monitoring, and embeds in the dashboard. Homarr for the dashboard. Docker, for all services.
Surprisingly the media consumption experience is not bad, especially for a Intel iGPU with QuickSync.
I’m a developer, so I have a few databases hosted as well (DBGate as the viewer) for personal projects and quick testing
Local services that need to be accessed remotely can be done so with Tailscale.

Overall super happy with the result, and an …
If you're moving to Docker Postgres 18, you should know that the mount has changed

54 comments • reddit.com
I decided to upgrade my databases to Postgres 18 because why not. Since my databases were small, I just did a docker exec db pg_dump > ~/backup.sql instead of using the dedicated upgrade tools. I changed the image from postgres:17-alpine to postgres:18-alpine, deleted the existing volume since it won’t be compatible, and then started a pull.

It succeeded and I restored the backup again. I noticed however after doing docker volume ls that I have anonymous volumes linked to the Postgres container.

It turns out the mount has moved. Instead of /var/lib/postgresql/data, you need to mount now to /var/lib/postgresql.

Oh well. Sources:
1. Dockerfile for Postgres 18 Alpine
2. Dockerfile for Postgres 17 Alpine
Uptime so strong it survived the fall of the Roman Empire.

49 comments • reddit.com
My Portainer container has been running since the birth of Christ. Truly a long-term support release.

Forget 99.999% uptime — this thing survived:
- The fall of Rome
- The Dark Ages
- The Black Plague
- Both World Wars
- The Moon landing
- Windows
At this point, I think I should start a new religion.
Behold: The Messiah of Containers. 🙏🐳

portainer uptime
Wizarr 2025.10.0: Wizard Overhaul

72 comments • reddit.com

Hello Everyone! I’d like to announce Wizarr 2025.10.0. If you haven’t updated in a while, now is the time to do so! I’ve overhauled the Invite Screen and Wizard for new users.

Github / Docs

Ok, but I haven’t heard of Wizarr?

Wizarr is a advanced User Management and Invitation Platform for Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, AudiobookShelf, Kavita, Romm, Komga…. It enables you to invite users in a seamless way by simply sending them an invitation link. It will then guide them through a customisable Wizard, explaining what Plex/Jellyfin/Etc is what it does, how it works etc! Wizarr supports multiple servers and invitations can sign people up to multiple servers at once!

Wizarr also allows you to manage permissions and users across servers.

I already have 16 Arrs, why do I need an app to invite one of my 3 users?

Overengineering solutions is in the essence of selfhosting and homelabbing! We like things to feel professional and integrated, and that’s exactly …

r/usenet

news.individual.net shutting down

6 comments • news.individual.net

Discontinuation of the NetNews / Usenet service as of 30 September 2027

Access to the news server News.Individual.NET will not be possible beyond this date. Effective immediately, we will no longer accept new registrations for our service News.Individual.NET.

Sorry to see them go
Very slow speeds across providers

19 comments • reddit.com

Edit: It was an ISP issue, not Usenet!

I have a bit of a strange one..

I have Ninja and Viper setup via my download client, and a GB connection. Everything was working fine, getting up to around 100MB/s across the 2 providers combined.

Suddenly 2 nights ago, my speed seems to be limited to 10.8MB/s. This is either combined across both providers, or singularly if I disable one.

I have tried all available ports, and both SSL and not. Adjusted my number of connections, and tried with and without VPN. I get this same limiting speed all the time now.

Speed test shows around 100MBs

Any ideas why this might be? Is my ISP (Vodafone UK) causing me problems maybe? Would this still happen behind a VPN?

TIA

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Plex UI Redesigned

84 comments • reddit.com

This is a redesign of the original Plex web ui inspired by Netflix and Disney+. The project is called Flixor.
Many thanks to https://github.com/Ipmake/PerPlexed for inspiring me to make my own.
The code is all written from the ground up.

Repo: https://github.com/Flixorui/flixor

This project is still a WIP and has bugs. When you find any, feel free to report them on the GitHub repo

https://preview.redd.it/4ib0vya0pesf1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=655fdee35602a58478feb34f3f34bd94de420985

https://preview.redd.it/j9se7yibvesf1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3b46cbb178149f29f1e923061c23b212e1c0ca5

https://preview.redd.it/xjyte54nvesf1.png?width=4112&format=png&auto=webp&s=f19e84950242f164babdcd094196a087c1a345d4

https://preview.redd.it/jpatgza0pesf1.jpg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c989cb4343181c72f257bf1515cd5198b969da95 …
Plex pass price decrease?

89 comments • i.redd.it

Anyone else received a decrease message when logging in?
The recent data breach looks to have been made available to bad actors

71 comments • reddit.com

Hi all, so the email I used for Plex before the recent breach is under a year old and is only used on 2 other sites. After hearing of the breach, I logged everything out and then changed my Plex email to a new address. This afternoon I get an email to the email that was on the breach and someone has tried to create a new Plex account on it. For interest, I intercept setting a password and then log into the new account - it has my full name in the bio. I plan to delete the account and the email address which was exposed in the breach. Please be wary in the next few days of any attempts to hijack your Plex accounts - especially if you didn’t log off all of your devices - the data looks to be available to the usual rogues.
I'm going to regret this, but here's a Plex naming validation tool I've been working on...

125 comments • reddit.com
I’ve been tinkering with a side project that takes a media library folder and runs it through a really strict (i.e. Plex documented) naming/validation check.

https://github.com/mrsilver76/shelfscan

The original goal was to see what content I have that is badly named (turns out I’ve been naming multiple episodes in the same file wrongly 🙄) - but I thought it might help cut down on the 14,742 posts we get a month on r/plex that start with “my content isn’t showing up right and I know my naming convention is fine….”

A few disclaimers (because I know what I’m walking into by posting this here 😅):
- This is a very early beta - it’s unpolished, untested in places, and will definitely throw false positives. Please be gentle.
- Cross-platform - it works on Windows, Linux, and macOS. If you can run a .NET 8 container, Docker fans are covered too.
- Strict by design - if Plex is happy but ShelfScan complains, that doesn’t necessarily mean either one is wrong. …
Anyone know if there is any update on the new “bespoke server management app” that was announced?

54 comments • i.redd.it

This was part of that big announcement back in March:

https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/

Has there been any update on this new app? When is it coming? What exactly will it be? Is it basically a successor to the current Plex Dash?

Tech & Selfhosting #32

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #32

r/ExperiencedDevs

My coworker uses AI to reply to my PR review and I hate it

348 comments • reddit.com

I’m not against him using AI to write code (even though the code he produces clashes with the style, is harder to review, and has been known to not actually solve the bugs.) Given English is not his first language, and he isn’t the best written communicator, I’m glad he’s finding a tool that enables him to be productive.

However, sometimes I’ll spend 20 minutes writing a comment on his PR… giving context to some niche code path, how it interacts with other code paths, verbally retracing the conditions that can produce the bug, linking to historical commits helping us both understand the recent changes, etc.

Then I’ll get back 5 paragraphs of perfect English with a jovial tone saying my points are so valid and here’s why my coworker made this change, and this and that…

Thanks for the detailed feedback and for raising these points. I’ve looked through the logic, and I think we’re on the same page. Here’s a breakdown …
I did it. After 13 years I fixed a real bug with sleep(1000).

173 comments • reddit.com

Well, technically await Task.Delay(1000) but same same.

It was some code to open a cashdrawer with the ECSPOS protocol. The library to communicate with the printer has an internal timer to flush the print buffer to the printer and only sending the 4 bytes or so needed to open the cashdrawer did not flush it. But delaying the current thread to wait for the timer did it.
Designing Data Intensive Applications 2nd edition: 12 chapters already available on O'Reilly

94 comments • reddit.com

oreilly.com/library/view/designing-data-intensive-applications/9781098119058/

The book is expected in Feb 2026, but with an O’Reilly subscription, you can already enjoy the new content.

I guess most people here, at least from he backend world, know this fantastic book. If you, for some reason, do not, that’s a great chance to discover it. This is one of the few books that I have physically on my bookshelf on software engineering.
I'm shutting down and don't know what to do. Unrealistic work, life crisis, and can't complete work.

164 comments • reddit.com

I am a mid level developer who is basically having a life crisis right now.

I am both getting a divorce and dealing with a toxic work environment after recent reorg. At this point it is affecting my health and I can not function at work at all. I was doing well at my job until a recent reorg and it has been horrible since. The stress prevents me from eating, sleeping, and functioning at all. I already see a therapist and was prescribe meds but things just keep getting worse.

The tasks I am being given are frankly even too complicated for a senior to complete and I do not get any support from team . The org I was moved to does not have a supportive team at all. Manager does not care and just blames employees if stuff is late. You have to explain to a bunch of people if you are ever late and its a huge deal. It is like I am being purposely set up to fail. I have never experienced this in my entire career as a SWE it being this bad.

At this point, I am simply shutting down from the …
Senior developers, how do you handle multiple context switches in a day?

124 comments • reddit.com
There have been multiple posts regarding this in the past, but most of them focus on how to prevent developer productivity loss.

However I have reached that position in my team where I’m not expected to code much anymore, so I’m not worried about my coding output.

Given that, it’s still exhausting for me to have:
1. 4-5 meetings in a day, each about a different project where I’m expected to take/sign off on the most critical design decisions.
2. 1-2 design documents to review, which are for completely different projects. Where my approval is blocking the author from starting the implementation.
3. 4-5 PRs related to a separate set of projects, which are blocked on my approval to merge. Sometimes having to read a section of their design to understand what they’re trying to accomplish.
All of this is on top of my project that I’m working on currently. I understand that this is what is expected of a senior engineer, but I find it hard to have so many …

r/selfhosted

My Plex server has started an addiction

277 comments • reddit.com

It started about a month or two ago when I got a new OLED TV and wanted to make sure I was playing the highest quality content on it. I realized streaming services were absolutely terrible in terms of bitrate & surround sound, so I got back into pirating.

It started by me using my PC to run Plex, then I realized that was annoying, so I moved to my old laptop, but I quickly ran out of space there.. so I went back to the PC, added a few cheap nvme drives, and that worked fine for about a week.

Then I ran out of space again, so I started buying some external HDD enclosures. I had 2 26TB HDDs running with StableBit Drivepool so I could have it as one drive. I added a third HDD so I could get parity. I realized those were slow (at least for the quick 100GB transfers of movie files/TV shows I needed - I could have added an SSD cache layer to solve this, honestly) & also a bad idea for safety (unplugging during writes can cause corruption). This also meant adding drives to the pool …
Someone from 103.111.225.0/24 keeps trying to reach my address on UDP port 5683. Should I be worried?

235 comments • i.redd.it

Just noticed this now. It’s getting blocked by my firewall, but I don’t know what they’re trying to reach in the first place. I’m pretty sure I don’t have a service on port 5683 either.
iSponsorBlockTV might be my most useful self-hosted service

134 comments • reddit.com

Didn’t realize how much I rely on it until it stopped working. My girlfriend and I were watching YouTube and the ads felt so loud and just kept running even with the skip button up.

Fixed it right away. Never letting that happen again, lol

I don’t think I use any other self-hosted thing as passively and constantly as this. The auto-mute for ads is probably my favourite feature. We play a lot of ambience YouTube videos, so having silent ads is really nice and non-disruptive.

Would highly recommend! Just wanted to share

Edit: Seeing some comments recommend SmartTube. I have an Apple TV so SmartTube is not an option for me.
📖 Know-How: Distroless container images, why you should use them all the time if you can!

178 comments • reddit.com
KNOW-HOW - COMMUNITY EDUCATION

This post is part of a know-how and how-to section for the community to improve or brush up your knowledge. Selfhosting requires some decent understanding of the underlying technologies and their implications. These posts try to educate the community on best practices and best hygiene habits to run each and every selfhosted application as secure and smart as possible. These posts never cover all aspects of every topic, but focus on a small part. Security is not a single solution, but a multitude of solutions and best practices working together. This is a puzzle piece; you have to build the puzzle yourself. You’ll find more resources and info’s at the end of the post. Here is the list of current posts:
- 📖 Know-How: Rootless container images, why you should use them all the time if you can! >>
DISTROLESS - WHAT IS THAT?

Most on this sub know what a distro is, if not, please read the wiki article about it and return back to this guide. So, …
Visual home information manager that's fully local

67 comments • i.redd.it

**What it is:** Home Information - a visual, spatial organizer for everything about your home. Click on your kitchen, see everything kitchen-related. Click on your HVAC, see its manual, service history, and warranty info.

The current “* Home” service offerings are all about devices and selling you more of them. But as a homeowner, there’s a lot more information you need to manage: model numbers, specs, manuals, legal docs, maintenance, etc. Home Information provides a visual, spatial way to organize all this information. And it does it so without you having to surrendering your data or being forced into a monthly subscriptions.

The code is MIT licensed and available at: https://github.com/cassandra/home-information

It’s super easy to install, though it requires Docker. You can be up an running in minutes. There’s lots of screenshots on the GitHub repo to give an idea of what it can do.

**Tech stack:** Django, SQLite, vanilla JS, Bootstrap (keeping it simple and …

r/usenet

Help an old man out – dusting off my Usenet chops after 20 years.

168 comments • reddit.com
So it’s been about two decades since I last touched Usenet. Back in the day, I was rocking a Giganews account and living inside NewsBin Pro like it was my second home. Life was good, binaries were flowing, and I felt like a wizard every time a multi-part download stitched itself back together.

Fast forward 20 years → I figured, hey, let’s fire up the old combo and relive the glory days. Spoiler: not the same results. At all. It felt like I had shown up to a party where everyone had moved to a secret after-hours location without telling me.

After some digging, I learned the game has changed - and apparently a lot. So now here’s what I’ve got going:
- Providers: Subscriptions to Eweka + Newshosting for newsserver access
- Indexers (paid): NZBPlanet, NZBGeek, and NZBsu
So here’s my big question for the Usenet pros who never left: is this setup solid enough to cover my bases, or am I overcomplicating and doubling up on things where I don’t need to? Is there some piece of the puzzle I’ve …
Zagreus: A Usenet Client for iOS

42 comments • reddit.com

Hello Everybody,

My name is Cody, I am a developer who’s been working on a new app in the spirit of LunaSea ever since it went down a few months ago. I have put it off for a few months to work on another exciting project: LunaSea

Introducing Zagreus

Zagreus is a fork of the archived and delisted LunaSea project, rebranded and brought back onto the App Store. At first, I wanted to take on maintenance and restoration of the app as it was, alongside my planned app. As I worked on it, I got comfortable enough to start making changes on the app and continuing active development of it, as I would have like to have seen it done.. And it has turned out a lot easier to build the features I want to build on top of an existing stable platform, who would have thought! Here’s a summary of the fixes and changes shipping with 1.0:

- Account/backup system rebuilt in Supabase

- Notifications are one-click and use apple push

- Light mode (beta)

- Gentle dark theme refresh

- Added the …
[TurboUsenet] September Equinox promotion: 35% discount

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Hey there!

The September Equinox is the celestial event when day and night achieve near-perfect balance across the globe. For centuries, cultures have marked this moment as a time of harmony, transition, and renewal. As the Sun crosses the celestial equator, autumn begins in the Northern Hemisphere while spring blooms in the Southern Hemisphere. At TurboUsenet, we embrace this balance with an offer that aligns with the cosmos. Just as the Earth tilts into a new season, you can tilt your Usenet experience toward speed and reliability.

For 10 days only, enjoy an exclusive 35% discount to celebrate this cosmic milestone. Whether you welcome crisp autumn nights or fresh spring mornings, TurboUsenet ensures your digital journey is as smooth as the stars themselves. Don’t miss this chance to connect faster while saving big.

That’s why: as of right now …
[StingyUsenet] Bring Your Manners to Work Day-month: 35% off

9 comments • reddit.com

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Hi El-Cheapos!,

It’s Bring Your Manners to Work Day-Month, and honestly, we’d rather not. But since we have to play nice at least once a year, here we are with a 35% discount on our one and only plan. Why? Because apparently, being polite means giving you a deal that doesn’t make us cringe. So, while you’re all out there holding doors open and pretending to care about pleasantries, we’re slapping a discount on our Usenet service that’s as rare as genuine customer service.

Sure, we’d rather keep charging full price, but someone decided it’s good business to look “friendly” every now and then. So, here’s your chance to enjoy our cynical attempt at politeness. Don’t expect it to last long.

As of right now until Tuesday the 30th of September (13:37 CET), you’ll get 35% discount!

Not a customer? Click below: …
[UsenetAgency] International Eat An Apple Day promotion: 35% discount

1 comments • reddit.com

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Hi all!

At UsenetAgency, we believe that healthy habits and smart decisions go hand in hand. Just as an apple a day helps to keep you feeling your best, reliable access to Usenet ensures you stay connected and informed. International Eat An Apple Day is a perfect reminder that small daily choices can make a big difference over time. With our professional Usenet services, you can trust that your information needs are always met with quality and stability. That’s why we’re proud to celebrate this day with a special offer.

For a limited time, you can enjoy 35% off our plans as part of this unique celebration. It’s our way of encouraging both healthier lifestyles and smarter browsing. Join us in making this International Eat An Apple Day one to remember.

That’s why: as of right now until Wednesday 1st of October 2025 (12:00 CET), you’ll get a 35% …

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Verify your opt-out status on the website

170 comments • reddit.com

Even if you’ve done it recently I highly recommend you revisit https://www.plex.tv/vendors-us/ and make sure you’re actually opt-out of everything.

I’ve started periodically checking it and this morning (the 24th) when I checked again I was “opt-in” on a few vendors under the Non-TCF Vendors list (even though “all no” was selected at the top of each section. This is after checking on the 17th at which time everything was opt-out. So it literally changed in the last week.

IDK if its Plex adding new vendors that they set to opt-in or if settings are reverting on their own but it’s become clear that this is a site you need to revisit often to make sure you actually opt-out of all of Plex’s data selling.
Why is Plex actively making the service worse for everyone?

449 comments • reddit.com

It was pretty functional and usable, not many issues or problems years ago. Now this year with the price hike, constant removal of features like Watch Together, and just an overall tanking of the UI with unecessary crap, it feels like they’re just actively trying make things worst to no ones benefit, to “fix” things that were never really broken. If their goal is to drive their users to other services, well its working.
Warning to Parents with the new update.

109 comments • reddit.com

Just wanted to give everyone a warning. We had the new plex load onto our Roku.

I have a kid and we have a separate account we let them login to. My main one is behind a PIN.

I had it locked down pretty well with parental controls until today. We only had access to a single server and things for kids. Do not remember the actual settings.

The fucking update puts live TV on it. This gives access to a whole bunch of shit without any parental or rating controls.

I can watch the walking dead on the walking dead universe. A whole true crime genre.

Really fucking cool. You have to login to the sub account and disable all the stuff in their account.

Good luck.
Plex Media Server API Documentation Published

175 comments • developer.plex.tv
Honestly, very happy about this as a parent and avid Plex user: Plex to add Common Sense Media ratings to content

241 comments • plex.tv

Tech & Selfhosting #31

Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #31

r/ExperiencedDevs

Trump to Add New $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas in Latest Crackdown

547 comments • bloomberg.com
What are these founders supposedly working 18 hours a day actually doing?

354 comments • reddit.com

I saw this article in the WSJ (unlocked link here) about these startup founders working non stop except a few hours of sleep. I mean this as a genuine inquiry - does anyone know people who work like that, and what on earth do they actually do during all that time? I’ve been working in this industry this at high levels for almost 15 years, and I need time and space to think, plan, and reflect honestly on my own ideas. If I was programming 18 hours a day it wouldn’t be anything substantial, I’d just wind up flailing with random Android APIs because I can’t think clearly. LOL

So anyhow, I honestly man it: can people who folks like this speak to what they do all day and how they operate?
From startup to FAANG world - how to deal with the BS ?

273 comments • reddit.com

I recently got my first FAANG job after working in startups my entire career and I feel like my life is a krazam video now. The people are super nice and clearly brilliant but it’s painful that so much of their energy is spent on planning rituals and not on actually getting stuff done.

For a single feature of an internal API I now have to deal with more sign-offs and planning meetings than I used to get launching entire products directly to users. The amount of bikeshedding at every level just to appear Very Smart™ in front of ${N+1} is impressive to witness, and this culture permeates the code directly: everything is overengineered which makes development super slow.

Is there any hope? Some coping strategies? Is it a fundamental culture mismatch or will I get used to it? The money is too good to quit, I tripled my TC coming here, I wouldn’t mind rest & vest but this place is RTO and if I have to drag myself to the office regularly I would like to enjoy my job at …
Reviewing someone else’s AI slop

262 comments • reddit.com

Someone on my team will publish a PR, it’s like 1-2k lines of code and after looking at it for 5 minutes I can tell it’s pretty much entirely AI generated.

I don’t inherently have anything against AI code, but what irks me is it’s full of really obvious issues. For example there’s lots of repetitive code in several places that could be moved to a single function.

This is something I’d expect a junior to spot/fix and this person has like 4+ YoE so they should definitely know better. So they’re either not reviewing their AI generated code whatsoever or they’re a much worse engineer than I thought.

Anyone dealt with something similar? Trying to figure out how to navigate this without causing the person to mentally check out due to me confronting them.
Books to read to counter AI-induced brain rot

69 comments • reddit.com

This is going to be a long and cynical post. I don’t want it to be, but I can’t help it.

I’m a Senior Data Scientist. I have about 10 years of experience in Python, Machine Learning, and NLP (now called “AI”). I work for a small (but reasonably profitable) startup. When I started working there (about two years ago), my role was about making use of LLMs to enhance our product. I won’t go into the details, but we process a lot of unstructured text in all sorts of ways, so using LLMs makes perfect sense for this use case. In the beginning, I was genuinely excited about the role. I was already making heavy use of LLMs in my prior role and for my personal projects, and being able to lead such efforts was fascinating.

I won’t describe the full journey because that will make the post too long, but two years later, and in spite of my objections, the company has adopted the use of LLMs internally for everything in the name of fast shipping. …

r/selfhosted

Selfhosted on the go

229 comments • i.redd.it

1 legion go S each, both with syncthing installed.

Games: 1 syncthing folder syncs the bios and roms for retro games between my phone, laptop, steam deck, and both the kids legion’s. Still have to manually run steam rom manager once in a while to get them into the steam UI.

For jellyfin:

when requesting in overseer there’s a kids folder option which puts them in a separate directory, tdarr picks them up and encodes them all into a lower res and dumps them into a syncthing folder which sends them over to the legion’s, each of which have their own jellyfin server pointing at the local content.
I think I finally finished my Glance dashboard

73 comments • reddit.com
I have been working on customizing my Glance setup and I think it is finally in a good place.
- One main page with some monitoring, internet favorites, and my self-hosted services
- One media page
- A mobile and tablet page (same as desktop but without the monitoring)
- And one homepage page that I still need to finalize
Thanks to the Reddit community for all the Glance setups shared here — they really helped me build mine in return. I still need to set up a GitHub repo so I can share my config as well.
Immich Maintainers are Incredible

55 comments • reddit.com

When I visited the repo it amazed me the amount of activity and how many closed issues there are, it’s incredible.

And it surprised me how fast they work! In the new Beta timeline I had a critical issue that crashes the timeline with many languages like mine. Well, I opened an issue just stating the info the providing many of the template and within 5 hours there was a pull request, and within ~20 hours it was pulled, and within like 2 days it was out with a big update v1.42.0!

Sure it was litteraly a one-line edit that added about 4 chars, but it’s crazy how fast it got fixed and got shipped within days (I think I got lucky on new update timing). Initially I lazed out the issue, and a week ago there was a fix for a very similar issue that shipped with v1.41.1 so I checked it but it didn’t actually fix my issue (it was Beta timeline so I didn’t care as much initially) so I finally decided to open an issue about it.

Also I think it is a good thing that I …
Libredesk - Open source customer support desk. Single binary app.

35 comments • i.redd.it

Libredesk.io is a 100% free and open-source customer support desk, the backend is written in Go and the frontend is in Vue JS with ShadnCN for UI components.

Unlike many “open-core” alternatives that lock essential features behind enterprise plans, Libredesk is fully open-source and plans to always stay this way.

It’s currently in alpha, but a working demo is available. I built this because I wanted a truly open, self-hosted alternative to platforms like Freshdesk, Intercom, and Zendesk.

GitHub: https://github.com/abhinavxd/libredesk
Demo: https://demo.libredesk.io/ (Best viewed on desktop, Ideally there should be a mobile app)
Giveaway - r/UgreenNASync 10K celebration

1057 comments • reddit.com
We, r/UgreenNASync, just hit 10,000 members on Reddit, and we think there’s still room for improvement. That’s why we chose r/selfhosted to do a collab.

To celebrate this incredible achievement, we’re giving back to the community with this amazing giveaway, featuring Ugreen’s new DH series NAS!

👉 How to enter:
1. Join the r/selfhosted and r/UgreenNASync subreddit
2. Answer these questions:
  - what, according to you, is the best selfhosted app to put on a NAS
  - How you would use a DH NAS
If you have done all these steps, you are in! ✅

📅 Giveaway Dates: September 16 – September 26

🎁 Prizes:
🥇: 1 UGreen DH4300 Plus
🥈: 1 UGreen DH2300
🏅: 2*1 UGREEN MagFlow 10000mAh Powerbank

🏆 4 winners will be selected randomly after the giveaway ends and announced both here on Reddit.

Let’s make the road to the next 10K even more exciting together. Good luck everyone!

r/usenet

Usenet: The Original Internet Rabbit Hole

30 comments • reddit.com

Lately I’ve been diving into the history (and current state) of Usenet, and honestly it blows my mind how ahead of its time it was. A decentralized discussion system from the late 70s/early 80s that basically set the foundation for forums, Reddit, and even aspects of modern social media.

What I find really interesting is: -It’s still running, decades later. -It was designed without the idea of a “central authority,” which feels super relevant today when everyone’s talking about decentralization and federated networks. -The culture, from academic discussions to… well, let’s just say less academic ones, shaped huge parts of internet history.

Feels like one of those corners of the internet that deserves way more recognition for the influence it had.
The Dog Is Dead! Or is it ?

72 comments • reddit.com

Long time user - one of my favs when it started. All category refreshes are stale and there is just no response from admins.

I have alternates but curious if anyone has perhaps better/ updated info. Is it even worth asking anymore ? I still have ~3 years left on the active sub. He he .. perhaps worthless.
Newsgrouper Update 13/09/25

0 comments • reddit.com
Since my last post here I’ve made a number of updates to Newsgrouper, my web gateway to Usenet discussion groups:
- By popular demand, there is now an “All posts” option in the thread view to show all posts of a thread in the same screen.
- There is a “Rot13” display option.
- Display colours can now be customised in the Preferences screen.
- Historical search has been completely rewritten to give a simple unified system which can search from today right back to the 1980s for groups which have been around that long.
- Any groups which have new replies to your own posts will be highlighted on the home screen.
- There is now a dedicated support newsgroup: newsgrouper.support .
Newsgrouper is at https://newsgrouper.org .
Weird corruption issues

13 comments • reddit.com

I use nzbget with Newsgeek and sometimes it seems as though I have successfully downloaded a movie. However when I go to check it out it will be many days long (like thousands of minutes). Sometimes there will be some video and or audio sometimes not. That audio may loop or the vIdeo is all black with no sound.

I am assuming it is probably a corruption issue when videos are transcoded.

Why does this happen with certain video files?

How can I detect this in my download client and reject them before I try and open them from my media player. There is nothing worst than being excited than thinking you finally downloaded a long wanted peice of media just to be let down.
BulkNews SSL is bad

1 comments • reddit.com

Looks like their certificate expired. anyone got any idea what’s going on?

Check here https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/certificate-errors. You can type in http://news.bulknews.eu in the ssl checker and it’ll it’s not good

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Says it all.... WTF plex... just effing listen to the users

524 comments • i.redd.it

yup.. guess plex is trying to pull a sonos..
Wife Says She Misses Netflix

418 comments • reddit.com

Been using Plex for a few years now and the wife seems to use it exclusively for most of her viewing. Even showed her how to use Overseerr to make requests. Even still, the other day she said she “sometimes misses Netflix”. Guessing she means how Netflix would curate content based on her viewing and also the mini previews while hovering over content. I’m sure i’m not the first person to receive this complaint, has anyone figured out a way to get something like this into Plex replicate the feeling of browsing through Netflix? I feel like I always know what I want to watch so Plex is great for me, but I realize that some people need some more guidance in picking out something to watch
If thieves gain access to my Plex that I’ve set up with blood, sweat, and tears…

88 comments • reddit.com

At least someone else besides me will use it 🥲
Who are these consumers that wanted this garbage?

253 comments • reddit.com

Who wanted to push their personal libraries off the home page? Now instead of turning on plex and continuing some show I was watching, now i have to do 3 clicks to hunt up where my continued viewing section is. After finding i find out I can not move them to the home page. Curious, but which consumers wanted this change?

Edit:update.

Figured out the new “myst” style buttons, you know, the show me a picture and guess what it means now, type.

Anyways, the new UI setup with the menu at the top, instead of on the left side. Has moved your personal libraries to its own menu tab, opening it you see your libraries and each has a little box with a heart on it. If those hearts are not toggled on, they will not show up on the home page.

When did the heart stop being used as favorites, and start being used as a link button?
The AV2 codex was just announced

186 comments • aomedia.org

Really interested to see what comes of this.

Tech & Selfhosting #30

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #30

r/ExperiencedDevs

Are daily standups ever actually about unblocking?

459 comments • reddit.com

Every SWE says: “Standups aren’t status reports, they’re for unblocking”. And that’s true in theory, that’s the textbook. The whole idea in agile is a quick daily sync where people share progress, surface blockers, and get help before issues snowball. It’s supposed to be lightweight, team-driven, and focused on collaboration rather than accountability to a manager.

But in the 9 companies I’ve worked at, standups have always been status reports. Every single one of them. People go around the room listing what they did yesterday and what they’ll do today, often phrased more to sound productive than to actually solve problems. Managers (and people who don’t contribute to the standup) are always present. Rarely does anyone bring up a blocker, and when they do, it usually gets handled later in chat or a side conversation. The ritual ends up feeling more about reporting up than working together.

So I wonder: has anyone here …
Had an existential crisis Friday afternoon at work…

387 comments • reddit.com

Team lead with 10+ YOE here, been working for a small startup for the last 18 months or so. I lead a team of 3 other engineers, plus 4 contractors we picked up while we’re interviewing other potential candidates.

Last week, it dawned on me just how much AI is impacting our standards of quality as engineers. I’m starting to see a drastic decline in critical thinking skills all over the place - it’s like folks no longer care to challenge themselves. Instead of using AI to help them understand a problem and get to a solution, they’re letting the tool do their thinking for them. And it’s completely obvious.

Here’s an example: the other day I was interviewing a potential candidate who looked very promising on paper. Ex-FAANG employee, strong background in python/java, plus some tangential experience to our industry. Our tech stack is mostly node/typescript, so to show his technical prowess in an unfamiliar stack, he demo’d an app he made for a client using a React frontend and express for …
The death of specialization

182 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been at my present company (US based, non-tech industry with a large tech component) for nearly 6 years now and I noticed a trend that seems to have been getting worse in the last year.

Originally we would have people with different specializations: front-end developers, back-end developers, database engineers, dev ops engineers, prod support, ect. You get the idea. Across the company, we would either have them in separate teams or across a team, depending on the project needs. For example, we had a dedicated team of dev ops engineers that teams could rely on to set up deployment pipelines.

Now all of those roles are now a single title and the developer is expected to do all of them. A developer who previously would work on UI projects is now expected to also spend time doing production support, setting up pipelines and new environments, creating database tables, ect. The teams of dedicated dev ops engineers are gone, the dba’s are gone, the dedicated teams for tech support are …
Hiring SWEs and EMs — what are the negatives of hiring Amazon people?

333 comments • reddit.com

I see a lot of suggestions that Amazon folks pick up toxic habits. I get a lot of apps from FAANG folks, but given all the Amazon negativity I second guess Amazon employees, particularly for management roles. I’ve also never encountered a happy Amazon person.

Anyone have anecdotes on concrete examples of toxic traits I should look out for? I don’t want to avoid all Amazon folks, I’m sure some percentage are good.

edit: Thanks everyone, got some great thoughts and anecdotes, and also ruffled some feathers of people who seem to have taken this question personally. Really appreciate the input.
Anyone else dealing with "estimation by AI" on your team?

175 comments • reddit.com

As in, rather than devs estimating, management asks AI how hard things should be and sets deadlines accordingly. If you take “too long”, you get blamed.

r/selfhosted

compress.lol — shrink your videos in the browser, no servers involved 🚫☁️

150 comments • i.redd.it

Hey folks 👋

I built a simple tool: compress.lol You can also see the source here: https://github.com/anhostfr/compress.lol

It lets you compress videos directly in your browser — no installs, no uploads. Everything runs locally using ffmpeg.wasm.

Some benefits:

🔒 Privacy: your video never leaves your computer

⚡ Convenience: works in-browser

🎥 Practical: reduces file size so sharing is easier

It’s quite minimal right now, but functional. I’d appreciate any feedback or thoughts for improvements!
Plex Breached 2025-09-09: "Action required: Notice of a potential security incident"

422 comments • reddit.com
Thanks /u/LeftBus3319 + /u/FnnKnn
1. Reset your Plex account password immediately, making sure to check “Sign out connected devices after password change”
2. To reclaim your server you can use SSH Tunneling to get access to your server’s localhost:32400 on your personal host with ssh -L 32400:localhost:32400 serverUser@serverHost - link
Announcement page: https://links.plex.tv/s/vb/Vn7XtnwDSSaqqDUYoHu1P57ZgZ1FsHgTO2PTIBl6jEOUiHBH3LGmI3nLdDfopQa54PatUwZQhT0Bz8rKAi–jTM4ATdsBHpe4c1Yljr89VkoCOavEGH5wn5Fi_filLNeOMo-lnNqLSLpJpI/lOe98S8UWKdmPnp9StQz9R1-kOSTpWhr/12

Announcement screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/0PMRvVY.png

Dear Plex User,

We have recently experienced a security incident that may potentially involve your Plex account information. We believe the actual impact of this incident is limited; however, action is required from you to ensure your account remains secure.

What happened

An unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from …
Self-hosted AI is the way to go!

208 comments • reddit.com
Yesterday I used my weekend to set up local, self-hosted AI. I started out by installing Ollama on my Fedora (KDE Plasma DE) workstation with a Ryzen 7 5800X CPU, Radeon 6700XT GPU, and 32GB of RAM.

Initially, I had to add the following to the systemd ollama.service file to get GPU compute working properly:
```
[Service]
Environment="HSA_OVERRIDE_GFX_VERSION=10.3.0"
```
Once I got that solved I was able to run the Deepseek-r1:latest model with 8-billion parameters with a pretty high level of performance. I was honestly quite surprised!

Next, I spun up an instance of Open WebUI in a podman container, and setup was very minimal. It even automatically found the local models running with Ollama.

Finally, the open-source Android app, Conduit gives me access from my smartphone.

As long as my workstation is powered on I can use my self-hosted AI from anywhere. Unfortunately, my NAS server doesn’t have a GPU, so running it there is not an option for me. I think the privacy …
Is Oracle's always free servers actually free?

216 comments • reddit.com

I’m trying to set up a VM.Standard.A1.FlexAlways Free-eligible shape which i believe these are the right setting for but the montly estimate isn’t 0. is this correct or have i done something wrong?

*Update*
It works fine and is free. as some recommended/mentioned, you can’t get any capacity from teh free version.
I upgraded to PAYG which took $100 from my account then got immediately refunded. it also took an hour or so for my account to be upgraded adn everything worked fine. no charge (freecredit is given so i had that if there was any issue with charges).

I have it to run palword which ARM processor for this specific shape is not compatible with so It took a while to get it to work using FEX, steamcmd then forcedownloading and runnig using linux.

No issues so far
I found Notesnook and I'm never going back to Google Keep!

174 comments • reddit.com

Notesnook is a great notes app that rivals the stock Google and iOS note taking apps.

Both the app and the sync server are open source and can be self hosted.

I created a repo with a basic config to self host the web app and sync server using traefik as a reverse proxy.

https://github.com/beardedtek/notesnook-docker

r/usenet

How much do you pay per year?

118 comments • reddit.com

Proivders Indexers Someting else
UzantoReto is back

6 comments • reddit.com

UzantoReto.com has been moved to another server and is up and running again.

Apologies for the unannounced downtime.

--
^(Edit: See the comments for extra info.)
Usenet access suddenly seems to have stopped

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I finally switched from google groups to direct usenet access when google finally shut groups down and I started to use Thunderbird.

So for the last few years I have been using paganini,bofh.team.

SUDDENLY I get an nntp error message; NO VALID NEWSGROUPS IN PAGANINI.BOFH.TEAM when I try to post/followup

DOES anybody know what has suddenly changed please?
Random request to download a file?

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Hey All

I had a strange request to download a file for someone off Usenet this morning, I guess they got my name from here?

Anyways - It was some files from 2016, some kind of Medical Software - Three in total, one rar and two exe’s.

They wanted me to download them, then upload them to some cloud for them to download.

Said they didn’t have a Usenet account to do it themselves, they sent links from NZBKing, so they obviously had some knowledge about it all.

I ignored the request as it sent up a red flag immediately, but - Can’t work out what the end game would be for it?

Anyone come across this before, or… ?

Anything I can think of seems elaborate though.

Best guess I can come up with is some kind of social engineering “hack” to see if I’d do it, or if I’d get curious and try and infect myself with a 10 year old virus.

Or, maybe they just really needed 10 year old software - I don’t know.

Anyways. Thought I’d ask to …
usenets setups and router configurations

5 comments • reddit.com

Does anyone know of a guide for unifi specific setups and usenet?

I have a unifi gateway and cybersecure, but it seems to block newshosting and some indexers. I think it has something to do with the DNS but I am not technical enough to figure it out. I am very good at following directions though, so if anyone knows of a website that shows setup, firewall config and how to setup cybersecure so that it does not block usenet that would be awesome!

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Plex staff: We need local auth support

257 comments • reddit.com

u/Plex staff:

It’s your second data breach in 3 years, exposing our personal data to the open internet. Most people will not follow best practices and will reuse passwords. Hackers will try to get what they obtained from you to gain access to other services. Hashing passwords is great, but it can be defeated.

Seriously. You owe your users, paying customers or not, an implementation of a local authentication, preferably with OIDC support, so that we no longer depend on your cloud services for it, and so we can use your product 100% offline. You can leave your cloud powered authentication baked in, but give us the choice. You can’t argue not implementing it is for security reasons anymore. You clearly failed at it, twice.

Respectfully,

One of your many pissed off users.

Edit:

I’ve read most of the replies so far, and I’d like to address some of recurring themes.

- Switch to Jellyfin / Emby

While this is indeed a solution, I love Plex for the functionality …
Oh boy.

384 comments • i.redd.it
Important Notice of Security Incident - 2025-09-08

591 comments • reddit.com

https://forums.plex.tv/t/important-notice-of-security-incident/930523

We have recently experienced a security incident that may potentially involve your Plex account information. We believe the actual impact of this incident is limited; however, action is required from you to ensure your account remains secure.

What happened

An unauthorized third party accessed a limited subset of customer data from one of our databases. While we quickly contained the incident, information that was accessed included emails, usernames, securely hashed passwords and authentication data.

Any account passwords that may have been accessed were securely hashed, in accordance with best practices, meaning they cannot be read by a third party. Out of an abundance of caution, we recommend you take some additional steps to secure your account (see details below). Rest assured that we do not store credit card data on our servers, so this information was not compromised in this incident.

What we’re doing …
What do you think about this decision?

255 comments • i.redd.it

Personally, I think it’s a good move, but I’m also not affected by this since I already updated on day 1 when the vulnerability was made public. How much havoc would this cause for people, do you think?

If you are affected and are forced to update, what are your thoughts?
For those having extreme difficulty reclaiming server after password reset

334 comments • reddit.com

If you reset your password, and checked the log out of all devices (which is good practice IMO), you will have also lost access to your server. You have to re-claim, easy right? Not so it seems. Many, including myself had a lot of difficulty tonight re-claiming server. I tried it all….I mean everryyyyything, even an SSH tunnel

The only way that I got my server back was following “Claiming your server Manually” here https://www.plexopedia.com/plex-media-server/general/claim-server/#:~:text=Open%20a%20Web%20browser%20and,Copy%20this%20token.&text=Replace%20%7Bprocessed_machine_identifier%7D%20with%20the%20value,token%20from%20the%20Web%20page

The “advanced/hidden settings” mentioned are within the preferences.xml file.

For those that are lost, I hope with this you are found. Cheers.

Edit: clarification

Edit 2: things I tried before, without success, before doing the above linked method - the normal navigate to http://localhostip:32400/web in …

Tech & Selfhosting #29

Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #29

r/ExperiencedDevs

I’m told that our “engineering-focused” culture is offputting to women

672 comments • reddit.com

I’m a computational scientist working at a biotech company at a level equivalent to a Principal/Staff IC at a software company. The world of scientific computing is famous for shoddy software: think one-off Python/R scripts with a single 10k line __main__() function, zero version control, and no semblance of engineering or coding rigor. While this is the unfortunate norm in most of academia and industry, the computational biology division of my company differentiates itself by eschewing this trend and acting like a real tech company. We take pride in having a very well-engineered codebase, and it’s a large factor in the company’s success in a very competitive market. The company’s customers consistently tell us that we have the best software and analytical methods in the field, which is a big reason why they use our products.

The computational biology division is about 90% men. About 25% of our hires are women, but their tenure at the company is much shorter than men’s (median of 2.5 …
A 5 min weekly habit completely changed my performance review and got me a bigger raise

167 comments • reddit.com

I know like me a lot of y’all are coming up on your performance reviews or they just passed and I wanted to talk about a habit that I feel like a lot of people might not know about.

When performance reviews came around I would spend hours searching slack and jira tickets about what I did the last year, it was incredibly frustrating. About two or so years ago I got a new manager that taught me about brag documents, basically you fill it out through out the year to have all your accomplishments in one document. We did monthly summaries, every month I’d fill out what I did for the month and send it to my manager. It helped a lot during last year’s performance review. Unfortunately, I started filling out my monthly summaries a month later or a few weeks after the week ended cause I was so busy. Still helpful but still stressed me out when I’m trying to focus on coding.

I realized doing it weekly is the hack. Choose the same time every week for me it’s Friday at like 3 and I take 5 mins …
Finally got an offer after a layoff as a 50+ year old SWE

118 comments • reddit.com

Giving some feedback about the current job market for old guys like myself.

Got laid off two months ago after 25+ years as a generalist Staff/Principal back-end SWE. My company decided to cut the whole domestic US team to move the work to Eastern Europe.

I remember getting job offers in 1-2 weeks back in the day, before all the crazy AI/COVID over-expansion layoffs. The market is super different now. I sent out about 100 applications and was seriously depressed by the lack of responses.

But then, over the last few weeks, the floodgates opened! I was suddenly slammed with interview requests for jobs I’d applied to a month ago. I did seven full interview loops and landed two offers—one from a FAANG-adjacent company and the other from a well-funded startup. Both packages are better than anything I’ve ever gotten before.

UPDATE ⁹⁄₄:

Accepted an offer from the startup which is well funded by a big name SV VC for 270K base + 440K options (toilet paper). The FAANG …
Where's the Shovelware? Why AI Coding Claims Don't Add Up

217 comments • reddit.com

Two months ago, we discussed the METR study here that cast doubt on whether devs are actually more productive with AI coding – they often found devs often only think they’re more productive. I mentioned running my own A/B test on myself and several people asked me to share results.

I’ve written up my findings: https://mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the-shovelware-why-ai-coding

My personal results weren’t the main story though. Yes, AI likely slows me down. But this led me to examine industry-wide metrics, and it turns out nobody is releasing more software than before.

My argument: if AI coding is widely adopted (70% of devs claim to currently use it weekly) and making devs extraordinarily productive, we should see a surge in new apps, websites, SaaS products, GitHub repos, Steam games, new software of all shapes and sizes. All these 10x AI developers we keep hearing about should be dumping shovelware on the market. I assembled charts for all these …
Kitchen Confidential should replace Clean Code as the recommended reading for industry newbies

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(It was a different comment here along the same lines that made me pick it up but unfortunately I lost it. That’s where credit would go)

Reading it cover to cover was such a massive eye opener as to why things work the way they do.

Best way to summarize the book is, it is written by the biggest asshole boss you have worked with. But they are acutely aware of that fact, take no pleasure in it, and readily admit it’s only because they could not swing managing people in a different healthier way and also admit that there are others better than them who readily can.

Be prepared to witness every variety of human folly and injustice. Without it screwing up your head or poisoning your attitude. You will simply have to endure the contradictions and inequities of this life. ‘Why does that brain-damaged, lazy-assed busboy take home more money than me, the goddamn sous-chef?’ should not be a question that drives you to tears of rage and frustration. It will just be …

r/selfhosted

Why I ditched Spotify and self hosted my own music stack

490 comments • reddit.com

Spotify’s convenient, but it’s also rotten: - They pay artists fractions of a cent per stream, with most never seeing a dime. - They pad playlists with ghost artists and AI-generated garbage to cut royalty costs. - They’re slow to act on AI impersonators even dead artists have had fake albums published under their names. - In the UK, they’re rolling out biometric/ID checks just to listen to explicit tracks.

why keep feeding this system when the alternatives are right there?

I built my own stack with Navidrome + Lidarr + Docker, and detailed the whole process here:

https://leshicodes.github.io/blog/spotify-migration/

Would love feedback this is my first proper tech blog write up

EDIT: I wanna also state that this is all my personal decision. If you want to continue to use spotify for easy of use / convenience, then do so. Nothing is meant to be “holier than thou”
Been seeing a lot of posts about replacing Spotify, so here's a writeup on my full stack

130 comments • reddit.com

https://blog.nfreak.tv/music-stack/

Full disclosure, I’m pretty new to selfhosting myself, and I haven’t written a guide like this before, but hopefully this scatterbrained writeup is enough for someone out there lmao

This is just what works for me and how I set it up. Always open to ideas for improvement as well.
CrowdSec v1.7 just released! Self hosted IDS/IPS/WAF

61 comments • reddit.com
Hey folks, Laurence from CrowdSec here! we just shipped v1.7 with a bunch of quality-of-life upgrades:
- Introducing cscli setup command that detects more services and automates collections / acquisitions
- Docker datasource now supports Swarm when deployed on manager node
- WAF improvements whilst using OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS)
- New expr helpers to compute average/median time between events for sharper detections on extremely slow bruteforces
Full changelog + downloads: https://github.com/crowdsecurity/crowdsec/releases/tag/v1.7.0

Let us know your thoughts below!
Self-hosting in a disaster

189 comments • reddit.com

Yesterday my area had a level 1 evacuation notice (“be ready”), and I spent about six hours shoving all my important stuff in my car. We’re still at level 1, the people on the other side of the fire aren’t so lucky, but packing my server up (after all the actually important stuff) got me thinking…

A lot of why I self-host is to get away from the bullshit peddled by Google / etc, but another part is “just in case”, having my own intranet of digital tools in a bad situation. And here I’ve got this great little mini PC and a bunch of resources, but no way to power it on-the-go or during a black out…

So today to pass the time waiting for the evac notice to clear, I’m considering what I’d want to host during a disaster and what kind of hardware setup I’d need to actually do that…

Has anyone got plans/experience with actually running their setup during an emergency?
Self-hosted has convinced me to leave the Apple ecosystem for Android, given its flexibility; what're some of your favourite self-hosted-adjacent Android apps?

296 comments • reddit.com

For instance, I’ll be using Immich rather than stock photos; but I’ll also be using Thunderbird, given it’s FOSS and in the vein of privacy, security and control of my own data, even if it’s not necessarily self-hosted.

In that line of thought, what’re some of your favourite Android apps that align nicely?

r/usenet

Please update Prowlarr to 2.0.5.5160 or newer

56 comments • reddit.com
If you’re using Prowlarr with NZB Finder, please update to the latest version: 2.0.5.5160.

[EDIT] The same goes for NZB Hydra, anything newer than v7.13.0 is good.

As mentioned in our newsletter last week, NZB Finder will be blocking NZB downloads from older Prowlarr versions in the next few days. Other indexers will be doing the same in the near future.

This update forces the “redirect” flag so NZBs are not pulled by Prowlarr itself, but instead by the apps behind it (Sonarr/Radarr, etc.). This change is necessary to combat account sharing and selling.

Please update now to avoid interruptions.

See:
- https://prowlarr.com/
- https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/releases/tag/v2.0.5.5160
NZBGet v25.3 Client Release notes

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This new stable version includes several new features and bug fixes that improve the overall user experience.

Core Updates:
- Automatic Category Detection #615: NZBGet can now automatically detect and set categories from the metadata within the NZB file itself.
- Intermediate Folder Control #617: You now have the option to disable the _unpack intermediate folder, which can help streamline post-processing.
For Developers:
- Updated Libraries and Cross-Platform Development #636: The unrar has been updated, bringing performance improvements and security fixes. Additionally, the Boost.Filesystem library has been integrated to make NZBGet easier to develop and maintain across all platforms and to ensure compatibility with older systems
Extensions

You can find new extensions in the Extension Manager:
- ExtendedUnpacker automatically extracts nested archives in your downloaded files.
- RemoveSamples automatically removes sample files from your completed downloads, helping you save disk …
is the king finally dead?

21 comments • reddit.com

when the nzbking site was working in the last week or two, searches werent working. now in the last several days, the site doesnt load at all.

EDIT - The King has returned! Now if only I can remember all the stuff I wanted to search for lol.
Eweka.nl 10mbit Download only?

15 comments • reddit.com

Hi,

anybody else experiencing some kind of capping DL at 10 mbit?

Worked for Years without problems but capped for 3 Weeks…

Thx for your feedback. Greetings

First Update: Looks like my provider capped it. Switched to another provider and there I have a full bandwidth.
Recommendations?

5 comments • reddit.com

Are there any recommendations on search engine sites since the one I normally use is now down? I’m not real up on sites

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

.. does anyone else add fake shows and movies to plex to mess with a a friend?

339 comments • reddit.com
Plex needs to add an offline mode!

207 comments • reddit.com

There is no logical reason why Plex should not work when the internet is down. My ISP is doing maintenance right now, and I’d like to watch at least my local content. The Plex app doesn’t work without internet connection which is ridiculous!

Update: u/MaskedBandit77 posted following link in the comments: https://www.howtogeek.com/303282/how-to-use-plex-media-server-without-internet-access/

After adding my local IP range to the allowedNetworks attribute, I was able to access the web interface again from my local network. And after enabling DLNA I was able to use my TV’s media player app to access content on Plex. Will update if I manage to get it working in offline mode in the WebOS app.

Update2: Now that my internet connection is working again, I tried to set my Plex server’s ip address manually in the WebOS app. Tested it with my ISP modem turned off, and the app still does not work when offline.

Update3: What does work is navigating to the server on my …
New app: PlexGuard. Manage which devices can play on your Plex server

115 comments • reddit.com

Hi! I recently ran into a problem with some of my users sharing their accounts with other people. After doing some research, I couldn’t find any solution to manage which devices can access my server, so I decided to build one myself.

It’s called Guardian, and it gives you better control over which devices are allowed to play back on your server. If you’re interested in the project or have any feedback, I’d love to hear it! Thanks.

Note: this is a side project. I know some script can achieve similar result but i do plan to add unique feature if there is some interest and need. Otherwise it was a nice little project and i had some fun :)

https://github.com/HydroshieldMKII/Guardian
Started my Plex addiction 6 months ago, just had to add a few more drives!

309 comments • imgur.com
How to manage TV show episodes with multiple “parts”

53 comments • reddit.com

Hello,

I have a season of TV I’d like to put in my server. However, episodes with “Part 1” and “Part 2” titles seem to break the episode ordering. My files, as far as I can tell, are clearly labeled as their correct episodes, but PleX can’t handle them and treats them as single episodes, throwing off the entire ordering and inventing an unknown episode at the end of the season. What gives?

Tech & Selfhosting #28

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #28

r/ExperiencedDevs

Team is much more critical of 1 junior dev than the rest

272 comments • reddit.com

I noticed that my team is extra critical on one particular junior dev. This junior dev is the only woman on the team so not sure if that has to do with it? Wondering what this means as I seem to be the only one not participating in treating her like this.

She is very curious and talkative, sometimes annoyingly so, doesn’t pay attention to time limits during standup but neither do most of us, she just tends to ramble more. But otherwise she’s very pleasant to work with, collaborative, and her productivity matches that of other junior developers on our team. She has more technical experience, but less engineering experience than the other junior developers. However, not much less engineering exp, the difference is yr.

I noticed that our manager and the senior other developers are extra critical on her PRs. They don’t review the other junior devs PRs as closely and miss many things, but on her PRs, nothing goes unnoticed and there is needless nitpicking. To the point that I urge to …
You may be part of the problem

191 comments • reddit.com

I see more and more posts here complaining about agile, boards of directors, marketing people, business people and all the saints. But I don’t know if you realize that part of your job should be to defend the values that are important? Your managers may be idiots who can color a table in excel, but you should be the people who care about quality, spread good practices and express your opinion as professionals.

I’m also annoyed by posts like “don’t speak up if you want a job”. That’s exactly the kind of people I’ve come to work with now, who have buckled their projects because they couldn’t communicate needs, concerns and recommendations in a clear way and let technical decisions be made by people who shouldn’t be making them. Well, I will surprise you, when I started talking about the problems and talking to management, it turned out that they were not such devils after all. I was able to schedule time for refactoring and quality …
How can an average engineer become that super driven person?

162 comments • reddit.com
I’ve been reflecting a lot lately, and honestly, I feel stuck. Some of my friends who are younger than me are already Principal Engineers at big tech companies, making close to half a million a year. Meanwhile, I’m earning about a third of that. It’s not just about the money, but it makes me realize I haven’t pushed myself the way I should have. I also realize that I’m not learning enough to grow to the next level.
- I’ve mostly just done my day-to-day work all these years, meeting deadlines, but never really gone beyond that.
- I’m bad at Leetcode. So I’ve set myself a 6-month target to get better at it.
- I’m an introvert and interviews are tough for me. I freeze and can’t recall exact terms and end up sounding more like a junior engineer.
- I want to work as a Senior Engineer, but I don’t project confidence or technical strength in interviews yet.
- Visibility has been my biggest flaw. I get too conscious about what I say or how others perceive me that restricts me from putting my …
I Know When You're Vibe Coding | Alex Kondov

126 comments • alexkondov.com
How many of you are "lifers" or close to it? Do you regret staying at your employer for too long?

212 comments • reddit.com

8yoe here, all at a single company, my first actual job out of college. I see posts here all the time about folks moving jobs (obviously) and I know that it would be ideal for both personal growth as well as financial growth to hop. However, my job actually pays me relatively well, despite being here for 8 years. I don’t feel like I’m missing out too much, I’m not doing anything super cutting edge, but we’re at least working within AWS now (as opposed to our old on-prem solution) so I don’t feel like a caveman.

But far and away, I like the culture of my company and the benefits. The company I work for is pretty well known for “lifers”, I think the average tenure is probably around 10 years. Great work-life balance, very stable industry, and the work isn’t super boring day to day.

Do any of yall have a similar situation? Do you feel like you’re missing out? Have any of you hopped around for a while and then “settled” …

r/selfhosted

She thought I was on r/selfhosted… but I was actually planning a proposal 🤫

45 comments • reddit.com

On Saturday, Jellyfin was an unexpected MVP in helping me propose to my (now) fiancée. 💍

Throughout our day of fun and romantic plans, I was texting our photographer to coordinate — sending them updates on where we were, what we were wearing, and deciding last minute where the best spot would be. My girlfriend thought I was just deep in r/jellyfincommunity, r/selfhosted, or troubleshooting something for one of my users on my Jellyfin Discord server… and she didn’t suspect a thing.

By the time we got to our final stop, the photographer was perfectly disguised and in place, the timing was right, and she said yes. ❤️

Now she knows the truth, but Jellyfin (and the alibi it provided) definitely helped make it all possible.

I thought that was hilarious and just had to share. Thanks to Jellyfin and this community!
I built YouTubarr - the "Sonarr for YouTube"

130 comments • reddit.com
Hello everyone,

I’ve been using Sonarr/Radarr/Readarr and figured there should also be a “YouTubarr”. Yes, I’ve found there’s already a few other projects trying to do a very similar thing and I call out how this is different from each in the GitHub README. For the most part: this is a lightweight implementation - based on RSS feeds instead of indexing the entire playlist.

Subarr* is based very similarly to the other *arr apps: it periodically checks RSS feeds for new updates and takes various actions when a new video is found. The UI was designed to be very similar to the other *arr apps.

A couple features:
- Instead of “Series”, Subarr* works based on “Playlists”. Playlists can be either a channel’s uploads playlist (for all videos on that channel), an individual playlist on a channel, or even your own favorites/watch later playlist
- As mentioned above, Subarr* uses RSS feeds. In most cases, this works great, but this will …
300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158

158 comments • reddit.com

Hey Friends, just sharing this as some of you might have public facing Plex servers.

Make sure it’s up to date!

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/27/plex-media-server-cve-2025-34158-attack/
Homebox v0.21.0 released!

118 comments • reddit.com
Homebox v0.21.0 released!

Homebox is proud to announce the release of version v0.21.0!

But first, what is Homebox?

Homebox is the inventory and organization system built for the Home User! With a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Homebox is the perfect solution for your home inventory, organization, and management needs.

About the update

We have officially released v0.21.0 and at the same time are making progress towards v1 (stable). This release covers a range of new features and bug fixes, including:
- Add product fetching using barcodes
- Support listening on unix sockets and systemd sockets
- Add plugin to set image sizes in Markdown
- Add support for postgres certificate authentication
- Hardened Docker images now available!
- Use aspect ratio when making thumbnails
- Fixes to Windows attachment paths
- Fix photo display issue when adding additional attachments to items
- … And much more!
You can see a full list of changes here: Changelog

What about V1..?

Great news! …
Bitwarden license expiration nearly locked me out

161 comments • reddit.com

Very unhappy today as I woke up to an email saying my self-hosted Bitwarden license was cut off since my payment method expired.

It was when I went to log into the Bitwarden cloud portal (different logins) that I realized TOTP generation was locked behind the “Premium” paywall. To log in to the cloud portal I had to get my TOTP token from the login entry and put it into a separate auth app so it could generate the codes, and then I had to do the same thing to get into Paypal. Although I understand why they do this, it seems to me in extremely poor taste as 2FA is so critical nowadays.

Now that the rant is over, this has really pushed me over the edge to migrate from an official BW instance to Vaultwarden. I (previously) liked to pay for Bitwarden given how much I use it and I appreciate their FOSS approach, but my initial stress thinking that my TOTP tokens were completely locked behind a paywall has dissuaded much of that notion.

I only deal with 4 users (myself, SO, …

r/usenet

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.5.3

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https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

Bug fixes and changes in 4.5.3
- Remember if Permanently delete was previously checked.
- All available IP-addresses will be included when selecting the fastest.
- Pre-queue script rejected NZBs were sometimes reported as URL Fetching failed.
- RSS Next scan time was not adjusted after manual Read All Feeds Now.
- Prevent renaming of .cbr files during verification.
- If --disable-file-log was enabled, Show Logging would crash.
- API: Added time_added, timestamp of when the job was added to the queue.
- API: History output could contain duplicate items.
- Snap: Updated packages and changed build process for reliability.
- macOS: Repair would fail on macOS 10.13 High Sierra.
- Windows: Unable to start on Windows 8.
- Windows: Updated Unrar to 7.13, which resolves CVE-2025-8088.
Bug fixes and changes in 4.5.2
- Added Tab and Shift+Tab navigation to move between rename fields in queue.
- Invalid cookies of other services could result in errors.
- Internet Bandwidth test could be …
UsenetAgency: Internet Self-Care Day promotion: 35% discount

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That’s why: as of right now until Wednesday 3rd of September 2025 (13:37 CET), you’ll get a 35% discount! …

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Arc a310 Kicks ass! Not a hiccup in sight

111 comments • i.redd.it
300k+ Plex Media Server instances still vulnerable to attack via CVE-2025-34158

151 comments • helpnetsecurity.com
Introducing Agregarr! Keep your Plex Home fresh with Collections from sources such as Trakt, IMDb, Tautulli and Overseerr

136 comments • reddit.com

Agregarr keeps your Plex Home and Recommended fresh by frequently updating it with Collections based on lists from various sources including Trakt, IMDb, TMDB and Letterboxd, as well as generated Collections from Tautulli Statistics, and Overseerr requests. It has various options for grabbing missing items either through Radarr/Sonarr or as requests through Overseerr. Collections can be reordered on the Home/Recommended screen, with independent ordering on the Library Tab. You can set a schedule for a colllection to be visible on certain date ranges and/or days of the week.

Basic use cases
- Trending Today
- IMDb Top 250
- Custom lists

Cool use cases
- A Collection can be created for each user in the library tab with their Overseer Requests, and it’s hidden from ever other user (except server owner)
- At the end of each year you could have a collection appear on your users Home screen titled “A Year in Review on (servername}“ which would be a collection …
(My) Arc A380's 4k HEVC to 4k HEVC w/ tone mapping transcoding limit

48 comments • i.redd.it

11 total streams: It managed (8) 4k HEVC remux to 4k remux streams w. tone mapping along with 3 Android devices converting to 1080p HEVC. Fwiw the card in use is the ASRock PCIe bus powered twin slot version.

It started to choke when trying to add a 12th transcoding stream; I even cheated and tried the lowest bitrate 4k HDR, non remux file I had and it just refused to start streaming after forcing the transcode.

I did not capture it, but videos would start buffering after attempting to add a 6th software transcoding of subtitles while streaming the above using a DDR4 13600k PL’d to 45w. Once I disabled the 6th subtitled stream, everything went back to smooth streaming. I doubt letting it run stock PLs would’ve made much of a difference. My understanding is that’s just the limit of the CPU I have in use. I am pretty happy there.

Overall, I am pretty impressed and the output looks phenomenal vs the AVC/h264 results.
Plex - Better late than never

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I’m in ecstasy, finally discovering the Plex app and how to use it! I basically use my laptop to download films locally and then connect it via HDMI to my TV. Recently, I bought a soundbar with Dolby Digital support and was looking for a proper app to play any files.

For what it is, Plex is just perfect. VLC often doesn’t transcode most of it correctly. Then, I tried the Kodi app, but using it on a Firestick seems too heavy; the device struggles to handle Kodi properly. It gave me a headache with the audio flickerings.

Then I came across Plex finally, and even AAC 5.1 files—EAC3 or DTS—run flawlessly. There are no audio or video glitches. It’s just beautiful. Even when I play high-encoding files, it only gives a warning that the internet connectivity is low and buffers for few secs. Using a LAN cable eliminates that easily.

The other features really impressed me—it’s more than I asked for. The interface is amazing. For example, we download films in formats like …

Tech & Selfhosting #27

Sat, 23 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #27

r/ExperiencedDevs

I don't want to command AI agents

446 comments • reddit.com

Every sprint, we’ll get news of some team somewhere else in the company that’s leveraged AI to do one thing or another, and everyone always sounds exceptionally impressed. The latest news is that management wants to start introducing full AI coding agents which can just be handed a PRD and they go out and do whatever it is that’s required. They’ll write code, open PRs, create additional stories in Jira if they must, the full vibe-coding package.

I need to get the fuck out of this company as soon as possible, and I have no idea what sector to look at for job opportunities. The job market is still dogshit, and though I don’t mind using AI at all, if my job turns into commanding AI agents to do shit for me, I think I’d rather wash dishes for a living. I’m being hyperbolic, obviously, but the thought of having to write prompts instead of writing code depresses me, actually.

I guess I’m looking for a reality check. This isn’t the …
Cautionary tale: Do not ignore an introduction of time tracking

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15 y/e here. I was contracting for the last 5 years, and I must state that time tracking was something that followed me for quite a long time. In general, we can all agree it’s a sign of micromanagement, and I shiver when it boils down to a question: “Why did you spend so much time on this task?”. It was so horrible that in one case, we had a developer quit just after 4 months because the poor soul couldn’t handle the sheer pressure of micromanagement. I worked for that company for 3 years (who knows, maybe I’m mad)…

FFW to 2025. and I learned it can be a sign of something much worse. I started contracting for a startup that was already profitable, had a stable product, and good customers. In the March of the current year, they introduced time tracking, and it was freaking horrible. By that I mean, you log everything. EVERYTHING! Tasks, daily, refinement, code review, services redeployment, etc. You had a short call with your colleague? Yep, you …
Management want to take away IntelliJ licenses and mandate Cursor. They have acknowledged productivity will be worse but we need to be "AI aligned". Am I over-reacting to consider this a deal breaker?

127 comments • reddit.com

Context: we work on complex systems and the monolith has literally millions of lines of code. We’re deeply concerned that only IntelliJ really provides the tooling we need to work on such a hairy system. In addition, we’re moving to Go and GoLand is such an excellent editor it seems like complete self sabotage.

Management don’t have any explanation for why they want to do this except that we should be “AI default”. They have confirmed (or at least said) it’s nothing to do with license costs.

I am kind of fed up of how this org is run - AI mandates, layoffs, 3 days RTO, and now this. I am also recovering from an on call shift with multiple fires that I had to fight whilst also doing a project plan. I’m exhausted and this thing feels like the last straw
You ever feel like a feral engineer?

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I’ve done a lot of startup work. I’ve worked for a few big companies.

I’ve always felt I’ve kinda had to be a feral engineer. My earlier career I was often in the position of “my boss can’t do my job”. It’s hard to learn better ways of doing things if you’re the only person in your organization who could do those things. And sure, I’m really good at autodidactism, but that doesn’t lend itself to a lot of tribal knowledge transfer. So a lot of times in larger organizations, I just didn’t fit in.

I feel like this happens a lot more in software than other engineering disciplines.
Weird interview experience. Is this normal?

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I currently work in big tech and am interviewing for my level + 1.

I recently interviewed with DoorDash, who said that I would do a “Code Craft” interview. They told me that this would test “real skills”, not DSA interview questions like other companies.

In the interview, I was asked to design an API for a payments system. The implementation wasn’t too complicated. But the way the interview was run struck me as very odd. To name a few things:
1. The interviewer held their cards very close to their chest. When I asked clarifying questions about the prompt, they gave vague answers and even said “you should already have an idea of what you want to do here”, etc.
2. Part of the implementation included an external API call to a database. When I asked them what form the data would be in, they resisted telling me for like 10 minutes. Then after they told me, when I asked for clarifying info (are there other fields, how do I handle X edge case), they …

r/selfhosted

Let's Encrypt certificates will no longer be usable for client authentication starting 13 May 2026

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Source: https://letsencrypt.org/2025/05/14/ending-tls-client-authentication

TL;DR: TLS certificates have specified “Extended Key Usages”. Currently, Let’s Encrypt certificates can be used for Server Authentication and Client Authentication [1]. In another instance of “Google ruins everything”, Google’s new requirements to certificate authorities require separate authority/signing chains to be used to issue Server Authentication and Client Authentication certificates. Therefore, starting 11 February 2026, Let’s Encrypt will no longer include the Client Authentication EKU on default certificates (you can still request an alternate endpoint until 13 May 2026, after which the EKU will no longer be available).

Why you should care: using TLS client authentication was a cheap and easy way to create a poor-man’s VPN and skip adding an authentication layer between web apps/servers. For instance, say you had two nginx servers with …
Friends: do not let friends run "Proxmox" Community Scripts

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EDIT1: A maintainer reply comment: https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1mrp8eg/comment/n912osp/

Over time, I have noticed that whenever I share something related to Proxmox tooling, there’s always a person who comes back with “Community scripts” topic.

It must have reached certain level of awkwardness because even r/Proxmox now prohibits posts related to the same.

I am afraid this will be called “rage bait” by many of those who should not even care about this post, but if you care (about security and) to read on…

Think twice before running scripts on your host as root (they all have to run as root) that source (run) a freshly downloaded piece of code (every single time) from a URL (other than your own) fetching a payload that you cannot check got signed by a trusted party or has a well-known checksum (that you actually verify).

(This is oversimplification - there is nested levels of this behaviour and then you get some more of this …
Endless Wiki - A useless self-hosted encyclopedia driven by LLM hallucinations

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People post too much useful stuff in here so I thought I’d balance it out:

https://github.com/XanderStrike/endless-wiki

If you like staying up late surfing through wikipedia links but find it just a little too… factual, look no further. This tool generates an encyclopedia style article for any article title, no matter if the subject exists or if the model knows anything about it. Then you can surf on concepts from that hallucinated article to more hallucinated articles.

It’s most entertaining with small models, I find gemma3:1b sticks to the format and cheerfully hallucinates detailed articles for literally anything. I suppose you could get correctish information out of a larger model but that’s dumb.

It comes with a complete docker-compose.yml that runs the service and a companion ollama daemon so you don’t need to know anything about LLMs or AI to run it. Assuming you know how to run a docker compose. If not, idk, ask chatgpt.

(disclaimer: code is …
Streamyfin v0.30.2 (Jellyfin Client)

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Good news, everyone!

This update introduces several new features, performance improvements, and fixes for a few lingering issues. It also includes our first public Android TV build, which needs to be sideloaded. While still in early development and with some rough edges, your feedback will be essential for further improvements!”

Developers, feel free to dive into bugs or reach out for pointers!

Download links: Google Play | App Store | GitHub
Discord: Join here
Matrix: Coming Soon

✨ New Features
- Skip Intro and Skip Credits now supported in downloads
- Trickplay (thumbnail previews) available for downloaded content
- In-episode list indicators supported in downloads
- Next Episode button works with downloaded content
- Download “Unwatched Only” option added
- Media sync between downloads and server for seamless playback
- Downloads optimized to bypass transcoding when possible
- New translations added: Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese
🛠️ Bugfixes and improvements
- Multiple subtitle …
Frigate 0.16 is out

78 comments • reddit.com
https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/releases/tag/v0.16.0

Now featuring
- Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) with tags so AA1234 = John’s car
- Facial recognition with tags for John’s face
- Viewer role to give read only access to whoever you want
This is hands down the best open source self hosted CCTV software there is

Edit: For anyone who wants to support the Frigate project, please see their GitHub sponsor pages for the 3 main devs

r/usenet

Tabula Rasa registration open for next 24 hours

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Tabula-rasa.pw registration is open for next 24 hours. Enjoy!
[StingyUsenet] National Tell A Joke Day promotion: 35% discount

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Waddap Y’all

It’s National Tell A Joke Day, and we at StingyUsenet are here to serve up something almost as good as a joke a discount! Yep, we’re actually giving away 35% off our one and only plan. Why? Because it’s the one day of the year where we pretend to be generous. Don’t worry, though we haven’t lost our touch. Our plan is still as bare-bones as ever, but hey, at least it’s cheaper today.

Let’s be honest: National Tell A Joke Day is probably one of the most unnecessary holidays out there. But, if people need an excuse to tell corny jokes, who are we to judge? We might even throw one in ourselves. Ready? Why don’t we offer more than one Usenet plan? Because variety is the spice of life, and we prefer things bland. Get it? We knew you’d love it.

Ready to grab that 35% discount? It’s as easy as pretending to enjoy a knock-knock …
Tabula Rasa

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For everyone’s SA, Tabula Rasa will go down for couple of minutes…they’re upgrading the database software…site will be back up shortly
[TurboUsenet] National Aviation Week promotion: 35% discount

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Hi all

Happy National Aviation Week from all of us at TurboUsenet! As we celebrate the incredible achievements in aviation that have taken humanity to new heights, we’re excited to offer a deal that’s truly out of this world. Whether you’re a high-flying Usenaut or just cruising through the digital skies, we’re offering a 35% discount on our single, all-inclusive Usenet plan. After all, exploring the vast expanse of Usenet should be as thrilling as taking to the skies—or even the stars!

At TurboUsenet, our mission is to help you navigate the galaxy of online content with ease and speed. And who better to guide you on this journey than Wesley, our space-faring gnome? Wesley may be small, but he’s got big dreams of exploring the digital universe with you. This National Aviation Week, join Wesley and TurboUsenet in celebrating the spirit of exploration …
nzb.su broken?

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Hey folks, I’ve got a VIP account there. Is Nzb.su somewhat down or something? I can open the web page, I can call the API, queries are successful, but regardless of what I query, the result is always empty. Is it me or do they have a problem?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Did Plex have another round of layoffs?

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I was checking out TrueUp after all the recent tech layoffs and noticed Plex had another round of cuts last month (July 2025). Yet, haven’t seen anyone talking about it. We all remember the big cuts back in June 2023 (~20% of staff), but seeing another round this year makes me wonder if that’s part of why things feel so slow on the personal media side.

Honestly, it’s been frustrating watching Plex double down on FAST channels and ads while long-standing bugs and feature requests for personal media just sit there. Stuff that made Plex what we all know in love feels like it’s barely moving forward anymore. Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but between the layoffs and the lack of personal media updates, it almost feels like Plex is shifting away from its roots. Does anyone else feel the same?

Edit: An ex-Plex employee in the comments confirmed PMS went from five engineers before the 2023 layoffs, down to three, and now just two after the July 2025 cuts, which makes my concern about …
Upgraded the Spotify to Plex playlist sync tool from last year to include Youtube and new GUI. Enjoy.

131 comments • reddit.com

Sync Youtube or Spotify playlist to Plex.

You will need your plex token, url and spotify api info. Details in readme.

If you downloaded the code before 2pm today, you will need to update. I didn’t provide all of the required updates to a key file in the release.

https://github.com/Nezreka/SoulSync

https://preview.redd.it/3mn3r5wvk0kf1.png?width=2104&format=png&auto=webp&s=7cfe2e74072f2fd9928b64235af32d9df6d25f41
Moved a few days ago and finally have good internet - checked my server status to see this and got so excited

53 comments • i.redd.it

Logging in to see someone actually streaming in full 4KBD quality was so exciting (even if they’re watching Dune on their iPhone :‘)

I’ve literally been waiting for this moment for 8 years, but every place I’ve lived has had shit upload speed even on the most expensive service. I’d have to take my server down sometimes if I was in a ranked match and someone tried to stream. But now I have gig upload and it doesn’t matter how many people are streaming full quality.

For everyone still stuck with shit ISPs that refuse to give decent upload speeds, may good upload speeds find you.
Announcing Newsletterr - Send emails to your Plex users!

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Announcing Newsletterr (and Conjurr)

Newsletterr is a web application that talks to Tautulli, crunches Plex statistics, renders charts natively, pulls recommendations from conjurr and emails the results to your user base, all without leaving the browser.

Newsletter on Github

Major features:
- Sends emails in BCC format (no users ever see each other’s addresses)
- Build email templates with snap in items like graphs and text elements
- Build custom lists of users to email
- Schedule emails on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis
- Uses Tautulli data for graphs and stats
- Integrates with Conjurr to pull AI recommendations for users (lots more functionality coming with this in the future)
What is Conjurr?

Conjurr is an AI recommendation web app that uses Tautulli watch data to recommend what users should watch next.

Conjurr on Github

Major features:
- Connects to the following data sources:
  - Tautulli for individual user watch data
  - Overseerr - to make links to items and categories …

Some Minimal Overlays I made for Plex (Kometa)

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I’ve been working on some overlays for Kometa and put together a minimal set that keeps things clean and simple. I have the overlays and configs here

New Season

overlays:
  NewSeason:
    overlay:
      name: NewSeason
      url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Entree3k/Plex/refs/heads/main/Plex%20Meta%20Manager%20Configs/Overlays/images/new_season.png
      group: FRESH
      weight: 900
    plex_all: true
    filters:
      added.not: 30              # show wasn't added in the last 30 days
      seasons:
        percentage: 1            # at least one season matches
        added: 21                # it was added in the last 21 days
        title.not: Specials      # This skips Season 00 or Specials

Recently Added Movies

overlays:
  RecentlyAddedMovie:
    overlay:
      name: Recently Added
      url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Entree3k/Plex/refs/heads/main/Plex%20Meta%20Manager%20Configs/Overlays/images/recently_added.png
    plex_search:
      all:
        added: 7 …

Tech & Selfhosting #26

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #26

r/ExperiencedDevs

Cautionary tale: Company is crumbling, in part due to tech debt

254 comments • reddit.com

I have 25y/e but I haven’t seen this, even in the worst of the worst. Normally tech debt is just something that bothers developers, but in this company I’m seeing customers leaving en masse.

So, long story short, the company makes a mobile app in the engineering/technical space and was successfully growing like crazy, but in the last few months has been hit by crazy amounts of churn and contraction due to technical issues. Despite spending hundreds of thousands dollars on advertisements and having great salespeople, our “actual growth” is near zero. This is a VC startup, btw.

IMO a lot of the technical issues are because of the massive tech debt amassed in less than a year. The app is used “out in the field” by professionals to execute their jobs, and customers have been reporting frequent data loss and a few have moved to a competitor because it’s constantly crashing, sometimes not starting at all.

The main problem is that those …
$160M VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a small OSS project. Is it even worth fighting?

99 comments • reddit.com

I run a small open-source project Deepkit (Trademark 017875717) I’ve been building for many years. It’s not huge, just a few thousand users compared to the big OSS names, but to me it was worth protecting, so I trademarked the name in the EU and US a few years back. I had hoped to be protected from other corporations this way and live peacefully.

A $160M-funded company named Deepki (Trademark 1751952) came along and filed for cancellation at EUIPO since they needed the trademark now after getting lots of funding. They won. Now my trademark is gone.

The frustrating part? The EU actually does allow open-source (even free projects) to have trademarks, but you have to prove “genuine use” in the EU for the goods/services your trademark covers (Software). Which seems to force you in collecting user sensitive data otherwise you are entirely unable to prove that you have actual users in the EU. I generally try to collect as little information as possible (also because …
How should I deal with junior devs that debate endlessly?

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I’m new on a team, but not the company (12yoe, 8 at the company), and a couple junior developers treat nearly every opinion that I give like it’s theoretical. Things like composition over inheritance, interfaces over abstract classes, communicating temporary changes to dev database schemas. I can give concrete examples on how I’ve learned to think the way that I do, and they counter with “we just have a difference of opinion” or a theoretical example that they created then and there.

It’s getting exhausting, and I don’t know how to respond without some unhelpful, brute-force, “I’m senior, stop talking” response (I haven’t actually said that, but when I bring it up to my boss that’s what he presents my position as).

Has anyone had experience with this, and knows how to address it?
A Random Thought on Work + Wear & Tear

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One reply I hear about why our field hasn’t unionized is because we don’t experience the same physical backbreaking labor most unionized fields do.

And this is true. In fact, as a job coding is the easiest I’ve ever done. Remove all the office politic bullshit and it’s kinda like playing a video game.

I also have the experience of having done that backbreaking labor while going to college. In the late 2000’s, I had to work on a dock to help my family. The job could be white demanding. I was often lifting very heavy objects, climbing in tight and dangerous places, and dealing with a very dirty work environment. I had to learn to use a Neti pot because I constantly would come home with the inside of my nose caked in black soot and every shower after work involved a giant pool of dirty water circling the drain.

Truly felt like I was living in a Dickens novel for like 3 years. 6p-4a, 5 days a week.

At my second tech gig, my manager and I were having lunch and I recounted my time …
Is the importance of networking overblown?

242 comments • reddit.com

I feel like I’m crazy because whenever I read job advice online people really emphasize the importance of networking in your industry

The classic “it’s all about who you know”

However when I think back on my 10 year career of multiple jobs so far, I’ve literally never networked

Every job I’ve had as a programmer I just applied online, got an interview, and got the job…that’s it

Never been to a conference or networking mixer/meetup in my life

Is that normal or am I just an outlier?

r/selfhosted

This is the best blog post I've ever read about setting up automation in a homelab.

110 comments • reddit.com

https://nickcunningh.am/blog/how-to-automate-version-updates-for-your-self-hosted-docker-containers-with-gitea-renovate-and-komodo

No affiliation, I have no idea who this guy is, but he’s a good writer and this is a very clearly written and easy to follow along guide for getting some amazing automation running to deploy containers in your homelab. I found this when I was already about 75% there (I already had gitea set up with actions, komodo set up already), but I was missing a few things and the renovate-bot is an awesome tool!

Also, sorry if this is a repost, I searched.
What open source application do you think has no better alternatives?

709 comments • reddit.com

Which application do you think is good but does not have any better alternatives? I’m trying to figure out if there is any gap in the open source community of self hosters where someone is searching for a better alternative of a specific application.

Thanks!
Is there a serious Spotify alternative?

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I just got an email from Spotify saying they’re increasing the Premium prices again.

For a lot of years I refused using Spotify and instead just had my own music library that I used with AIMP on Windows and Poweramp on my phone.

After the switch to Spotify I did miss some Poweramp features but Spotify’s flexibility and especially it’s recommendation algorithms are really great.

I do selfhost Jellyfin which already has my music and audio book libraries but it really doesn’t hold a candle to Spotify.

I looked at Navidrome’s feature set which sounds nice but doesn’t seam to have any capability for recommendations (comparable to Spotify’s release radar, song radios and so on).

My dream would be an app that has some algorithms that recommend songs to me and asks Lidarr to download them (or the album they’re on…).

I also use Spotify for Podcasts a lot so some support for finding and streaming those would be great as well.

I doubt …
What is the current best in class software you install on a new server?

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Debian 13 is out, and I have a mini pc (its not a new machine, Intel 7th gen, so nothing too demanding) I want to convert into a server. What is recommended these days?
- OS: I’m assuming Debian, but is Ubuntu (with snap disabled) better due to faster updates? or do you use another distro?
- docker or podman or nerdctl with containerd (just learnt about this)
- portainer, dockge or something else?
- monitoring: do you run a full prometheus + grafana stack, netdata, telegraf? the latest and smallest one I’ve read about is beszel
- remote access: tailscale and cloudflare tunnels? do you need both?
- dashboard/homepage: I have no idea whats good
- youtube downloader: I don’t think anything other than tubearchivist gets comments? I’d really want that. On the other hand there are posts about it being too heavy since it uses Elasticsearch. I’ve written my own yt-dlp scripts before, I just want something automated this time
- documents: I don’t mean scanned ones, …
In case you've never looked into NAS - you should

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Just thought I would give my over a years’ experience with owning a NAS system, for anyone who is interested.

With the rise of “age checking apps” and Netflix, Disney, Hulu, Amazon Prime slow-walking price increases in perpetuity while adding advertising and removing your favorite movies so it can turn back into cable TV, I’ve never been happier to own my own NAS. There are many brands you can get but mine in particular is Synology which has been a great buy. I spent probably around $2,000 to get the NAS and 2 7TB HDDs so I could mirror all my data.

Now I can:

- Back-up my iPhone to it without paying an iCloud subscription

- Create docs there instead of Google Docs

- Store all my music from my favorite bands I purchase on it

- Watch all my movies on Plex streaming to my whole house

- Download Wikipedia data and other data for offline perusal (in case power goes out for extended time)

- Stream my surveillance camera to it as NVR

- Host Docker …

r/usenet

Finding my uncle's old Usenet posts before 1995

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My uncle passed away in 2004 when I was 5, and he has a relatively unique name for the anglosphere (unique on usenet at least I think). He was a computer programmer who had been around since the early UNIX days, and had a taste for old computers like me, and my mom tells me how she wishes I’d met him (me too).

He was an avid user of alt.folklore.computers, rec.humor, comp.os.*, comp.lang.pl1 & others, alt.obituaries, alt.humor etc, and he was also good friends with a lot of users on those groups, to the point he’s been remembered in a necrology post from the last few years, and an “AO family member” post in the later ‘00s. (Don’t dox me please.)

Searching Google Groups, it finds 5500+ posts containing his name, but only back to 1995. I found a couple on Narkive that are indexed by Google Search, but Narkive doesn’t have a search feature? and I guess disables search engine indexing.

*I’m not asking for scraper support – …
430'd Uploads That Return Months Later?

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I have been experimenting with older NZBs. I’ve noticed that some previously 430’d uploads return months later. Are specific Usenet providers temporarily removing new releases to satisfy DMCA requests?
I’m curious and would like to learn more. Thanks!
Upload tool as convenient as ngPost?

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Does anybody know of an upload tool, that’s as convenient or has similar features as ngPost, but doesn’t encrypt the files?

What I mean by features is a watch folder for automatic posting, or at least drag-and-drop capability with auto generating NZBs and post subject.

I use Powerpost at the moment but it’s quite laborious to prepare the posts.
Long shot but lifetime member of Dognzb cannot sign in after 5 years of inactivity

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I know they changed their policy for lifetime membership a whiel back but I have been out of the game for a while. Tried to sign in with my saved user/pass with no success. Tried re-setting the password with no automated email to my address.

Wanted to check if there’s something I can do to get back my account and access, even if it means paying for the service again. Someone want to verify I’m locked out / account deleted for good?
Are there Usenet applications for the Amiga Workbench 1.3?

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I’ve been searching for one, but can only find Usenet applications for Amiga Workbench 3.0 and none for 1.3. I want to use Usenet on my Amiga 500 computer but cannot find any actual guides on doing that, I found one video by Dan Wood but that was using a much more recent version of Workbench. I’m signed up to a Usenet service and I’ll be using TCPser for connections. I use A Talk III already but I doubt anything related to this would function on A Talk III since it’s more oriented on BBS’s. (Ignore the typo in the title)

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Update Your Plex Media Server to 1.42.1.10060

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Email I received.

Update Your Plex Media Server Dear Plex user, We recently received a report via our bug bounty program that there was a potential security issue affecting Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x. Thanks to that user, we were able to address the issue, release an updated version of the server, and continue to improve our security and defenses. You’re receiving this notice because our information indicates that a Plex Media Server owned by your Plex account is running an older version of the server. We strongly recommend that everyone update their Plex Media Server to the most recent version as soon as possible, if you have not already done so. The new version (1.42.1.10060 or later) is now available to update through your regular server management page or you can download the package from our downloads page (https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/). Thank you, The Plex Team
My kitty’s favorite hobby is unplugging my server half-way through season finales

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Features that need to return ASAP. PLEX is pissing me off.

170 comments • reddit.com

I’m just venting here. Why are we losing features with Plex instead of gaining? Accidentally updated the iPad app and now I’m mad.

- No more browsing plex while watching a show, even during Picture in Picture (I have ADD with shows and like to browse while I watch or watch something temporarily while I browse)

- List view for content is not available (why remove such a basic browsing option?)

- PIP for Plex free content does not work for the few shows I enjoy there (not a big deal)

- Casting to non apple devices lost its icon when in a show or movie (seems to only be available when in the app menu)

- In video control settings seems buried away

Would love to get the ability to double tap left or right to rewind or fast forward. The ability to adjust subtitles speed. Or to be able to Download content via USB-C instead of only WiFi.

The features we gain most people don’t want or need and are being forced into our user experience. I almost regret getting a lifetime pass.
Pulsarr v0.5.0 Released - Plex Label Sync System for Automatic Content Organization

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Hey everyone!

I’m excited to announce Pulsarr v0.5.0, which brings powerful new automation capabilities with the Plex Label Sync System.

What is Pulsarr?

Pulsarr bridges Plex watchlists with Sonarr and Radarr, turning your Plex watchlist into your request system. Users add to their Plex watchlist, and Pulsarr handles the rest. Everything runs on your primary Plex token, monitoring all your friends’ and family’s watchlists automatically.

Core Features: * Real-time Monitoring: Instant watchlist updates for Plex Pass users (20-minute polling for non-Pass users) * Smart Content Routing: Route content based on genre, user, language, year, certification, and more * Multi-Instance Support: Distribute content across multiple Sonarr/Radarr instances with intelligent synchronization * Multi-User Support: Monitor watchlists for friends and family with granular permissions * Discord Bot Integration: Complete management directly from Discord with interactive commands * …
Neat feature I created accidentally with my HD Homerun

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I recently moved my Plex server from one state to another across the country. It was a relatively painless move and I got things up and running in the new location on the new network without much trouble.

I left my HD Homerun and antenna in the old house because I wasn’t going to crawl up in the attic to get it and I hardly ever watched Live TV anyway.

I run Plex on Unraid and have a Tailscale network setup for my devices…

Maybe you can see where this is going… but lo and behold, I can still stream my local channels from my old location to my Plex server in the new location just fine. It’s going through the Tailscale VPN as if it were on the same network without any configuration on my part.

I thought it was pretty neat. I don’t have much use for it, but as long as the network stays running in the old location I’ve still got access lol. Probably boring to most of you, but the fact that it worked without me having to do anything or me even …

Tech & Selfhosting #25

Sat, 09 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #25

r/ExperiencedDevs

The era of AI slop cleanup has begun

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I’m a freelance software engineer with about 8 years of experience mainly in early stage startups. At this point, I have a pretty steady flow of referrals. I don’t take every project on and not every one works out, but enough do that I can do it more than full time.

Lately, though, I have noticed a large increase in projects where they paid a ton of money for an internal software and it does not work well at all. Tons of errors, unreasonably slow, inefficient and taking up a lot of resources, and large security flaws. At first, I thought maybe people just hired bad developers. The bar is pretty low to call yourself a developer or even a software engineer anyways, but I’m seeing the same problems now on multiple projects.

When I take on a project on, I always sign an NDA and look at their codebase to look at some upfront issues that I can bring up because, most of the time, the people hiring me aren’t technical and don’t understand what the problem is. This is probably the 5th time …
Aren't you tired of being a "resource"?

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I liked my company — I was employee 600 (engineer ~150) at a place that’s now 3000 employees and tens of billions in valuation

I worked hard, they gave me nice promotions, and lots of ownership and equity, and it was great.

But now that I’m senior enough to manage people (and by that I mean literally a single intern), the vibes are off. My 1-on-1s with anyone in management is now about:
- what projects are we funding this quarter?
- how are we going to frame our metrics for leadership?
- does [person a] have bandwidth for this?
- do you think [person b] is good?
I just came here to build stuff… I hate performance reviews, I hate kickoff meetings, I hate “stakeholders” and “leadership”, and I hate defining growth areas for my intern who y’all judge way too much!

The only stakeholder that should matter is the customer, and when every single one of their zendesk tickets is complaining about the same fucking thing I’m inclined to just …
Anyone get schadenfreude seeing your old job struggle to hire your position?

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Left my old role nearly 2 months ago and they of course had my position posted within days of me leaving. It only stayed up a few days.

I just saw the position pop up again. Having been on their side before, I’m almost certain they couldn’t find anyone decent and decided to repost it.

Their problem: they are basically looking for a tech lead at a low end senior salary. I was doing tech lead work because I’d been pushing for that position. But despite being told I’d be getting the title and salary bump, they ended up saying they’d only be able to give me the title but no bump. And that’s how I ended up leaving.

Anyways, I find it amusing that they are struggling to hire for their unrealistic expectations.
So I tried vibe coding a new system today...

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And it was kind of a relief. With all the doom sayers, including myself, fearful AI will take our jobs, I have realized that it is still far away. The system I’m tasked with building is a synchronization mechanism to keep two data sources in sync. It requires interacting with two first party systems and four AWS services. I gave it a paragraph of what I wanted and it was not even functional. Three paragraphs of prompts still not even close. 6 hours later I’ve written two pages of basically unreadable text trying to get it to do exactly what I want (if/else and try/catch don’t translate well to English, especially when nested). It is pretty much just pseudocode right now.

So what did I learn from this? AI is great at helping you solve a specific discrete task (e.g. write some code that will send an email, generate unit tests/documentation), but by the time you’re trying to stitch together half a dozen services with error handling, logging, metrics, memoization, …
Can someone from Microsoft or a FAANG company describe to me what's been going on with AI this year? What's happening on your team, and company wide? How is the push from higher-levels actually influencing changes in your day to day experience?

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I work for a mid-sized global software corporation in a niche industry. We’re talking about AI in biweeky, company-wide meetings. It’s mostly the older devs (age ⁴⁰⁄₅₀+) talking about the different ways we’re using it, or planning to use it. The younger ones spend less time talking about it.

Right now, on my team, we’re using it for unit tests. Having more success recently, especially if we get the prompts right, and it generate new units for new code. We fill in the additional edge cases. It’s a great time saver.

Code completion is a mixed bag. I find it helpful, and easy to ignore bad auto commenting/code. Others are reporting being anoyed with it.

Other ideas and to have AI start writing features based on acceptance criteria. And, to perform log analysis. Everything else is too detailed (and abstract) to really describe. Everyone’s changing the model to Claud. I don’t know how the company’s hiring or performing …

r/selfhosted

You can now run OpenAI's gpt-oss model on your local device! (14GB RAM)

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Hello everyone! OpenAI just released their first open-source models in 5 years, and now, you can have your own GPT-4o and o3 model at home! They’re called ‘gpt-oss’.

There’s two models, a smaller 20B parameter model and a 120B one that rivals o4-mini. Both models outperform GPT-4o in various tasks, including reasoning, coding, math, health and agentic tasks.

To run the models locally (laptop, Mac, desktop etc), we at Unsloth converted these models and also fixed bugs to increase the model’s output quality. Our GitHub repo: https://github.com/unslothai/unsloth

Optimal setup:
- The 20B model runs at >10 tokens/s in full precision, with 14GB RAM/unified memory. Smaller versions use 12GB RAM.
- The 120B model runs in full precision at >40 token/s with ~64GB RAM/unified mem.
There is no minimum requirement to run the models as they run even if you only have a 6GB CPU, but it will be slower inference.

Thus, no is GPU required, especially for the 20B …
How to host a Minecraft server that's secure enough not to worry my dad?

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I’ve managed to convince my Dad to give me an old laptop to run a server on. I know how I’m going to do this (pterodactyl) but I need to make sure I cover my ass. The problem is my dad’s always been the tech guy and when I told him I’d be running a Minecraft server for friends it started an entire lecture on security and port forwarding. My dad is weird with tech in the sense he knows what he’s talking about but also not really? He’s a bit like an old man who thinks the computers are mythical beings and I need something to reassure him that hackers aren’t going to get into our home cameras from my minecraft server. Which is nuts coming from a man who has only one password.

I was just going to stick a whitelist on it and call it a day. That’s what most people I know have done. I don’t really want to spend any money, that’s the whole reason I’m hosting it myself. I have looked into VLANs and ehhhhhh I don’t want to …
Proxmox 9 is out today

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From the official release post:

Leading open-source server solutions provider Proxmox Server Solutions GmbH (henceforth “Proxmox”), celebrating its 20th year of innovation, today announced the release of Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) 9.0.

Main highlight of this update is a modernized core built upon Debian 13 “Trixie”, ensuring a robust foundation for the platform.

Along with it an upgrade guide from 8 to 9.
Introducing Finetic – A Modern, Open-Source Jellyfin Web Client

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Hey everyone!

I’m Ayaan, a 16-year-old developer from Toronto, and I’ve been working on something I’m really excited to share.

It’s a Jellyfin client called Finetic, and I wanted to test the limits of what could be done with a media streaming platform.

I made a quick demo walking through Finetic - you can check it out here:
👉 Finetic - A Modern Jellyfin Client built w/ Next.js

Key Features:
- Navigator (AI assistant) → Natural language control like “Play Inception”, “Toggle dark mode”, or “What’s in my continue watching?”
- Subtitle-aware Scene Navigation → Ask stuff like “Skip to the argument scene” or “Go to the twist” - it’ll then parse the subtitles and jump to the right moment
- Sleek Modern UI → Built with React 19, Next.js 15, and Tailwind 4 - light & dark mode, and smooth transitions with Framer Motion
- Powerful Media Playback → Direct + transcoded playback, chapters, subtitles, keyboard shortcuts
- Fully Open Source …
Self hosted applications that have phone apps

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Sup, self hosting is great, and I’m looking for more to host at home, but how many have apps created for them?

Wwe use our phones so much and apps to go with the self hosted applications make it easier.

What do you use that has an app ?

r/usenet

Confused about what this sub is actually for?

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There’s flairs for indexers, providers and software but I guess you can’t talk or post anything that mentions the name of any of the things that are required to use the Usenet? Can someone explain to me what the purpose of the subreddit is? I see others posting about indexers and providers but they seem to have no issues with their posts being removed.

Simply all I wanted to figure out is if there has been a breach of any of the 3 indexers I use due to random Chinese and English downloads being made on my servers the other day over a 20 hour period. Would think people in the community would like to know if there was a breach of api keys or not.
Keeping the sub safe isn’t something to apologise for

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First off, big thanks to u/Bakerboy448 there’s no reason they should have to justify the actions we take.

As moderators, we’re not here as employees or to lord over anyone we give up our own free time because we genuinely care about keeping this place running well and safe for everyone. Sometimes people seem to expect us to defend every action, like removing posts or locking threads, but at the end of the day, it’s all done to protect the subreddit and the community as a whole.

I do have to laugh when people ask the same questions over and over or don’t seem to bother reading the rules. So much of what gets taken down is already covered if people take a moment to look through by doing a quick search. Honestly, it makes me wonder how many actually give the rules a glance before posting. You’d be surprised how much is already answered if you look back a bit.

I’ve seen how the subreddit used to be a bit of a Wild West, much messier and riskier. Now, in my opinion, it’s miles better …
New newsgroup: free.3d-printing

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Hello. Just thought I would mention that I created the newsgroup free.3d-printing earlier this week, and it is available on Eternal September (I presume other providers will carry it sooner or later).

I created it in response to a user in one the ES internal support groups, asking for a 3D printing group. He got flamed a bit, and I had thought about creating a group for 3D printing discussion a while ago, so I went ahead and newgrouped it (and got somewhat flamed for doing so… lol).

Anyway, if there are any 3D printing enthusiasts here, you have a newsgroup on Usenet now where you can chat about 3D printing. :)
Usenet in China

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I live in China and have been heading down a self hosting rabbit hole since I’m finding it increasingly difficult to stream media here from all the normal providers (VPNs are unreliable and always seem to stop working just as I sit down to watch something). I would like to incorporate Radarr and Sonarr into my setup and this has led me to Usenet. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with it from behind the Great Firewall. Is it even accessible without using a vpn? What are download speeds like? I’ve seen Frugal Usenet has a server in Asia but haven’t found anything suggesting this will improve speeds in China specifically. Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Is NZBPlanet down again?

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Did a search here and see posts from 3-6 months ago, but nothing recent.

Page displays a message that it’s down for maintenance?

https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/nzbplanet.net.html shows as down for everyone…

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

New NAS + Plex is a Dream.

170 comments • i.redd.it

I recently bought a new UGREEN DXP4800 with two 6TB drives and one 22TB drive. This is essentially my new home media server, primarily functioning as a backup solution with a Plex Media server. I’m completely new to Docker, but it was surprisingly easy to set up. I’m very happy with this setup!

(P.S. No, the NAS isn’t connected to the Deco Mesh Node. It’s in the spare room but still connected to the main router via a switch.)
I went way overkill with my new Plex Server and have zero regrets.

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Picked up a base model M4 Mac Mini (It was on sale, $450 at MicroCenter.) This thing is insanely powerful and fast. All my friends are able to stream 1080p videos no issues. It stays on, is quiet, it got warm when I moved my entire library over, but it’s been super since. I know I could have gotten a N100, but I heard about the fans failing on those over time, I actually picked one up and the windows key was locked. and left a bad taste in my mouth on it. I like using MacOS, I know it well since I use an MBP for my photography job. I hooked up a 5tb external drive (which is still less than half full with all my stuff). Doing Watch Together on browser still works well. I have about 5 friends that we share our libraries with one another. 1 step closer to cutting all cords and streaming services (currently only pay for Netflix).

Anything else I should download besides a VPN and Folx for torrents?

Edit: $450 ain’t 💩 for a plex server. Noted lol

Edit #2: I get it, this isn’t …
At my wits end with setting up remote access

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Repost because I posted my IP address to the world lol

I am trying to port forward and have no idea what I’m doing. No matter what I try, I just can’t get it to allow me to use the server outside my network. I can’t download anything or use the lifetime plex pass I just paid for. I’m really clueless when it comes to stuff like port forwarding and it seems like everything I watch online does not apply to me. Any help for trying to get this figured out?
How do people watch shows without Plex?

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Seriously? My Plex server went down for a few days for some hardware issues so I had to watch things like a regular person? How do they do it? How do you keep track of your shows across 8 different streaming services? I had no idea what shows were on what services, etc. I felt like I was in the dark ages. Plex really plays a large role in simplifying my day to day.

Thankful for Plex (as well as other satellite services).

Edit: Less about suggestions and more of an appreciation post for a service that truly helps simply my life.
Colors distorted

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Just was invited to join a colleagues server and noticed that a lot of the shows have the color like this. I was suggested to try a different quality stream, which I’ve had varying success with. Any other tips or suggestions?

Tech & Selfhosting #24

Sat, 02 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #24

r/ExperiencedDevs

The slop webdev jobs are now starting to become segregated

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Noticed in job listings. All the shitty slop startups and grifters want ”AI first, Lovable, replit”

The serious software engineer listings will have for example ”TS, postgresql, nodejs”

IMO this is actually great. Let the vibe coders sling their slop in their containment zone jobs
Anyone else feel like non-coding work is now the real bottleneck?

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At a certain point, the bottleneck in shipping isn’t code; it’s tracking down context. Before even writing a line, I’m jumping between tools trying to find scattered specs, old decisions, random docs, and half-written tasks across Slack, Notion, email, whatever else.

The bigger issue is that all this data lives in different formats and locations; even something like user info looks different depending on where you check. It slows everything down.

We tried solving this by building task-based patterns that organize relevant context together and using
fewer tools overall to stay focused. Curious if anyone here has found better ways to manage the chaos that isn’t just “communicate more” or “set better processes”?
Does this AI stuff remind anyone of blockchain?

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I use Claude.ai in my work and it’s helpful. It’s a lot faster at RTFM than I am. But what I’m hearing around here is that the C-suite is like “we gotta get on this AI train!” and want to integrate it deeply into the business.

It reminds me a bit of blockchain: a buzzword that executives feel they need to get going on so they can keep the shareholders happy. They seem to want to avoid not being able to answer the question “what are you doing to leverage AI to stay competitive?” I worked for a health insurance company in 2011 that had a subsidiary that was entirely about applying blockchain to health insurance. I’m pretty sure that nothing came of it.

edit: I think AI has far more uses than blockchain. I’m looking at how the execs are treating it here.
“Everything sucks because of decisions made years ago”

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Is this a universal experience? It feels like every project I’ve worked on has suffered from bad decisions years ago that are too deeply entrenched in the architecture to fix. Maybe there is a way to fix the problem but the time and cost to do so is a non-starter with management. The only choice is to chug along and deal with it while having occasional meetings to design “bandaids” that lets everyone pat themselves on the back for doing something. Sorry if this is more of a rant than anything else, but I’m curious if anyone has anecdotes about longstanding applications at their own jobs that actually feel like they were well built and stood the test of time and scale.

Anyway, let’s focus on integrating new AI agents and building custom MCP servers to demo “Hello World” level complexity outputs to upper management so the paychecks keep coming.
Airbnb did a large scale React TESTING migration with LLMs in 6 weeks.

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Deleted old post and posting again with more clarity around testing [thanks everyone for the feedback]. Found it to be a super interesting article regardless.

Airbnb recently completed our first large-scale, LLM-driven code migration, updating nearly 3.5K React component test files from Enzyme to use React Testing Library (RTL) instead. We’d originally estimated this would take 1.5 years of engineering time to do by hand, but — using a combination of frontier models and robust automation — we finished the entire migration in just 6 weeks.

r/selfhosted

What’s an underrated self-hosted tool you couldn’t live without?

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Ifeel like I know the “big names” (Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Jellyfin, etc.), but I keep stumbling across smaller, less talked about tools that end up being game changers

Curious what gems the rest of you are running that don’t get as much love as the big projects. (Or more love for big projects -i dont descriminate if it works 😅) Bonus points if it’s lightweight, Docker-friendly, and not just another media app.

What’s on your can’t live without it list that most people maybe haven’t tried?
Drop v0.3.0: Self-host your own Steam

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G’day r/selfhosted

I’m one of the core maintainers of Drop, the self-hosted Steam platform. It’s our aim to replicate all the features of Steam for a self-hosted and FOSS application.

We just released v0.3.0, which brings a bunch of new improvements. But since most of you will hear about Drop for the first time, here’s what it can do:
- Host your own game library and share it with multiple people (through SSO if you want!). Each user has their own collections of games they can pick from your libraries.
- Mix and match your libraries through our ‘library sources’. We support both our fancy format (with versioning) or a flat structure (without versioning). You can have more than one, and they all merge.
- Import metadata about your game library through multiple providers (currently GiantBomb, IGDB, and PCGamingWiki).
- Native Windows, macOS, and Linux desktop clients (both x64 and aarch64)
- Docker images for both x86 and aarch64
To give it a whirl, check …
RomM 4.0: A Major Leap Forward for Retro Game Management

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Website | Github | Discord | Demo

Hey y’all, the team is back with an exciting update: RomM 4.0 is out, and it’s our most feature-packed release yet!

RomM is a self-hosted app that allows you to manage your retro game files (ROMs) and play them in the browser.

RomM 4.0: A Major Leap Forward for Retro Game Management - Fediverse.Games Magazine

Highlights
- Hash-based matching: We’ve partnered with two friends and members of the community, /u/FlibblesHexEyes and /u/DevYukine, to build powerful new integrations that validates your ROM files against known-good-hashes with databases like No-Intro, Redump and TOSEC
- LaunchBox metadata: A privacy-friendly source for metadata, cover art, and screenshots, for users who don’t want to rely on cloud APIs
- SteamGridDB covert art: High-quality cover art for both matched and unmatched (no metadata found) games is now available during scans
- DOS emulation: Play MS-DOS games right in the app with EmulatorJS, the in-browser …
Raspberry pi is too expensive I self host on an old phone

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And it’s crazy good ! It’s on LG6, with 4gb of ram and quad-core Qualcomm. Only 0.4W on idle (while running n8n server and ssh session) ! And… The phone isn’t rooted ! Just termux, and some debloating with adb. Sadly docker is not supported and had to build lot of things from source, it take some efforts but it’s free ! And it work great when correctly done. Stop buying server use your old phones 🫵
introducing copyparty, the FOSS file server

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I made a video about copyparty, the selfhosted fileserver I’ve been making for the past 5 years. I’ve mentioned it in comments from time to time, but never actually made a post, so here goes!

Copyparty is a single python script (also available for docker etc.) which is a quick way to:
- give someone write-only access to certain folders for receiving uploads
- very fast file uploads (parallel chunks) with corruption detection/prevention
- mount your homeserver as a local disk on your laptop with webdav
- listen to your music on the go, with a built-in equalizer, and almost-gapless playback
- grab a selection of files/folders as a zip-file
- index your files and make them searchable
- and much more :-)
The main focus of the video is the features, but it also touches upon configuration. Was hoping it would be easier to follow than the readme on github.

This video is also available to watch on the copyparty demo server, as a high-quality AV1 file and a lower-quality h264.

r/usenet

Drunk seems to be back with this message on the main screen.

34 comments • reddit.com

Hopefully this ends the DS issues. I’m not gonna re-enable my RSS feed just yet but if YOU do please let us know how it goes! :)

edit - DS got back to me and said “Yeah it’s resolved, the cart RSS feed ended up showing full site feed due to an oversight”

This would explain the random nature of all the files that got queued up in our RSS..

https://preview.redd.it/qct38vb3n3gf1.jpg?width=2245&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5ec1a08db64f53668e6be8fd16e93bf34387453f
Drunkenslug appears to be down

60 comments • reddit.com

~~Was this scheduled?~~

~~It’s back!~~

~~It’s down again!~~

It’s back!
Status of dognzb

22 comments • reddit.com

Checking to see if anyone has heard what’s gong on with dognzb. I’m used to frequent API outages, but it seems to have been offline for a few days now for me?
NGD Block Question

13 comments • reddit.com

I recently added a 250GB block from NewsgroupDirect (NGD) as a backup to help fill in any gaps. To test it out, I set it to priority 0 (higher priority) and my other server to priority 1 in my config, grabbed a few NZBs and monitored the downloads.

Interestingly NGD only hit about 36% completion on the articles. Does NGD only deduct from the 250GB quota based on data that’s actually downloaded successfully (i.e. the ~36%), or does it also count failed attempts toward the block?
Indexer Recommendations

28 comments • reddit.com

I’m new to usenet and have been using dognzb but so far in the trial account it limits you to 10 downloads and the site is always down for maintenance. Any suggestions on a better indexer?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Nevu - An Alternative UI for Plex (Now on Android, AndroidTV and Web)

164 comments • i.redd.it
Nevu is a total redesign of Plex’s UI, powered by the Plex Media Server API and bundled with its own web server

What Nevu Can Do Now
- Modern interface — sleek rows, big art, and immersive visuals.
- Full Plex integration — automatic connection to your Plex libraries via API.
- Instant media playback — seamlessly stream movies and TV from your own server.
- Automatic track matching — keep the same audio and subtitle language selected for each episode of a show.
- Browse & search — rapid library browsing and search through all your media.
- Watch Together via Nevu Sync — synced viewing functionality so you can stream with friends in real time.
- Smart recommendations — personalized media suggestions based on your library (WIP).
- Quicker Watchlist — curate your future watch queue directly in the interface.
Now Available in Closed Beta on Android & Android TV

Want to help shape the future of Nevu? Android and Android TV versions are now available for closed private testing. Sign up here: …
Unusable

33 comments • i.redd.it

The B is not centered correctly in the iOS app and hasn’t been for a while. Honestly unusable.
So excited to get started!

63 comments • i.redd.it

I’m finally ready to start my Plex journey!! Purchased a verbatim ripper this past week and work had a laptop they were about to throw out that they said I could have. So happy to say bye to streaming!!!
One of my users is trolling me.

56 comments • reddit.com

I told my buddy he should get a $20 Onn box when he was having issues with his older Roku. A few days later, I see this. lmao

https://preview.redd.it/o7kotj9x0qff1.png?width=1253&format=png&auto=webp&s=cc929b434f03b400462d69db4edd816f903be7e0
Plex inadvertently collecting content titles of Personal Content

75 comments • reddit.com

So Plex specifically says it does not collect the content titles of Personal Content from your Plex Media Server (stated here “Plex does NOT collect: Content titles of your Personal Content.”).

However I just received my data request from Plex and it shows that the pushSend event for “Discover | Engagement | Push | Rating Reminder v2” seems to be accidentally exposing the exact content titles of personal content in the field dataFields__transactionalData. Below is a redacted excerpt.

Take from this what you will but I after having concerns of data privacy for years I have decided to move to another platform. You can validate my findings by requesting your own data here.

Field record Record

userId

email

eventName pushSend

timestamp 2025-01-18T10:58:50Z

dataFields__campaignId

dataFields__campaignName Discover | Engagement | Push | Rating Reminder v2

dataFields__channelId

dataFields__contentAvailable FALSE

dataFields__contentId …

Tech & Selfhosting #23

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #23

r/ExperiencedDevs

Has anyone actually seen a real-world, production-grade product built almost entirely (90–100%) by AI agents — no humans coding or testing?

553 comments • reddit.com

Our CTO is now convinced we should replace our entire dev and QA team (~100 people) with AI agents. Inspired by SoftBank’s “thousand-agent per employee” vision and hyped tools like Devin, AutoDev, etc. Firstly he will terminate contract with all outsource vendor, who is providing us most dev/tests What he said us”Why pay salaries when agents can build, test, deploy, and learn faster?”

This isn’t some struggling startup — we’ve shipped real products, we have clients, revenue, and complex requirements. If you’ve seen success stories — or trainwrecks — please share. I need ammo before we fire ourselves.
Been searching for Devs to hire, do people actually collect in depth performance metrics for their jobs?

656 comments • reddit.com

On like 30% of resumes I’ve read, It’s line after line of “Cutting frontend rendering issues by 27%”. “Accelerated deployment frequency by 45%” (Whatever that means? Not sure more deployments are something to boast about..)

But these resumes are line after line, supposed statistics glorifying the candidates supposed performance.

I’m honestly tempted to just start putting resumes with statistics like this in the trash, as I’m highly doubtful they have statistics for everything they did and at best they’re assuming the credit for every accomplishment from their team… They all just seem like meaningless numbers.

Am I being short sighted in dismissing resumes like this, or do people actually gather these absurdly in depth metrics about their proclaimed performance?
Confession: I like take-home tests for interviews

129 comments • reddit.com

I see a lot of negativity towards take-home tests in both tech and other industries. In principle I agree: Don’t undervalue your time, the company might be exploiting you, your experience should speak for itself, etcetc, and I respect people who have this view.

But in my experience, I’ve had a lot of fun over my career doing the take-home tests for job interviews. It’s a nice break from the open-ended nature of personal projects and the complicated, stressful, multiple-stakeholder type work at my job.

I also find them a nice excuse to try a new language or try a new technique I haven’t had time to learn before. Of course I could do this on my own time, but the incentive of a better job at the end of it is a strong motivator.

It also leads to interesting conversation with the interviewers later.
I like manually writing code - i.e. manually managing memory, working with file descriptors, reading docs, etc. Am I hurting myself in the age of AI?

272 comments • reddit.com

I write code both professionally (6 YoE now) and for fun. I started in python more than a decade ago but gradually moved to C/C++ and to this day, I still write 95% of my code by hand. The only time I ever use AI is if I need to automate away some redundant work (i.e. think something like renaming 20 functions from snake case to camel case). And to do this, I don’t even use any IDE plugin or w/e. I built my own command line tools for integrating my AI workflow into vim.

Admittedly, I am living under a rock. I try to avoid clicking on stories about AI because the algorithm just spams me with clickbait and ads claiming to expedite improve my life with AI, yada yada.

So I am curious, should engineers who actually code by hand with minimal AI assistance be concerned about their future? There’s a part of me that thinks, yes, we should be concerned, mainly because non-tech people (i.e. recruiters, HR, etc.) will unfairly judge us for living in the past. But there’s …
AI as an excuse to wipe out Frontend Engineering expertise?

165 comments • reddit.com

I have 10 years of experience as a UI Engineer with FAANG an another big tech on my resume.

I have been looking at the market and I am seeing a concerning trend of startups “vibe coding” UI and caring even less about UI/UX practices.

We already lived an era of devaluation of the profession with far too many places I have been where UI development was offloaded to BE engineer as tech leadership considering that type of work only as “change button color”.

I am worried whether moving forward with the help of these tools we’ve seen only a demand in Backend engineers, even better if with product/UI experience, with a shift towards generalists vs specialists.

In my current tech company (2000+ people) there has been no hiring of FE engineers for the past 12-16 months, despite the struggle of internal teams.

Should Frontend Engineer immediately try to diversify and try to shift towards full stack/cloud roles?

r/selfhosted

UPDATE! First home Server

113 comments • i.redd.it
First, thank you all for the exceptional help and support.

Following my original post First home server about 3 month ago, I guess with your help I have reached a good point here.

What I did till now:
- Adguard home as a DNS server & Ad-blocker
- Purchased a domain.com from cloudflare, got SSL in Caddy via DNS-01 challenge
- Tailscale to tunnel into my server while outside LAN
- Syncthing to my laptop and android for:
  - External library for Immich
  - External storage for Nextcloud
  - Joplin notes folder
- All volumes are bind mounts
- Backups are done by rsync script that runs (cron) every day at 05:00am, what it does is:
  - Stop all containers except tailscale > Run rsync > Restart all stopped containers Then I manually rsync again every week to external HDD.
It just works! and that’s annoying!

This sound strange but I was having a good time struggling to learn and deploy this server, the countless sleepless nights were just exciting and fun, now as it is stable and running …

FossFLOW - Isometric Diagramming Tool

44 comments • i.redd.it

I found this gem in Alex Hyett’s Newsletter, The Curious Engineer.

From Stan Smith:

FossFLOW is a powerful, open-source Progressive Web App (PWA) for creating beautiful isometric diagrams. Built with React and the Isoflow (Now forked and published to NPM as fossflow) library, it runs entirely in your browser with offline support.

Of course, I immediately spent an hour diagramming my interstate IT infrastructure. ;)

The JSON export function reproduces perfect diagrams once imported into your own instance.

I just with there were more “generic” icons. The majority are for Azure, AWS, and GCP. I also find that exporting to an SVG doesn’t work for me - it all happens in the browser and Arc isn’t playing nice. Will have to try stock Chrome.

Note: Other than subscribing to Alex’s newsletter, I have no relationship with Alex or Stan. They probably don’t know I exist. 😉

I replaced twilio with a tool I built to save hundreds of dollars and open-sourced it.

61 comments • reddit.com

I used to pay monthly to send messages through Twilio, but it became too expensive for me, especially for local SMS.

So I built my own tool that turns any android phone into an SMS gateway, with a web dashboard and API for sending messages.

It works best if you’re sending SMS to users in the same country as your SIM card or within the EU, since local messages are often cheap or even unlimited with many mobile plans. Cross-country (international) SMS also works, but it can be more expensive depending on your carrier.

I open-sourced the tool so others can use it too. It’s called textbee.dev free to self-host, with a cloud version available if you prefer something easier to set up.

Main features:

Send SMS from a web dashboard or via API
Receive messages, get notified with webhooks
Android app turns your phone into an SMS gateway
Manage devices and messages from a simple web dashboard
Useful for apps, alerts, notifications, local businesses, etc.

I originally built it for my own …

What are your favorite self-hosted, one-time purchase software?

629 comments • reddit.com

What are your favourite self-hosted, one-time purchase software? Why do you like it so much?

If you are having trouble renewing your letsencrypt certs, it's not your fault

34 comments • i.redd.it

Letsencrypt is having an outage: https://letsencrypt.status.io Found out about it the hard way :‘)

r/usenet

For all Usenet users: what reeled you in?

174 comments • reddit.com

I’m in my early 30s and I only recently learned about Usenet. I’d say that it is relatively unknown to newer generations, which is a shame because it is awesome, and having some privacy is increasingly difficult these days. It seems like nobody talks about it online apart from this sub and a couple of others. How did you find out about Usenet, and which was your first provider? In your opinion, why Usenet isn’t more popular? Guess this would be an interesting little discussion. Curious to hear your opinion!
NewsgroupDirect Summer Sale 2025 Offers Up To Four Backbones in One Package!

26 comments • reddit.com
Our Summer Sale is here!

We are excited to offer our two most valuable and popular plans at the same incredibly low price as our Black Friday pricing! This is your chance to add up to FOUR independent backbones to your setup. This is the most unique setup in all of Usenet! With the purchase of one of these plans you are supporting independent Usenet providers who need your support.

Our Triple Play package offers access to THREE backbones
1. UsenetExpress/NGD
2. Supernews/Giganews
3. ViperNews/Uzo Reto
We are offering three different price options for this plan that will recur at the same price:
- $7.50 Monthly
- $15 for Three Months
- $45 for One Year
At the current best prices available for each of these sites, it would cost you over $160/year if you purchase them separately.

Click Here for the Triple Play

Our Grand Slam package offers access to FOUR backbones
1. UsenetExpress/NGD
2. Supernews/Giganews
3. ViperNews/Uzo Reto
4. Usenet Farm
We are offering four different price options for this …
Using NZBGeek/Eweka...should I be looking at other things as well?

38 comments • reddit.com

I am somewhat new to the usenet world, still not entirely sure how everything works but I setup my system almost two years ago with relatively very few issues.

Current setup is NZBGeek for indexer and then Eweka for provider, along with Headphones VIP for music.

I see recommendations on here from time to time to have another provider, indexer, or backbone but anytime I find the graph of backbones or providers it ends up being fed into basically the same two or three.

Can anyone help me understand why I would want to look at some different indexers or providers?
Nzb.cat indexer

19 comments • reddit.com

Anyone having issues accessing nzb.cat indexer.
Posting with Linux

2 comments • reddit.com

What do you Linux users post with?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

1080p is Good Enough - Unpopular Opinion?

700 comments • reddit.com

I run a low-traffic Plex server. I have about eight users in total, and at the busiest times, I see about three simultaneous streams - which is kind of rare.

I see a LOT of posts about people struggling to stream 4k video. My question … is it really worth it? I’ve downloaded a few 5-8 minute 4k clips from various websites… usually demos from Samsung, Sony, and the like. And when I watch them from a USB driver, they look amazing, but we’re looking at a multi-gig file for just 5-8 minutes of video.

Is it really WORTH it for full-length movies? Assuming the distance between you and your TV screen is at least eight feet (2.4m), I just don’t see much of a difference between 4k and 1080p. I just don’t get the fetishizing over 4k streaming.

Factor in that a 4k movie typically consumes about 6x more drive space (~2-3GB @ 1080p vs ~18-22 GB for a 4k movie. On a one-terabyte drive, that’s the difference between storing about 50 movies (4k), …
New Record

52 comments • reddit.com

I had 8 users watching (which is a record for me) but I started one on my iPad just to get a 9th. I know, kinda cheating. Why does it fill me with so much joy seeing everyone enjoy the server. Anyone else feel that way?
I just love Watch Together

52 comments • i.redd.it

It really baffles me how they are planning to phase out this feature. I hope Desktop/Browser will continue to offer this in the future.
PlexBackup 1.2.0 Release

39 comments • reddit.com

New release of Plex Backup Manager, now with file compression and restore backups. The app is still in development so some things are still not working, but backup and restore are.
https://github.com/PedroBuffon/PlexBackup
Intel n150 - Proxmox - Plex Hardware Transcoding

49 comments • reddit.com
I recently got an Aoostar n1 pro (with Intel n150) but couldn’t get any satisfying performances for my setup, like it was really bad! Sharing here the tips I wish I could have found before:
1. Update BIOS settings to performance mode
  Found it thanks to this video.
2. Apparently the default Proxmox kernel 6.8 doesn’t have the drivers for the n150.
  To get them you need to move to 6.11, with the following, thanks to this post:
apt install proxmox-kernel-6.11
1. Installing plexmediaserver via APT (after adding to the standard APT sources directory) doesn’t configure it for Hardware Transcoding out of the box.
  Using Proxmox Helper-Scripts here, sets it up properly.
=> With that, I went from choking CPU and not being able to transcode anything without massive buffering, to smooth hardware accelerated transcoding, using only 4% of the CPU… 🤯 🎉

Hopefully this might be helpful for other n150 users! Let me know if you see other improvements I missed.
With this …

Tech & Selfhosting #22

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #22

r/ExperiencedDevs

AI skeptic, went “all in” on an agentic workflow to see what the hype is all about. A review

210 comments • reddit.com
TL;DR getting a decent workflow up feels like programming with extra steps. Doesn’t really feel worth the effort, if you’re fully going prompt-engineering mode.

Fortunately, we don’t have any AI mandates at my company, we actually don’t even have AI licenses and are not allowed to use tools like copilot or paste internal code into cGPT. However, I do use cGPT regularly as essentially google on steroids - and as a cloudformation generator 🫣

As a result of FOMO I thought I’d go “all in” on a pet project I’ve been building over the last week. The main thing I wanted to do was essentially answer the question, “will this make me faster and/or more productive?”, with the word “faster” being somewhat ill defined.

Project:
- iOS app in swift, using swiftUI - I’ve never done any mobile development before
- Backend is in python - Flask and FastAPI
- CI/CD - GHA’s, docker and an assortment of bash scripts
- Runs in a digitalocean server, nothing fancy like k8s
Requirements for workflow:
- As cheap …
How to deal with junior rockstar dev who doesn’t listen

340 comments • reddit.com

Hi all,

I (3YOE) am mentoring a new grad at work who is very much a “workaholic rockstar developer”. He is currently helping me work on the backend for a new project but I find mentoring/working with him to be very tough. He is extremely knowledgeable for a new grad and picks things up extremely quickly, but he works ²⁴⁄₇ and tends to message me at 2-3am on the weekends with work questions (i ignore them until Monday morning for my own sanity lol)

The most frustrating part working with him however, is that he does not take feedback well. Anytime I mention he should do certain things differently or provide comments on his PRs, he will get quite defensive and basically politely tell me that “his way is better”. While there have definitely been a few things that he has taught me, theres many things I find he is arguing for the sake of arguing.

Most recently he submitted a PR with hundreds of files updated and thousands of lines of code. When I rejected this PR due to the …
Finally some good news. Section 174 is reversed for U.S engineers.

187 comments • reddit.com

Finally, relief: tax regulation hurting the US tech industry is striked off for good - for the most part.

https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/the-pulse-section-174-is-reversed
I messed up in my 1:1 with my manager — now I feel like I'm in a corporate Game of Thrones

161 comments • reddit.com

Hey folks,

Looking for some experienced perspective here. I had a 1:1 with my manager recently and I think I said too much. I’m a very introverted, pragmatic engineer (90% technical, 10% social skills), if I’m being honest — and I usually just want to write code, close tickets, and feel good at the end of the day.

In the 1:1, I mentioned that working with a particular coworker (the project lead) has become really frustrating. I said that I feel like I’m only able to get things done in spite of him, not thanks to him. He’s very procedural, very rigid, and I feel like that slows everything down in an environment that demands more agility.

Well… that comment kind of opened Pandora’s box.

My manager told me, somewhat candidly, that this coworker is notoriously difficult to work with. In fact, they hired me partly because things weren’t moving forward with him. The implication I got (not explicitly said, but heavily implied) is that I was brought in to …
Books not on software engineering that you found strikingly insightful (my example in the thread)

159 comments • reddit.com

I have been recently reading and watching a lot about aviation and system safety. What surprised me is how applicable most stories, incidents, and conclusions thereof are to software engineering.

I also started reading The Field Guide to Understanding Human Error by Sidney Dekker. The book has nothing to do with designing software; and most examples are from aviation and other “real” engineering fields.

That said, when reading about the many incidents and lessons learned the hard way described in the book, I keep nodding and thinking “well, that can be slightly reformulated and made a rule in software engineering”.

To sum up, this is a book I highly recommend to anyone, and, to be honest, it’s much more insightful than some pretentious system design books that encourage memorization of patterns and buzzwords.

Another example I can think of is “The Design of Everyday Things” by Dan Norman. The book has dedicated chapters on the …

r/selfhosted

Idle cpus are the work of the devil

127 comments • i.redd.it

Do you have any services that you consider to be absolutely rock solid? Never need any tinkering? You set them up once and they just work?

For me this is probably Backrest (and by extension, Restic). It never complains. Migrated servers? No problem. We’ll deduplicate for you. Doesn’t even have to be the same backup plan. Just point it to the same repository and it’ll figure out what you already have there.
Self-hosted emergency sites?

190 comments • i.redd.it

I saw this ad today and wondered if there are any open-source options for easily self-hosting something like this. Obviously I could set it all up manually but that’s a lot of work for little benefit. Seems like a cool thing to have (although likely will never need to be used).
CTA (Call to Action): Vibe Coding projects and post flairs on /r/selfhosted

206 comments • reddit.com

PROBLEM

Fellow selfhosters and moderators. It has come to my attention and to the attention of many others, that more and more projects are posted on this sub, which are either completely vibe coded or were developed under the heavy use of LLMs/AI. Since most selfhosters are not developers themselves. It’s hard for the users of this sub to spot and understand the implications of the use of LLMs/AI to create software projects for the open-source community. Reddit has some features to highlight a post’s intention or origin. Simple post flairs can mark a post as LLM/AI Code project. These flairs do currently not exist (create a new post and check the list of available flairs). Nor are flairs enforced by the sub’s settings. This is a problem in my opinion and maybe the opinion of many others.

SOLUTION

Make post flairs mandatory, setup auto mod to spot posts containing certain key words like vibe coding^1, LLMs, AI and so on and add them to the mod queue so they can be marked with the …
torrra: A Python tool that lets you find and download torrents without leaving your CLI

74 comments • i.redd.it
Hey folks,

I’ve been hacking on a fun side project called torrra- a command-line tool to search for torrents and download them using magnet links, all from your terminal.

Features
- Search torrents from multiple indexers
- Fetch magnet links directly
- Download torrents via libtorrent
- Pretty CLI with Rich-powered progress bars
- Modular and easily extensible indexer architecture
What it does?

torrra lets you type a search query in your terminal, see a list of torrents, select one, and instantly download it using magnet links- all without opening a browser or torrent client GUI.

Links:

GitHub, Blog about it

I’d love feedback, feature suggestions, or contributions if you’re into this kind of tooling.

Cheers!
Seagate’s massive, 30TB, $600 hard drives are now available for anyone to buy -- "Seagate's heat-assisted drive tech has been percolating for more than 20 years."

128 comments • arstechnica.com

r/usenet

NinjaCentral Free Accounts

15 comments • reddit.com

Free account limits were upgraded by the admin from 20 API hits and 5 downloads to 300 API hits and 50 downloads for the next few days…enjoy while you can!
Eweka unusually high fail rate lately

28 comments • reddit.com

anyone notice this?
nzb.cat down

13 comments • reddit.com

NZB.cat is down.

Anyone know or have an update? How to reach the admin?
Usenet for reading articles/community?

13 comments • reddit.com

I’m tired of modern internet communities. I want to seek suitable replacements. I was listening to a podcast and they were talking about old Usenet. Sounds like my kind of place. I’m sure it’s nowhere near its heyday but I’d like to give it a try.

I have a client on my computer, but is there something for mobile? I’m on iOS but I can go to a website if needed.

Thanks!
Is Thundernews having problems

9 comments • reddit.com

Starting yesterday July 12 and continuing thru today July 13 most of the articles in my newsgroups are unprocessed with missing parts and download as incomplete. Mostly articles with 2 or more parts. Anyone else experiencing this problem? These articles download just fine using Blocknews. Thanks

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Cable box blocking personal media

204 comments • i.redd.it

Wondering if anyone else has run into this. My father-in-law’s cable box (Rogers in Canada) lets you install the Plex app, but apparently it blocks access to personal media. We’ve got all the family’shome videos hosted on Plex and now he can’t see any of them.

He’s picking up a Roku so he can actually watch stuff, but still…

Rogers has really become a shit company as of late.
My hotel room in Kota Kinabalu had a Plex button on TV remote control

60 comments • i.redd.it

Never seen this before. Allows me sign in (my server not accessible outside my house) or skip to the free content. Interesting!
You all told me to get a Shield Pro and guess what?

192 comments • i.redd.it

I did and I now understand. No more file conversion error, no more unsupported audio or video format, no more switching from system to system to play what I want and to top it off, the alexa integration is working like a charm.

Also it’s a pretty sexy box… and the ai upscaling on 1080p is out of this world!!!!

I can now enjoy dolby vision and atmos on my LG G3 + Q990D without compromising anything.

Thanks for the reality check! Never going back.

Now it’s time for a NAS update :)
Plex Is Reversing an Unpopular Part of Its App Redesign (Music and Photos returning to app?)

99 comments • howtogeek.com
Kinda went overboard on this, an invite/onboarding site for new users to my server

88 comments • imgur.com

I sent it to one new user already and they found it really helpful. If anyone wants to try/use it themselves, I can send a sanitized version of it in a few days after it’s developed some more.

Tech & Selfhosting #21

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #21

r/ExperiencedDevs

Study: Experienced devs think they are 24% faster with AI, but they're actually ~20% slower

307 comments • reddit.com

Link: https://metr.org/blog/2025-07-10-early-2025-ai-experienced-os-dev-study/

Some relevant quotes:

We conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to understand how early-2025 AI tools affect the productivity of experienced open-source developers working on their own repositories. Surprisingly, we find that when developers use AI tools, they take 19% longer than without—AI makes them slower. We view this result as a snapshot of early-2025 AI capabilities in one relevant setting; as these systems continue to rapidly evolve, we plan on continuing to use this methodology to help estimate AI acceleration from AI R&D automation [1].

Core Result

When developers are allowed to use AI tools, they take 19% longer to complete issues—a significant slowdown that goes against developer beliefs and expert forecasts. This gap between perception and reality is striking: developers expected AI to speed them up by 24%, and even after experiencing the slowdown, they still believed AI had sped …
Still writing MFC code at 50. Saved this screenshot yesterday.

304 comments • i.redd.it

Just saved this pic yesterday — documenting what it’s like to still write MFC code at 50.

I’m not promoting anything. Just tired of coding in silence.

Let me know if it resonates with anyone.
Is this your situation too with daily standups? Do you love them or hate them?

304 comments • reddit.com

11am - 8 engineers, 1 Eng Manager, 1 PM, 1 Project Manager gather in a room + zoom

11.05am - people wait for others to join. Crickets

11.06 am - one Eng shares the screeen and starts standup

11.06 am - someone figures out who goes first

11.07 am - The first person says he is facing a problem. Others ask what. Then two/three folks rabbit hole for 10 minutes. Others wait for their turn while coding away their features

11.17am - Eng Manager intervenes - “guys lets take this in the parking lot”. “sure good idea”

11.17am - 3 more engineers provide update: What they did, what they will do today, no blockers

11.20am - 4th engineer provides another blocker and goes into the same loop as before

11.30am - room booking ends. Other party is knocking on the door. But 4 engineers still didnt provide update. “Lets go to the hallway and continue”. They all walk with their laptops to the nearest hallway.

11.45am - time for parking lot items.

12.00pm - …
Do you believe we're in an AI bubble?

590 comments • reddit.com

As a Software Developer I have been constantly told that AI is going to replace me, so I may be biased against it. And it’s possible that my algorithms reflect that bias. So I’m writing this to see if other people outsider my echo chamber are seeing the same things as me or not.

I remember when the blockchain came out, and it was going to change the world, and everyone had to include it in everything. Then people realized it’s limits and got tired of hearing about it. Then VR came out, and it was going to change the world, and everyone had to include it in everything. Facebook even changed their company name to Meta, because the Metaverse was where the future was. Then people realized it’s limits and they got tired of hearing about it. I’m seeing this same pattern with AI. Everyone is convinced that it’s going to change the world, and everyone is forcing it into every product, even ones that don’t make sense. And people are already realizing …
Coding feels secondary to stakeholder work

107 comments • reddit.com

I’m a software engineer with 4 years of experience working at a tech adjacent company (not a pure tech company), and over time I’ve found myself placing more value on understanding the business and communicating with stakeholders than on the actual coding.

It feels like once the real needs are clear, the coding is rarely the hard part. There’s usually a known pattern or standard solution that fits. At the same time, I rarely get the chance to apply anything deeply technical or novel because the problems just don’t call for it or like AWS already has services available you can leverage on to meet the business requirements.

Is this a natural shift in perspective as you gain experience? Or is it more about the kind of company I work for?

r/selfhosted

"We've Issued Our First IP Address Certificate" - Now you can get SSL certificate for IP, no domain needed!

209 comments • letsencrypt.org
I can no longer claim 99.9% uptime on my server

127 comments • reddit.com

Apparently the cat I’m catsitting in my house has taken to sleeping on my old desktop which serves as my Truenas server and accidentally turning it off, thus interrupting my movie night. She has been forgiven though on account of her cuteness. I did not prepare for this in building my homeserver in the last few weeks.
2 Years Self Hosted (Finally proud!)

100 comments • i.redd.it

Started this journey 2 years ago. Proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish so far :)
Just a warning for anyone out there watch for stuff like this

198 comments • i.redd.it

Just putting this out there as a warning for anyone out there, wife got this in the mail today panic that her business URL was expiring. Wonder how many people just pay this without looking into it too well it arrives on proper print paper. I just photocopied it to make the black actually block out all the personal information. This is in Canada. Don’t know if it’s happening in the states but just warning for everyone.
Give more love to ErsatzTV

191 comments • reddit.com

This is a tool I see mentioned a lot here but I didn’t notice a lot of deep dives into it. I am a huge user of this app and have spent much blood sweat and tears getting a lot of it’s functionality to purr.

I have this running on an intel 10th gen using VAAPI for hardware transcoding: done through a docker image -> docker container -> running on proxmox in a 3-node cluster. Took some tinkering to get double passthrough but it was not challenging.

You can see in the images some of my TV stations, but I am most proud of the commercials I have archived as well as my MTV station with over 750 hand-curated music videos. Many trimmed manually to eliminate garbage at the beginning or end.

If you are considering this seriously it is worth the effort because once the basics are behind you spinning up a few more channels can be literally done it a few minutes. I can’t thank this team enough as in my opinion ErsatzTV is by far the leader in this space with the greatest …

r/usenet

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.5.2

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https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

Bug fixes and changes in 4.5.2
- Added Tab and Shift+Tab navigation to move between rename fields in queue.
- Invalid cookies of other services could result in errors.
- Internet Bandwidth test could be stuck in infinite loop.
- RSS readout did not ignore torrent alternatives.
- Prowl and Pushover settings did not load correctly.
- Renamed osx to macos internally.
- API: Removed B post-fix from quota and left_quota fields in queue.
- Windows: Support more languages in the installer.
- Windows and macOS: Updated par2cmdline-turbo to 1.3.0 and Unrar to 7.12.
Bug fixes and changes in 4.5.1
- Correct platform detection on Linux.
- The From SxxEyy RSS filters did not always work.
- Windows and macOS: Update Unrar to 7.11.
New features in 4.5.0
- Improved failure detection by downloading additional par2 files right away.
- Added more diagnostic information about the system.
- Use XFF headers for login validation if verify_xff_header is enabled.
- Added Turkish translation (by …
NZBCore Ceases Operations

13 comments • reddit.com

For those that have NZBCore as part of your setup, and wonder why you’re receiving an error, unfortunately the owner decided against continuing operations.

Translated: “Hi, the indexer will be taken offline on 05.07.2025, I have decided against a continuation. Thank you for your interest and support! best wishes, MfG”
How do I view the price that my Eweka account will renew at?

19 comments • reddit.com

I signed up during the King’s Day promo in April 2024, which was €37.50 for 15 months.

I’ve noticed that this is set to auto-renew in 20 days, but there is no sign at what price. The account details in general are quite poor as I couldn’t view the previous price I paid either, I had to check my bank account.

I appreciate this might be a question for Eweka support, but I thought I’d post here, as I know they post here, and I expect a lot of people are in the same position.

Edit: Thanks all. Support have said it will be €54.00/year. So I will probably cancel and go with this offer that is currently running: https://www.eweka.nl/en/landing/promo-deal-evm-e

Billed once for 15 months at €37,50 (€2,50/mo), then every 12 months at €71,88.
For those who subscribe to NinjaCentral by ETH, how did you notify them?

9 comments • reddit.com

They don’t have any guideline, so I withdraw ETH from my Binance to their wallet, then I sent transaction information to their email.

3 days already, no single rely from them. And their Discord support link was expired.
Drunken Slug scripts for filters

5 comments • reddit.com

When using Drunken Slug is there a way to exclude search results?

My workflow is to go into the website and click on a categories today’s top grabs. This brings up the last 24 hours. I then sort it ascending. Once you do this, you no longer have only one day of results. I talked to support and they gave me a little add-on you can put at the end of the web address. &top=1 (to reset it to 1 day). That worked easily.

I would love to be able to exclude certain results by putting in strings to ignore.

I am not in anyway familiar with coding, but it got me thinking that may be there is a way to add strings in that web address also that if matched on by the name of the item, it would not be returned in the search. I spent some time trying to get help with Microsoft co-pilot and it was trying to have me put some type of JavaScript in the console but I could never get it to work. Does anyone know if this is possible or am I just wasting my time trying to pursue this? Thanks

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

Spent a few days cursing at my screen, but finally happy with my Plex stack dashboard!

91 comments • i.imgur.com
Got my server up and running

93 comments • i.redd.it
Plexamp on CarPlay won’t go past L

61 comments • i.redd.it

Anyone know what the artist list won’t go past the letter L?
Plex for Mobile (Android & iOS) v2025.20.0 Released

103 comments • reddit.com
Plex for Android 2025.20.0 (Google Play) Plex for iOS 2025.20.0 (App Store)

NOTE: Timings for submissions, approvals, and releases in the app stores can vary. Each release gets rolled out to users over the course of multiple days. If you don’t see the new release available for your device yet, please be patient.

NEW:
- [Android][iOS] Support pinch gesture to change player display mode.
- [tvOS] Clock shown in top right corner of navigation bar and player
- [tvOS] Library jump bar in browse.
- [tvOS] Native search UI.
- [tvOS] Play content with play button on remote.
- [tvOS] Show loading state when Skip Sign Up, and an error if it fails.
FIXES:
- Browse Libraries hub should not be first visible hub.
- Fixed missing guide airings for PMS Live TV on initial load in some situations.
- Improve scrolling performance on list and grid screens.
- Player: playback could seek back to initial position when changing playback speed.
- Plex home settings had inconsistent styles with the rest of settings.
- Search …
Tried moving to Linux again, and wow..

119 comments • reddit.com

So a while back I tried to move my server over to Linux because my computer was not compatible with Win11… and it did NOT go well. So about 4 months ago I tried again, but this time I used a different distro (Zorin) and ran it side by side with my windows Plex server. From minute one, everything just worked. I put a few movies and shows on the Linux server and literally just checked it every few days, and watched a little bit here and there. It was flawless. All my previous problems were nonexistent this time around.

After about a month I decided to move everything over. It was a breeze. It’s been several months, and I’ve not had one issue. NOT ONE! Plex is rock solid, has NEVER crashed, and starts right back up after a reboot. My windows server was constantly having problems keeping Plex running. I created scripts to check for plex running, I had it set to start automatically after a reboot, without logging in, and on and on.. it was constantly needing attention and always seemed to …

Tech & Selfhosting #20

Sat, 05 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #20

r/ExperiencedDevs

All high value work is deep work, and all motivation is based on belief.

80 comments • reddit.com

Senior SWE, 12 YoE. The discourse around software development is incredibly chaotic and anxiety-inducing. I deal with the same emotions as everyone, but I manage to keep going despite having worked in a very poorly run company for a long time on a severely neglected product amidst product cancellation, brand cancellation, mass layoffs (one of which affected me), mismanagement, offshoring, you name it. I have managed to stay actively learning new tech, engaged on challenging problems, and having positive interactions with my coworkers consistently, even when one or more parties are being difficult to work with (which we all can be guilty of, myself included).

Here, I am to about share what keeps me grounded within all the noise.

This post itself is not a statement of fact, but a belief. But it keeps me going through all the noise and bullshit.

Also, a caveat: The claims I am making aren’t the only claims to be made, and there are other important things to know. For example: It …
New senior handles all the "thinking" for juniors.

289 comments • reddit.com

There are two teams working on a project (FE and BE with a few members working on both like me). A few months ago the frontend team got a new senior dev after the previous one left, and he has 5 people under him.

A few colleagues have complained to me that he “micro manages” every task they get. When he assigns a task to someone he will already have decided how it should be implemented, maybe even made a diagram to go with it, all that is left is someone to type it out. He will call juniors explain the task, explain the solution and send them on their way. Now in my mind apart from it being boring and a bit annoying for the juniors, it is also very bad for their growth.

But here is the problem. The overall efficiency of the FE team has doubled and most importantly regressions have become almost extinct. We are one month ahead of schedule. That senior is prbabably the best programmer I have worked with. Whenever I have to review any of his PRs I know it will be a 10 minute …
Why many C-level just join a company to do a "transformation" and leave in 1 year?

244 comments • reddit.com

Maybe it’s just me, but I’ve noticed a pattern in mid-size companies where C-level execs come in, announce some big “transformation” initiative, stick around for 1-2 years and then leave. often before the results (good or bad) are even measurable.. Yet, on linkedin they “transforming organizations!”

I’m not trying to be cynical, but it feels like these “transformations” are more about personal branding than lasting change

Would love to hear if others have seen this happen and what are your thoughts on it

Edit: thanks for all the answers, didn’t expect that many! Wondering.. If it’s resume-driven as many mentioned, what about background checks? They’d fail the screening immediately if someone asked what they actual accomplished at a previous org. Or maybe they’re no background checks at all and it’s indeed a special secret club we’re not invited in
Is anybody ACTUALLY surprised about the "your brain on ChatGPT" study?

202 comments • reddit.com

In my feed i saw a bunch of posts going “after reading the your brain of ChatGPT study i decided to change this about my use of AI” and it boils down to “thinking first, before asking Chat to solve it for me”, which…. I mean really….. Is that a revelation?

Did we really need a study to make people aware of this?

This isn’t a new phenomena by any means, but atleast back in the day on Stackoverflow, if you outsourced your critical thinking you were met with endless judgement and criticism instead of endless compliments

Study: https://www.brainonllm.com/
Does your org complain about slow engineers?

176 comments • reddit.com

For the longest time, it feels like other departments of my company complain that Engineering is too slow. (Aggressive) deadlines often get pushed back and leadership had gone all in on AI assisted coding improving output by -100x-, -10x-, 10%.

Here’s the thing though, nobody is slacking, our folks have anywhere from 700-1.2k gh contributions over the year. We have to juggle feature work with meetings, incidents, and being pulled into oncall work. Hell, weve even cut the whole EDD process to increase acceleration (with some obvious tradeoffs).

I just wonder if this is normal across the industry.

r/selfhosted

Cloudflare will now block AI crawlers by default

78 comments • theverge.com

👀

Have your self-hosted services been crippled by AI bot scraping? Mine aren’t popular or interesting enough, but I know plenty of yours are.
The Gut Shot.

104 comments • i.redd.it

Got absolutely sucker punched with this one recently.

I had an issue where the drive that technetium was on filled up so I think it was unable to write to its database for 3 days, causing some very interesting issues with DHCP. These took a bit of time to flush though the system when got back home.

The comment about network reliability stung though. My partner works from home so would, in theory, have more knowledge about how the network is running than me she also has a very small tolerance for issues like this.

What tools do people recommend for monitoring traffic and such throughout the LAN? I would like identify any issues as they happen so I can try to eliminate them or at least have some charts and tables to hold up next time she comes in with the ‘percussive maintenance’ stick.

TLDR: Network Monitoring. How do?
A Chinese Bot Shipped Me 700 Million Logs on My Self Hosted Honeypot

58 comments • i.redd.it

So I recently deployed a Cowrie honeypot to mess around with it and try to get a feel for attack patterns and such. All the logs ship to VictoriaLogs through Promtail and visualized in Grafana. I’ve been building out the filesystem and processes to make it as believable as possible, as well as securing the host and container as much as possible before I add a nearly full suite of commands.

Well, I realized I didn’t do any form of rate limiting, banning, or container usage….I woke up this morning and the machine I aggregate logs on was seeing a huge amount of network traffic. Once I dug into it, I found that this bot from China shipped me 700 million logs, all within about 4 hours. It looped the same command millions of times, and constantly connected/disconnected.

Thought it was kinda funny. Most bots that get into the honeypot either immediately realize its a honeypot and disconnect, or run a set of command loops 10-20 times before exiting.

I thought some people …
Y'all think it's time for a reboot?

151 comments • i.redd.it

Running Gameservers without downtime since 2016💪
Stop Killing Games: Nostalgic about the old days when you could self-host your private video-game server for your friends? Take control of the video games you bought by voting for it NOW

133 comments • stopkillinggames.com

r/usenet

Ninjacentral - Open for 24h

51 comments • reddit.com

Ninjacentral has just announced that they’re opening for 24 hours. Get signed up if you’re interested!
Drunken Slug : Registrations are Open!

71 comments • reddit.com

I just logged on and saw that registrations are currently open. Not sure how long for though!
🌐 Usenet Providers Map 2025-06-30 Update

5 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone,

The small but passionate team behind the Usenet Providers Map is back with another update!

After countless hours of research, design tweaks, and feedback, Version 2025-06-30 of the Usenet Providers & Backbones Tree is live! 🚀

Check it out here:

🔗 Interactive Map: https://usenet.rexum.space/tree
🔗 Table: https://usenet.rexum.space/table
🔗 Direct SVG: https://usenet.rexum.space/svg
🔗 Explicit Version: Click here

What’s New?

- Provider retention levels were updated across all providers.
- Several Usenet providers (NewsFusion, SMSUseNET, Usenet Newsfeed, and Z51) were removed due to ceasing operations.
- Abavia added a new US-based server available to XS News and EasyUsenet.
- Frugal Usenet has regained its multi-backbone status as an XS News reseller.

Why This Matters

Use this map to:

✅ Visualize provider/reseller connections and ownership.
✅ Identify backbones you might be missing (though one backbone is usually enough; they peer with each other).
✅ Compare …
DrunkenSlug Down

17 comments • reddit.com

Seems that DrunkenSlug has gone down. The site is still up but search results return a null.

Assuming I’m not the only one, but can’t see any others reports on this.

As I’m writing this, it looks like a database restoration is in progress…interesting.
Something going on in the world of NZB?

21 comments • reddit.com

Maybe not the right subreddit, if so just delete it.

Is there something going on in the usenet world?

I’m using SnelNL (dutch) as my app for searching and downloading in combination with a subscription to Tweaknews.

A few days ago, was looking for a movie I knew I came across a while back.

Untraceable (not the movie), nowhere to be found.

Somehow, the retention no skips from (now) 3 days ago, to 14 years ago.

Not only in my apps , but also in online pages(so not tweaknews fault).

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

PSA: Apple TV 4K solved all my Plex problems

250 comments • reddit.com

Been using Plex for like 4 years. Started with a FireTV 4K but Plex never performed amazing. Slow loading times, 4K HDR content would never playback reliably, several buffering pauses during a film.

When that got too slow and I upgraded to a Samsung 4K TV, used the built in Plex app. It was slightly better, but 4K HDR movies were still a gamble, sometimes they were fine, other times not. Also, some episodes of TV shows would act corrupted and studder, even after clearing cache, reinstalling the app, and all that.

Tried fixing network issues, switching the server to different PC’s, nothing helped. Was looking for Plex alternative, but thought I’d try an Apple TV 4K cause the Samsung menus aren’t the greatest.

Instantly everything was WAY faster. Only tweak I had to make was enable “Match Framerate” in the Apple settings. After that, 4K HDR content plays back reliably smooth without buffering. Those TV episodes that acted like they were corrupted, play back with no issue. Menus and …
[BETA] Release of MediaManager, a Sonarr & Radarr alternative

131 comments • reddit.com
Hi, I’m currently developing an alternative to Sonarr/Radarr/Jellyseer that I called MediaManager.

Why you might want to use MediaManager:
- OAuth/OIDC support for authentication
- movie AND tv show management
- multiple qualities of the same Show/Movie (i.e. you can have a 720p and a 4K version)
- you can on a per show/per movie basis select if you want the metadata from TMDB or TVDB
- Built-in media requests (kinda like Jellyserr)
- support for torrents containing multiple seasons of a tv show
- Support for multiple users
MediaManager also doesn’t completely rely on a central service for metadata, you can self host the MetadataRelay or use the public instance that is hosted by me (the dev).

You might not want to use MediaManager if you are a power user of Sonarr or Radarr because it isn’t designed for the Trash guides (there are NO quality profiles or similiar in MediaManager). This is because MediaManager takes a simpler approach at selecting the best torrent:
1. Sort by …
My Plex server for the car

32 comments • i.redd.it

I’ve got an android head unit. I generally remote access plexamp. It’s great. Dodgy signal black spots in my regular journeys does cause minor irritation though.

Yes. Plexamp has downloads. But they’re irritating to use when driving and anyway, I set myself a project where maybe my kid can stream shows and take it on a week long trip as an emergency ‘local’ solution.

Dietpi running on a pi4

512gb USB

Hostap, Plex server installed using the Dietpi gui

Temporarily connect to my main network to get my account to adopt it as a new server, and configure authentication bypass on 192.168.0.0/16 so I can use this at trusted networks like visiting my mum or whatever

Log out and in on the clients I expect to use in a no wan environment.

Now disconnect from my home network and start broadcasting a ‘travelplex’ ssid.

This all works fine. So far so good.

Now how to power it…. Sure. My car has a usb outlet, but it powers down when the ignition is off so I stop for fuel and it hard shuts …
Plexinc/pms-docker - A word of caution for plex pass users

44 comments • reddit.com
I noticed that plexinc/pms-docker with the ‘plexpass’ tag hasn’t been updated in 4 years, yet their docker hub page still suggests plex pass users should use it for the latest plex updates. Some comments on here and other forums in the past have mentioned that this is fine because it updates upon the initial creation and during restarts - Here.

I just wanted to give everyone the heads up that this is not the case for the underlying operating system, it is running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) and had it’s last security patch in February 2021. Considering that many users will configure some form of remote access, this doesn’t seem like a great idea to me. I’ve never come across this detail in other posts so I thought it might be beneficial to some one you.

Updates wise (snippet in time, may vary each month)
- binhex/arch-plexpass (3 days ago)
- home-operations/plex:rolling (3 days ago)
- linuxserver/plex (today)
- Hotio/plex (20 days ago) …
[BETA] Release of MediaManager, a Sonarr & Radarr alternative

50 comments • reddit.com
Hi, I’m currently developing an alternative to Sonarr/Radarr/Jellyseer that I called MediaManager.

Why you might want to use MediaManager:
- OAuth/OIDC support for authentication
- movie AND tv show management
- multiple qualities of the same Show/Movie (i.e. you can have a 720p and a 4K version)
- you can on a per show/per movie basis select if you want the metadata from TMDB or TVDB
- Built-in media requests (kinda like Jellyserr)
- support for torrents containing multiple seasons of a tv show
- Support for multiple users
MediaManager also doesn’t completely rely on a central service for metadata, you can self host the MetadataRelay or use the public instance that is hosted by me (the dev).

You might not want to use MediaManager if you are a power user of Sonarr or Radarr because it isn’t designed for the Trash guides (there are NO quality profiles or similiar in MediaManager). This is because MediaManager takes a simpler approach at selecting the best torrent:
1. Sort by …

Tech & Selfhosting #19

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #19

r/ExperiencedDevs

Dealing with Junior dev and AI usage.

359 comments • reddit.com

We have a junior dev on our team who uses AI a lot for their work.

I want to teach them, but I feel like I’m wasting my time because they’ll just take my notes and comments and plug them into the model.

I’m reaching the point of: if they are outsourcing the work to a 3rd party, I don’t really need them because I can guide the LLM better.

How is everyone handing these type of situations right now?
Why is bad management rarely blamed for failing software?

229 comments • reddit.com

I’ve read a lot of things in this forum about software engineers being a bad fit. Or “not being very good”. Yeah I have definitely ran into bad software engineer 100%. But I don’t think a bad software engineers is nearly as detrimental to a projects as a bad manager or bad management.

Behind high profile failures in software there is probably at least always a horrible management team. Be it bad processes, toxic leadership. Yet when we talk about software failures we’re always blaming the software engineer. Chances are decisions that have been made that lead to disasters isn’t just on a bad software engineer. Chances are it was bad process that even allowed bad code to be pushed in the first place.

I’d say bad management is far more endemic to horrible software than software engineers. To some degree bad software engineering can be hidden. But mad management actually have the ability to make impactful changes in software.

I feel that we’ve created so much literature around …
Anyone else just content with where they are?

108 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been developing software professionally for 20 years. I’ve done startups, retail, small companies, large companies, the whole spread. I’ve been with the same company for about 5 years and am currently a Lead. The job pays well (Midwest salary), the benefits are insanely good, work-life balance is great, I get a dependable bonus, and love working with the team on modernizing a decades-old monolith to browser-based tech. It’s a great mix of architecture-esque planning work, interactions with business, and coding.

For years I’ve had managers trying to push me into management. I’m not wholly against this except for the fact that nearly every company I’ve worked for has turned management over every few years. Being on the delivery side at least has the illusion of stability. Since I had a kid almost 7 years ago stability has taken on elevated importance. Can’t hop around startups any more.

All that said, I just like where I’m at. I like still having a foot in the weeds and problem …
Why does every Engineering Manager job spec state that they must help the team with their career growth, but I've basically never seen a promotion.

111 comments • reddit.com

Kinda just in the title, but it’s like that’s what they are meant to be doing, but I’ve literally never really had this myself.

Is it just something we pretend to do as managers?
Is working for dumb yet nice people really a bad thing ?

143 comments • reddit.com

Hi all

So I work at a fairly large company >500 staff, i’m basically the highest technical person there outside of the CTO.

Our products are mundane but ubiquitous, most people dont know we exist and we have a lot of goodwill with our customers that I dont see future growth ever being an issue.

The issue for me is that due to the nature of our customer and not being in the fast paced flashier side of tech we tend to attract people with poor experience and skillsets, quite often I see what should be home-runs get fouled up or have to sit in meetings with people who would be unemployable at every other tech company I work at.

That being said everyone is really nice and chill, people dont seem to want to rock the boat and the pace seems a bit more relaxed, the pay is competitive but I could probably do better, work life balance + job security are also great.

So the question comes, is it really that bad ? these people frustrate the hell out of me some days and i’m …

r/selfhosted

The Readarr Project Has been Retired

164 comments • reddit.com

The Readarr project is now officially dead. The GitHub repository has been archived and the following announcement was added:

We would like to announce that the Readarr project has been retired. This difficult decision was made due to a combination of factors: the project’s metadata has become unusable, we no longer have the time to remake or repair it, and the community effort to transition to using Open Library as the source has stalled without much progress.

Third-party metadata mirrors exist, but as we’re not involved with them at all, we cannot provide support for them. Use of them is entirely at your own risk. The most popular mirror appears to be rreading-glasses.

Without anyone to take over Readarr development, we expect it to wither away, so we still encourage you to seek alternatives to Readarr.

There was also a post on the Readarr subreddit here announcing the same.

Such a shame, but not unexpected.
Update 5: Opensource sonos alternative on vintage speakers, based on raspberry pi

72 comments • reddit.com

Sunday. Update #5. It’s been 30 days now since i started posting (usually on sundays) about building my own sonos alternative, based on opensource software.

Missed the beginning? I’m summarizing it here: r/beatnikAudio

The progress this week: - Made the web application repo public, i call this one beatnik-controller. Find it here: https://github.com/byrdsandbytes/beatnik-controller/ - Renamed the snapcast-pi repo to beatnik-pi (you’ll find it here now) and added architecture documentation. https://github.com/byrdsandbytes/beatnik-pi - Summarized what beatnik is. You’ll find it in picture 2 & 3. (Helps me not to get lost and communicate it) - Tried to inform myself on open source licensing, chose AGPLv3 - Tested a miniAmp on big KEF speakers (picture 1, works but a very bad idea) - Compiled iOS app as proof of concept. - Started working on detail screens for devices & streams in the controller. Screen recording here: https://www.reddit.com/r/beatnikAudio/s/AlGY5R7NuA

Do not …
What are you using as an alternative to...?

102 comments • reddit.com

Ever since switching from Android to iOS many years ago, I made the decision to only use apps I could easily migrate away from should I need/want to move away from Apple for any reason. This also extended to Google (Google Photos, Gmail etc.) as I wanted to take more ‘ownership’ over my data as best I could.

With this in mind, recently I decided to move away from Synology’s native apps which I depend on everyday such as their Photos, CardDAV and CalDAV services (Synology Photos, Synology Contacts, Synology Calendar, and Synology Drive!)… no medals for guessing why!

After consulting selfh.st/apps and looking through the options, sometimes it can be difficult to find what’s hot and exciting when replacing these more… mundane services, they just aren’t as exciting to discuss on r/selfhosted or r/homelab as almost anything else. With that in mind, what apps/services that you deem essential have you started using in place of *insert big brand …
Uptime Kuma alternative (Go + React)

62 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone! 👋 After hitting DB-corruption and sluggish-UI issues with Uptime Kuma, I rewrote the idea from scratch in Go (backend) and React/TypeScript (frontend) with better structured code allowing for easy extensibility.

Peekaping does HTTP/HTTPS & push checks, sends alerts via Email, Slack, Telegram or Webhooks, and streams live stats over WebSockets.

Repo, docs, and screenshots: https://github.com/0xfurai/peekaping

It’s my first open-source release, so any feedback, issues, or PRs are welcome. Thanks for taking a look!
Did You Know Spellbreak can let players self host (playit)

30 comments • reddit.com

Spellbreak is a wizards Battleroyale made by Proletariat but got a community version on itch io and im using the service playit.gg its completely safe and its unfortunate that games no longer want players to host their own server such as The Crew

r/usenet

Usenet is 45 years old! We're Celebrating with a $1.99 Deal, Giveaways, and a Look Back at the Internet’s Oldest Community.

194 comments • reddit.com

Hey, r/usenet! It’s hard to believe, but Usenet just turned 45! It’s older than Google, Wi-Fi, or even the web itself, and Usenet is still kicking harder than a dial-up modem trying to connect.

We’re throwing a birthday bash to celebrate our beautifully ancient beast, and you’re invited. Of course, there will be prizes and an incredible deal.

For the Curious (or Just Nostalgic): What Is Usenet?

Usenet was conceived in 1979 and launched in 1980. The original Internet community: Usenet is a global, decentralized network where users post and read messages (called “articles”) across categorized forums called newsgroups. There are no algorithms, centralized control, or ads dictating what you see; just people freely sharing ideas and information.

And yep, in 2025, Usenet is even more relevant today. Still open, secure, and private in 2025, it is faster and more useful than ever.

Who We Are

We’re Newshosting; since 1997, we’ve connected people to Usenet. Over nearly 30 …
NZBGet 25.1 Client Release notes

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The NZBGet v25.1 update focuses on security improvements, stability fixes, and minor feature enhancements, along with several updates for developers.

Key Highlights:

Feature:
- Added support for extracting file size from RSS feed descriptions, providing more information upfront. #580
Bug Fixes & Security:
- Addressed OpenSSL memory leaks and updated to use the latest, more secure TLS protocol, mitigating vulnerabilities #591.
- Fixed a segfault issue with RSS feeds, improving memory safety. #569
- Corrected parsing of yEnc headers and subjects #571, #584.
- Prevented showing of negative age caused by incorrect dates in NZB file #583.
- Resolved a data race in the ExtensionManager that could cause crashes #577.
- Added additional checks for missing server configurations in the web UI #581.
For Developers:
- Upgraded par2-turbo to v1.3.0 #586.
- Added support for newer libxml2 library versions (v2.12+) #575.
- Updated OpenBSD tests workflow to 7.7 #573.
- Improved performance, safety, and …
NewsDemon - card has been charged 60 times in 24 hours

38 comments • reddit.com

EDIT: As u/ND_Guru_Brent has commented, NewsDemon have refunded 59 of the 60 charges in a reasonable time-frame. It does suck that I’ll have to eat a nominal foreign currency conversion fee for each of the charges, but I’ll commend the speed of their resolution to the problem.

-–

As the title says, 60 identical charges in 24 hours. 9 of the charges have been processed by my bank already, and support are not responding via chat.

Never experienced an issue like this before in all my years of paying for things via card, it’s a bit shocking TBH.

I saw a post from 2 months ago with a similar issue, they said they had “gremlins”. Hoping that the same representative can help sort this out ASAP.
Anyone else having issues with frugal Usenet

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I’m suddenly getting tls handshake and connection closed by remote host for the last 5 hrs or so. I was using a specific fast cipher, but disabled that Incase it was outdated to use the default preferred but still having issues. Restarted and updated my news download client, still the same issue. I have frugal au as main, then a few the other regional as prio1 before the bonus at prio2. They are also failing on the same.
Search Parameters

8 comments • reddit.com

I am using Indexers’ web sites and doing occasional manual searches for nzb’s. NOT using Hydra. I have tried using IMDB numbers (with & without the leading “tt” for media names that are not very unique - and not having any luck. I have also tried using TMDB with same lack of success.

My question: is there an uniform way to search using these databases?

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

It's amazing how a little bit of yellow paint can make an optiplex look nice. My new Plex server

61 comments • i.redd.it

I got a 7th gen i5 optiplex for like 50 bucks to replace my third gen i3, it’s doing really nice
I get it now. Sonarr == 🪄

167 comments • reddit.com

I was one of those cavemen/people torrenting shows and completely ignorant of the *arr apps. I spent an afternoon struggling with the learning curve of [rad|son|baz]arr on Synology and continually second guessing myself on if the effort was worth it. I had to fix SO MANY shit-ily named files and directories lord glob almighty it was awful. I’m a pretty organized person usually but clearly I failed myself terribly when initially building my library. I saw the first glimpse of magic when I was able to search for a show I didn’t have and holy shit now I have it?! Forget flying cars, this is modern technology (my bar is low - a lifetime in software will do that).

But today, while I’m sitting here eating fajitas I see this on my phone:

(I can’t attach the image but just imagine) Plex - New The Bear Episode on Deck S4 E1 - Episode 1

Mind totally fucking blown. This is how it should be. I’m donating to all the *arrs tonight. Thank you Devs, I see it now. The magic. I’m jealous of all of …
Cleanuparr v2.0.0 is finally here! (formerly Cleanuperr)

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Hey everyone and happy weekend!

So I’ve been quietly working on this for a while and I’m excited to finally share Cleanuparr v2.0.0 with you.

First things first - yeah, we changed the name from Cleanuperr to Cleanuparr. The old name was getting confusing and honestly, this just fits better with everything else.

Recap - What is Cleanuparr?

If you’re running Sonarr/Radarr/Lidarr with qBittorrent or similar, you’ve probably dealt with the pain of downloads that just… sit there. Stalled torrents, failed imports, stuff that downloads but never gets picked up by the arrs and maybe downloads with no hardlinks.

Cleanuparr basically acts like a smart janitor for your setup. It watches your download queue and automatically removes the trash that’s not working, then tells your arrs to search for replacements. Set it up once and forget about it.

Works with:
- Arrs: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr
- Download clients: qBittorrent, Deluge, Transmission
Want to try …
My brother in law still has free remote access to watch stuff from my Plex???

118 comments • reddit.com

My brother in law contacted me TODAY about an issue with an episode in Plex he was having. The catch is I am still a Free Plex user ( and so is he). He said he still has access to Plex and can watch stuff. He said that he just figured it was such a horrible idea they rolled that change back (lol). I said No they didn’t, and as far as I know you should not be able to.

I told him to keep on trucking if its all good, and not to change any settings or anything.

I don’t really wanna stir the pot but Im going crazy trying to figure out how this is working.

Me and my wife aren’t able to freely remote stream our stuff, yet he is.

At a loss.
Anyone else watch Plex in their kitchen while cooking?

68 comments • i.redd.it

Tech & Selfhosting #18

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Tech & Selfhosting #18

r/ExperiencedDevs

I really worry that ChatGPT/AI is producing very bad and very lazy junior engineers

513 comments • reddit.com

I feel an incredible privilege to have started this job before ChatGPT and others were around because I had to engineer and write code in the “traditional” way.

But with juniors coming through now, I am really worried they’re not using critical thinking skills and just offshoring it to AI. I keep seeing trivial issues cropping up in code reviews that with experience I know why it won’t work but because ChatGPT spat it out and the code does “work”, the junior isn’t able to discern what is wrong.

I had hoped it would be a process of iterative improvement but I keep saying the same thing now across many of our junior engineers. Seniors and mid levels use it as well - I am not against it in principle - but in a limited way such that these kinds of things are not coming through.

I am at the point where I wonder if juniors just shouldn’t use it at all.
Manager got all the credit

224 comments • reddit.com

My company had a huge catastrophic bug that existed in some legacy software. Talking millions at risk, bad customer relations. It flowed down to me after initial people had no idea and I solved it in less than an hour.

Now I get a company wide email of the CEO thanking the manager for “leading” the team aka telling me to fix it. My name is nowhere on it, I’m just part of the “team” for solving such a huge issue.

I’m bummed out I guess. Should I even care or is it typical to feel this thankless
Modern chipsets are monsters, but software feels heavier than ever

317 comments • reddit.com

As a dev, I’ve started working with some legacy codebases from the 2000s lately, and honestly, the level of optimization in those older apps is amazing. Minimal memory, tight CPU usage, and still doing the job efficiently.

Now we have insanely powerful chipsets, larger batteries, and tools that automate half the dev process-but most modern apps feel bloated and battery-hungry. Phones lasting one full day is considered “great” despite all the hardware advancements.

It feels like we’ve prioritized fast releases and flashy features over software discipline. Anyone else feel like software optimization is becoming a lost art?

Wanna hear what the senior devs think??
Managers' jobs are so different in boom vs. bust times

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Just reflecting on the fact that it’s been 2 years since I’ve had a ‘normal’ interview pipeline and I haven’t interviewed anyone in over 9 months due to hiring freeze / budget cuts.

Boom times:

-Leading the strategic vision of the team to grow into new areas. Minimal regulatory oversight.

-Coaching junior devs and mid level devs to grow their skills

-Interviewing and hiring the team

-Doing discovery on new tools and tech for the team to improve our velocity

-Keeping the team happy. Team bonding events, team lunches.

Bust times:

-Strategic vision for growth is absent due to having no budget, having shrinking scope due to products being shut down / businesses divesting from business areas

-“Keeping the lights on” - firefighting and reducing root cause of incidents, automating

-Leading resiliency and risk efforts, a lot more focus on meeting legal requirements

-No interviewing or hiring, harsh performance management. Ensuring the whole …
Why Software Engineers Rarely Break Free from the quiet burnout of jumping from company to company and doing the same thing over and over again?

190 comments • reddit.com

This might not have much to do with SWE but careers in general. Hear me out: we join a new company, we figure out our coworkers and the pecking order, we spot the person that carries the team on their back, we figure out our relationships with our manager and stakeholders.

And then we do our sprints, our planning, our retros, our demos… you push features, you review PR’s … and the wheel just keeps on turning…

In the meantime - you are getting some money, you are moving on in life, slowly, but you are… you’re buying that house, you’re taking that vacation….

but then you come back… to the wheel…over and over and over again, from company to company….

Why is software so challenging to expand out? Is it the golden handcuffs? Is it the insecurity of starting your own startup? Is it the exhaustion from coding and meetings all day that you can’t find another oz of energy to pursue your own thing? Is it the …

r/selfhosted

My girlfriend got into her master's program thanks to you

26 comments • reddit.com

Hello everyone,

I’m writing those lines to tell you a little story. It’s been 1 year and half that i’m on the board “r/selfhosted” and i deployed a lot of solutions at home.

Thanks to your advises, i have a lot of tools running and used by my family.

Recently, someone talk about Paperless Ngx and my girlfriend presented this for a master’s program in documentary domain.

Without this community, she would do something else so i wanna thanks this community to promote, support and propose new solutions and new tools !

See you around
What are your must-have self-hosted tools on your home server that genuinely make your life easier?

456 comments • reddit.com
Hey self-hosting pros!

I’m looking to expand my home server setup and want to hear from real users—what self-hosted apps or tools have actually made your life easier or more organized?

I’m not just talking about “cool tech demos” or stuff that runs just for fun—I mean practical, daily-use tools that solve real problems or replace cloud services. It could be anything from personal productivity, file and media management, security, smart home automation, to backups, or even family use.

Would love it if you could share:
- Name of the software
- What it does
- Why it’s useful or what it replaced for you
Bonus if it’s light on resources and easy to update/maintain!

I’m running a basic Ubuntu server with Docker and a decent amount of storage, so anything in that realm is fair game.

Thanks in advance! Looking forward to learning what’s actually worth self-hosting in 2025 🙌
A year and half later, it's finally ready Lunalytics!!

137 comments • i.redd.it

https://github.com/ksjaay/lunalytics

What is Lunalytics?

There’s a lot of monitoring applications out there and I personally love using uptime-kuma. But, one of the main issues with uptime-kuma is the ability to share with my friends/colleagues. And for the services that do allow me to share with others, they either have an outdated UI from the 90s or are so expensive I can’t justify paying for it.

So I’ve decided to create my own application that’s focused on a developer first experience with support for multiple users. I’m currently working on various new features, that will allow developers/non-developers to plugin Lunalytics with 1-2 lines of code and be able to track their applications and servers easily.

Features:

- Monitor uptime for HTTP(s)/TCP
- Support for multiple users
- Fully customisable status/dashboard pages
- Role based access control
- Clean and easy to use UX/UI
- Customizable user profiles/themes/colors
- Support for notifications …
Update 4: Open source sonos alternative based on raspberry pi (metadata & spotify)

47 comments • reddit.com

23 days ago i started posting about the progress of building my own sonos alternative, based on open sources software.

As people started to get confused and i don’t wanna summarize everything and make super long posts, here’s the post history: r/beatnikAudio.

The main progress this week was the Spotify Connect integration. I added a section in the tutorial how to add the spotify stream. 2 important remarks: A.Spotify connect only works with Spotify Premium. B. No proper metadata yet. (details here:https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1l9jlhm/update_35_spotify_open_source_sonos_alternative/)

Airplay1 & 2: MacOs/iOS I added a second Airplay stream to the tutorial. What is pretty nice, is that things like youtube, tidal and all the stuff is working using airplay. But also here: metadata is sometimes not standardized. I guess i will have to look into how snapcast handles the streams and maybe map some lost metadata, anyone experience with this?

Stream Components Added some …
Security PSA: If you're hosting Pterodactyl on your server, upgrade it to v1.11.11 ASAP (CVE level 10)

57 comments • reddit.com
The developers of the Pterodactyl project announced a few hours ago on their Discord that they found a critical security vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) that will be disclosed tomorrow.

Users must upgrade their instance to the new release v1.11.11 as soon as possible.
- CVE Advisories: CVE-2025-49132
- Changelog: v1.11.11
- How to upgrade
I didn’t see any post about it in this subreddit, so I thought I’d share this valuable information.

r/usenet

nzb360 :: Summer Sale - 30% OFF!

36 comments • play.google.com
Statement on Misleading Claims About EasyUsenet

21 comments • reddit.com

Hey Reddit

We noticed some claims suggesting that EasyUsenet is part of the same group as providers like Usenet-nl or Usenext. Just to clear things up: that’s not the case.

EasyUsenet is operated by XS News B.V., a Netherlands-based company that’s been around since 2007. While it’s true that we (like many others) use the Abavia backbone, that doesn’t mean we share business practices or customer policies with those providers.

In short: same infrastructure ≠ same company.

We’ve always focused on keeping things simple and fair — no hidden fees, misleading “free” trials and easy cancellation directly from your account. Also: in 15+ years, we’ve never had a single debt collection case. We’re proud of that.

More information below

If you’ve got questions, feel free to drop them here. We’re open to discussion and appreciate the feedback — even the critical stuff.

Cheers,
The EasyUsenet Team
Silly payment question.

17 comments • reddit.com

Sorry if this was asked before (search didnt work for me).

I looked at the FAQ and other links, but cant find the info.

So quick question, its safe to pay with a CC or are other methods recommended?

Looking at obtaining service form Newshosting.
E-mail from Astraweb saying they include TweakNews access

14 comments • reddit.com

I haven’t really paid attention to usenet stuff for many many years, but I got an e-mail today saying Astraweb is including TweakNews and PrivadoVPN. I have no need for VPN where I live, and Astraweb with one backup provider has worked perfect for almost a decade, so is there any reason to start using TweakNews in addition to Astra? It seems weird to me, almost suspect, that they’re offering a competitive usenet access service for free in my current plan.
new to usenet – how do people usually earn invites?

25 comments • reddit.com
hi people,

i’m only a few months into the usenet world. o far i’m using paid retention and public NZB indexers, but i keep hearing that invite-only sites (like DrunkenSlug) offer much better results and retention.

i’m not asking anyone to break subreddit rules by handing out invites here.

instead, i’d really like to learn:
1. how did u earn or discover your invite?
2. what behaviours or red flags should a newcomer (like me) avoid so they don’t get instantly banned when they finally join?
3. what can I do as a newbie to contribute positively to this community?
4. are there communities or channels you’d recommend for learning more and proving myself useful?
if sharing detailed steps publicly is frowned upon, pls feel free to point me at resources or DM if that’s allowed. and if this post breaks any subreddit policies, please let me know and i’ll immediatelyremove it.

thanks for any advice you can spare.

r/plex+radarr+sonarr

I run my server for everyone but me

94 comments • reddit.com

I’ve always been a movie guy. I recall when AMC stubs A list became a thing. I’d see so many movies every single week. Fast forward to the pandemic, I kept that addiction going by buying as many movies as I could get my hands on to build my physical and digital collection via UltraViolet. I got divorced and lost my physical media.

2024, the internet is out and where I live my mobile service is non existent. Several days go by with nothing to do but watching The Office on DVD which happened to be one of the only physical media I had left. As soon as my service was restored I started googling solutions to keep my media library on my local network.

That brings me to now. I stood up a home lab running on Proxmox with several nodes and several vms for differing Docker stacks including the *arr stack and all the media I can want but I never have the time to watch it anymore. All I do is tinker and do maintenance tasks when I have the time. I work full time and I have little kids so even …
finally getting into collections.

75 comments • reddit.com

finally dived into making some collections, really work well for cartoons. not sure what to do for TV outside studios but it’s easier for me to group cartoons behind a unified network then tv. either way love this level of organization, wish I did it sooner, kinda wish collection would go across libraries as I have separate one for anime. what are some other categories you guys use for collections? and when do you use a playlist instead?
PSA: You can still watch "extras" for movies in your library remotely without a remote watch pass/Plex Pass

36 comments • reddit.com

Maybe this is already documented but I thought I’d put it out there anyway. If you have features/extras/trailers for movies in your library (follow the directions here), you’re still able to watch them remotely even without a subscription. You can’t play the main movie that the features are associated with, but the features are fair game.

So theoretically you could move your entire library to the same folder as one movie, add -featurette to the end of all the file names, and can watch your movies remotely for free. Kludgy workaround, but it gets the job done
User leaving content paused for hours or days; does this tax my system?

87 comments • reddit.com

Just curious if I should be force-stopping these users.
Please Let Us Sort Media In A Playlist!

23 comments • reddit.com

This is the year 2025. Why are there literally no ways to sort the song/movies/whatever in a playlist other than painfully dragging them around?

It would be great if this was in plexamp, but heck, if you add it to the web interface after eleventy years, that would be a HUGE win.

Feature request smeature request… why should something soooo basic be locked behind a popularity contest of feature requests?

Context.. I use plex for music mostly. I have playlists of songs that I maintain while I learn to play them on guitar. When I add a new song, it is ~~helpfully~~ added to the bottom of the playlist. I sit here painfully trying to drag 5 new songs to the top of a playlist with ~100 songs (one at a time).

edit: I screencapped the experience moving a song in a playlist with 101 other tracks.

Selfhosted #17

Sat, 14 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #17

r/usenet

Usenet.nl contacted a debt collector, should I be worried

43 comments • reddit.com

I made a post here recently worrying over how I forgot to cancel a free trial for usenet.nl and now owe them 100 euros. Most of you told me I was being overdramatic and I should ignore them, which I’m sure is probably right, but I’m just making sure I have nothing to worry about because I have been contacted by a debt collections agency. While I gave them a fake name and address I’m worried they could find my real address since I didn’t use a VPN. Also I found out my fake address is the real address of some t-shirt shop in Washington and I don’t want the collectors to go after them either. Should I be worried?
More indexers or more providers?

22 comments • reddit.com

Hi I’m new to usenets. Reading posts on the subreddit I notice that post of you have several indexers/providers and suggest others to have more than one if their downloads fail.

So which is it ? Why do I need one or the other and can I Check if my failed downloads are because of an indexer problem or a provider problem?
🎉 EasyUsenet now accepts crypto + giving away 50 FREE vouchers!

163 comments • i.redd.it

Hey Reddit! 👋

You asked – we listened: EasyUsenet now accepts cryptocurrency as a payment method! 💸
Thanks to your feedback (especially here on Reddit ❤️), you can now pay with a wide range of popular coins – including: 🪙 Monero, ⚡ Solana, 🐶 Dogecoin, 🐕‍🦺 Shiba Inu and many more!

🎁 To celebrate, we’re giving away 50 FREE vouchers!

Get 1 month of unlimited EasyUsenet access – 100% free
💬 Just comment below to enter – first 50 will receive a voucher via chat.
First come, first served!

🔥 Still available: Our USA Welcome Deal – get unlimited high-speed access for just $2.98, with a lifetime price guarantee

👉 easyusenet.com/hello-usa

Let us know what you think – we’d love your feedback ❤️

Happy Usenetting!
The EasyUsenet Team
What are your fastest provider speed per connection? (EU)

53 comments • reddit.com

I’m looking to push my download speeds as high as possible just for fun. I’m sitting on 10Gbps ISP with hardware that matches(Using NVME cache pool on Unraid, Unifi UDM SE router + Switch).

It seems that my biggest bottleneck(as of right now) seem to be too many connections used simultaneously. I don’t know if this is because of limitations in Docker on Unraid or if my router struggles with too many connections. No matter what, I’ve noticed that if I enable above 200 connection in total, my download speed drops below optimal.

So right now I’m looking for the provider that can give me the best DL speed per connection, to see how high I can go for shits and giggles. ;)

My max DL has been a sustained ~330-350 MB/s using:
- Frugal EU server 100 connections (~2.5 MB/s per connection)
- Newshosting EU 100 connections (~1 MB/s per connection)

So, any tips on fast providers for EU? Ewekas speeds sucked last time I tried, so strike them.
Is usenet safe to use in germany?

33 comments • reddit.com

If you’re just downloading, and use SSL encryption, is it safe to download movies and tv shows (that you obviously own)? Is a VPN necessary?

r/plex

For those unaware, the Watch Together feature was dropped by Plex. Please vote for the feature request in the post.

129 comments • reddit.com

Title. Making this group aware of the existence of this feature request, it would be great if it got some more votes - https://forums.plex.tv/t/add-watch-together-to-new-plex-experience/906941/1

Edit: this post has been up for about 6 hours, votes have increased by 137. Well done, all! Let’s keep it going.

Edit 2: after 15 hours this feature is up by 420 votes and is now the #4 open FR by vote count.

Edit 3: 22 hours, up 569. Thanks so much to this community for the support, especially those why don’t use the feature but voted because they know it’s important to others.

Edit 4: coming up on 2 days. +810 votes!
Hate this new Plex Interface

308 comments • i.redd.it

I haven’t used Plex in a while as my server died a while back and I just got around to installing on a new computer and wow, do I hate this new interface. Specially, I do not like the row of library links across the top as shown in the attached image. Is there a setting I can use to change this? How long has this been a feature ? To be clear, the screenshot is from an iPad.
Watch together feature

84 comments • i.redd.it

Please Plex don’t deprecate this feature… it keeps me close to my family abroad, if you know what I mean. It’s not available on my mobile devices anymore but TV app still works!
Son suspended for renting Plex out to people at school [ENGLAND]

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After over a decade of Plex (mostly) working great, the past few months have sucked.

71 comments • i.redd.it

r/radarr+sonarr

Why do so many users have extra instances for 4K?

110 comments • reddit.com

I recently got into the whole ARR stack thing. Very cool and all also works perfectly (except lidarr but thats their fault)… But the more content I see about this topic the more users I see having muktiple instances running, one often labled “4K”. But why? you can choose the quality when downloading a file cant you? And frontends like Jellyseerr can restrict auto aprovals on different quality settings so why?
Pulsarr v0.3.16: Your Plex Watchlist is Now Your Media Request System

43 comments • reddit.com

Hey community!

It’s been a journey since I first shared Pulsarr here. What started as a simple watchlist sync tool has evolved into a comprehensive media automation platform, thanks to incredible community feedback. Today, Pulsarr handles everything from simple personal setups to complex multi-user environments with many of active users.

The Core Idea: Pulsarr turns your Plex watchlist into a powerful request system. No more juggling Overseerr, Ombi, or Petitio. No more teaching family members new apps. Just add to your Plex watchlist → Pulsarr handles the rest → get notified when it’s ready. Everything happens within the Plex app your users already know and love. For Plex Pass users, content grabs happen instantly.

What’s New in v0.3.16

🎯 Content Management - Progressive Cleanup - Automatically removes previous seasons as users progress through shows (respecting inactivity periods) - Advanced Routing - Route content based on complex criteria - send anime to one …
Searcharr Plus

15 comments • reddit.com
I’m a huge fan of home automation and the whole Arr suite. For a while, I’ve been using the amazingSearchrr bot by toddrob99, but I always wished it had one extra feature: the ability to check if a movie or show was already on one of my streaming services before sending it to Radarr or Sonarr.

So, with that idea in mind, I decided to try and build it myself.

Full disclosure: I am not a programmer. This project was brought to life through a lot of trial and error, using toddrob99’s project as a major inspiration and with a massive amount of help from Google’s Gemini to write and debug the code.

The result is Searcharr Plus, a Telegram bot that:
- Integrates with Radarr, Sonarr, and Overseerr.
- Before adding anything, it first checks if the title is available on your server OR on any streaming service you subscribe to (Netflix, Max, etc.).
- If it’s on a streaming service, it just tells you where to watch it. If not, it proceeds to add it to Radarr/Sonarr. …
episeerr 2.1 now with storage threshold based cleanup

9 comments • reddit.com

episeerr solves 3 issues you may not even care about.

I am not a hoarder or sharer or rewatcher. I also start shows and sometimes get hooked, and sometimes never go back to them or do so much later. So I wanted a way to manage by episodes, not by whole series and seasons.

This lets me create rules to tell Sonarr exactly what I want for different shows. My default rule will always remove previous episodes except the last watched and download the next episode whenever an episode is watched. I could do any number or full season. This is great for pilot episodes you’re not sure of yet.

Then it evolved into another thing that bothered me: when I want to add a new series, it’s always all or nothing, or at least full season. You can’t request individual episodes. So I created a way to use a tag when requesting a show in Sonarr or in a seer app that will intercept the request and present me with season and episode selections. I can request one or several across different …
Episeerr - formerly OCDarr-lite

6 comments • reddit.com

Backend episode management system for Sonarr - Three independent automation solutions.

What Episeerr Does Episerr gives you precise control over your TV episodes with three separate systems that can work together or independently:

🎯 Three Solutions, One App 🎬 Granular Episode Requests Select exactly which episodes you want Want specific episodes, not full seasons

⚡ Viewing-Based Rules Auto-manage episodes when you watch Want next episode ready, cleanup watched ones

⏰ Time-Based Cleanup Clean up based on age and activity Want automatic library maintenance?

Use any combination - or just one solution that fits your needs.

https://github.com/Vansmak/episeerr

OCDarr still exists but this is a standalone version of it focusing more on rules and management, less on library presentation and discovery

https://github.com/Vansmak/OCDarr

Selfhosted #16

Sat, 07 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #16

r/usenet

Tabula-rasa Registration Open

70 comments • reddit.com

Due to 10 years of being open, Tabula-rasa.pw opened registration for the next 96 hours

Supporter++—5k API Hits/5k Downloads; 1 year—$²⁰⁄₂ years—$38

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Free—100 API Hits/10 Downloads; Free
is everyone in r/usenet a data hoarder?

96 comments • reddit.com

New to usenet; wondering if everyone who is automating and downloading from usenet is just downloading a ton of ~linux isos~ constantly? Like… making your own personal labeled collection of isos? Or do you all use it more on an adhoc basis, like you are looking for a specific thing and go get it when you need it?
Anybody else seeing loads of low quality posts on Tabula Rasa?

10 comments • reddit.com

I’ve seen a flurry of new posts on Tabula Rasa in the past week or so with many incomplete articles (per my own client and also in the file details shown on TR’s site). None of these posts include any redundancy blocks, so they universally fail to download. I haven’t experienced this issue (especially lack of redundancy blocks!) on other trackers. Has anybody else noticed this, or is it just me?
usenetserver.com promo??

12 comments • reddit.com

Hey guys,
Just curious if anyone is aware of any ~80% off promo’s for usenetserver.com?
My yearly sub is expiring tomorrow, and the only promo’s i’ve been able to find kind of suck.
I’ve been using usenetserver since they first came around ~25 years now, so would prefer not to change providers.

Would be much appreciated if anyone has one and can share!

Thanks!
Providers with West Coast or MST area servers?

12 comments • reddit.com

I’m aware of Newsdemon and I’m looking for alternatives.

I know Easynews used to be in the Phoenix area but they appear to have been migrated to the Omicron systems in Reston, VA at some point.

Are there any other providers that have servers that are Denver area or further West? I find that I don’t get nearly as good of speeds going all the way to the East coast, likely due to my ISP having some crappy routes going that direction.

Ideally I’d like something in the LA or SF Bay area, but I’m open to options.

Thanks!

r/plex

Hot damn, a new record! Feels good man.

196 comments • i.redd.it

Couple of those folks COULD be direct playing, but ive given up trying lol. Intel 13100.
What causes Plex to occasionally set these awful posters?

128 comments • i.redd.it
Downloads are actually pretty broken

161 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been a Plex apologist for years. Until today.

I am currently embarking on a week long cruise in Alaska. Knowing that internet is going to be practically non-existent for the week, I prepared for entertaining my family by downloading a couple of TV seasons and movies for flights and evenings. Downloads all worked at high speed on my home Wifi with a really decent GPU in my Plex server, except for 3 episodes that stayed in a queued state no matter what I did. Fine.

We boarded the first flight of three, and I told myself, “Hey, you’ve got a few hours, watch a movie”. Hit play. “Source error” with no other information.

Other than 3 TV episodes, everything I’d downloaded reported Source Error. I’m on hotel WiFi right now. There’s noting wrong with those episodes, original quality or transcoded when played directly off my remote accessible server. This is the only night that will be an option.

Plex, fix this basic …
What have I done?

201 comments • reddit.com

I thought I would just add my DVDs into a digital media library.

One month in and I’ve already bought three 4 TB drives, filled two of them and have a list of over a thousand things I want to get so I can put them all on there…

That was it I just wanted to rant for a moment about that to people who would understand.
Is it safe enough to expose Plex to the internet using a random high port?

174 comments • reddit.com
Hey everyone

I’m running Plex Media Server on a Raspberry Pi 4 at home and want to access it remotely. I’ve read that instead of exposing the default port (32400), I could forward a random high external port (like 45789) to my Pi’s internal port 32400.

I don’t really know much about networking, and I’d like to avoid diving into things like Cloudflare Tunnels or Tailscale yet. I just want something simple that works, and this seems like the easiest option.

So my questions are:
- Is it safe enough to do it this way?
- Are there any extra steps I should take to make sure it’s secure?
Thanks in advance!

r/radarr+sonarr

Huntarr 7.5.0 Released - Tags the *ARR's for items processed

21 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/Sonarr Team,

The newest version of Huntarr has been released with the following changes for tagged ARR’s. This will help you better filter your tags via your ARRs via your stack.

For Sonarr - We removed Episode mode to further reduce the API calls as Season Packs mode utilizes only 1 API call.

Release Info - https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io
GITHUB: https://huntarr.io

HUNTARR
- Huntarr now automatically tags your ARR applications when they process media items (both upgrades and missing content), similar to upgradinatorr functionality. This feature is enabled by default but can be disabled individually for each ARR application.
SONARR
- Season Pack Tagging: When processing season packs, Huntarr now tags seasons with descriptive labels like “Huntarr-S1”, “Huntarr-S2”, etc., making it easy to identify which seasons have been processed.
- Show Mode Tagging: When processing entire shows, Huntarr applies a “Huntarr-Show-Processed” tag …
Helparr Beta is Live!

21 comments • reddit.com

Hey r/radarr

After a year with Radarr my library grew from about 800 carefully sorted movies to more than 4 600. Along the way I kept wishing there were an easy way to scoop up every film from a favorite actor director or writer without slogging through one title at a time. The built-in person monitor helps but clicking through every movie page still feels slow and messy.

So I put together Helparr. Drop in your free TMDB API key search a person and tick the roles you care about acting directing producing writing or sound. Helparr bundles the matching films into a personal RSS feed ready for Radarr. Copy that feed into your Radarr settings, choose how you want new items imported, and you are done. One feed per user keeps your lists clean.

The app lives on Vercel right now and it is very much a beta project. Everything stays local to Vercel Redis and your own browser. No tracking, no personally identifiable analytics, just your lists. Give it a spin and let me know what works what …
Pulsarr Development Update 🚀

23 comments • reddit.com

Hello everyone!

Almost a month ago I shared Pulsarr, and it’s been incredible watching it streamline media workflows across the community! From small family servers to larger setups, users are automating their entire request pipeline through Plex’s native watchlist.

For newcomers: Pulsarr bridges Plex watchlists with Sonarr and Radarr, enabling real-time media monitoring and automated content acquisition. Add something to your Plex watchlist (yours or friends’) → automatic download through your Arr stack → instant notification when it’s ready to watch. No separate request systems, no token juggling, everything happens within the Plex app itself.

What’s New in v0.3.10

The biggest wins from community feedback:

🔍 Tautulli Integration - Send notifications directly to users through Plex mobile apps
📺 Plex Session Monitoring - Auto-search for next seasons when users near season finales
🎯 Smart Content Routing - Route content based on genre, user, language, …
MKVPriority v1.1.0 - Automatically Set Preferred Audio and Subtitle Tracks

14 comments • reddit.com
Almost a month ago, I posted about a project that I wanted to share with the community. Since then, I’ve made several major improvements, so I thought I’d provide an update!

MKVPriority assigns configurable priority scores to audio and subtitle tracks, similar to custom formats in Radarr/Sonarr. MKV flags, such as default and forced, are automatically set for the highest-priority tracks (e.g., 5.1 surround and ASS subtitles), while lower-priority tracks (e.g., stereo audio and PGS subtitles) are deprioritized. MKVPriority modifies track flags in place using mkvpropedit (no remuxing), allowing media players to automatically select the best audio and subtitle tracks according to your preferences.

Features
- Assigns configurable priority scores to audio and subtitle tracks (similar to custom formats in Radarr/Sonarr)
- Automatically sets default/forced flags for the highest priority tracks (e.g., Japanese audio and ASS subtitles)
- Deprioritizes unwanted audio and subtitle …
OCDarr-lite beta 2.2 added grace and dormant periods for cleanup rules

8 comments • reddit.com
I created OCDarr: Smart episode management that actually responds to your viewing habits

OCDarr sits alongside Sonarr and automatically manages your episodes based on YOUR viewing activity and time-based rules. It’s like having a smart assistant that knows:
- When you watch something, grab the next few episodes
- Keep a sliding window of episodes around where you’re watching
- Clean up old stuff after a grace period
- Nuke abandoned shows after X days of inactivity
Key Features

🎯 Flexible Rules Per Show:
- Get: How many upcoming episodes to prepare (1, 3, season, all)
- Keep: How many watched episodes to retain as a buffer
- Grace Period: Days before cleaning up watched episodes
- Dormant Timer: Days of inactivity before aggressive cleanup
🔄 Two-Layer System:
1. Webhooks (optional): Instant response when you watch
2. Scheduler: Time-based cleanup every 6 hours
🎮 Use It Your Way:
- Just want time-based cleanup? Skip webhooks
- Just want instant management? Skip timers
- Want full …

Selfhosted #15

Sat, 31 May 2025 06:00:02 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #15

r/usenet

UsenetExpress service impacting event

14 comments • reddit.com

May 24, 2025 9AM ET:

As we can see from the many posts and comments on this subreddit, we had a service impacting event last night for all platforms attached to the UsenetExpress backbone. I truly appreciate those of you who DM’d me, emailed me personally, or messaged me privately. Heck, I even had one of you amazing people message me through LinkedIn! Our dev team was aware, and working on the issue, but I was out of pocket and unable to make a post on Reddit or elsewhere to let people know what was going on.

Basically, we continue to outgrow the server cages we have been using as we have been adding a ton of new storage into our system. Our team has essentially been onsite for three straight weeks updating systems and adding enormous numbers of drives. The end result will be an even better product experience for our members and we will no longer have to maintain hardware in so many different data centers. Some people may have noticed some temporary issues on our system …
Is ThunderNews not working for anyone else?

27 comments • reddit.com

It doesn’t work for me on the US or EU servers.

Edit: Damn, seems like a lot of providers are down. A UsenetExpress issue, maybe?

Edit 2: Seems everything is working again.
kleverig.eu registration is open again

10 comments • reddit.com

It’s open again, started around 15 minutes ago
Newsdemon down today

9 comments • reddit.com

Website totally unreachable,sabnzd can’t connect to server anyone have any news?
NZBIndex

13 comments • reddit.com

Did NZBIndex change its format? I liked it better the way it was 3 days ago. Harder to navigate now.

r/plex

I fucking hate this update

300 comments • reddit.com

Been travelling for the past month so I’ve been pretty out of the loop and didn’t realise that my phone updated the Plex app. Came back home last night and tried firing the app up on my phone and holy shit what a fucking turd.

I’m so sick of Plex updating crap that makes everything worse. The side bar was such a good solution, why add this “Browse Libraries” section to the middle of my homepage page now? Why mix everything up? Why do I now need to install more apps for music and photos? This is so ridiculous.

I wish I’d never bought the lifetime license. I really hate this new layout. Okay rant over.
I can’t believe they removed the watch together feature

204 comments • reddit.com

I know I’m late to this, but it didn’t affect me until today. A few years ago, I was in a really bad accident and became disabled. The watch together feature was how I spent time with my friends as I can’t go out the way I used to. And the fact that they removed that destroyed me. I was having a rough night, and a few of my friends all said, let’s watch a movie for the first time in a few months. I was so excited to only have my hopes shot down. I know this is dumb, but it really meant a lot having a place to watch something with friends. I know we still can on a web browser, but a few of my friends don’t have PCs, so it was just so nice to spend that time together, and it’s gone now.
New privacy policy - now asking for consent to sell your data.

206 comments • i.redd.it
First time seeing this popup, is it new?

176 comments • i.redd.it
I can’t believe I waited so long..

199 comments • reddit.com

Wow. Just wow.

I mean what a platform.

Got this baby setup on a weekend afternoon thinking this whole time I needed a datacenter rack to really build my server.

But shit this old lady gave me this HP workstation with some decent ass specs. Like an 8th gen i3 but still. Upgraded it to 16gb ram DRR4 (had 8gb) and came with 2 hard drives (128gb Samsung nvme and a 1tb HDD). So it’s pretty fucking decent tbh. I was impressed with this plus it has a disc drive still so I can burn CDs if needed.

Now all I did was plug my 2tb external in the back, downloaded Plex server, created and scanned my libraries, and boom I had it all ready to go ready to serve on my network.

Been enjoying the shit out of it and wow such a good experience. The apps are quite fluid and have a nice UI to them. No problems streaming my content either, except a hiccup with subtitles but now I know what to do.

I’m a happy camper.

r/radarr+sonarr

Sonarr keeps downloading a suspicious .arj file for an unaired episode — how do I stop it?

88 comments • reddit.com

Hey folks,
I’m pretty new to Sonarr and I’m running into an issue I can’t figure out.

I added an ongoing TV series, and Sonarr keeps downloading a release for episode 4 — but that episode hasn’t aired yet. The file it grabs is a .arj archive, which looks shady (possibly malware). Sonarr correctly marks it as a “potential dangerous file” and blocks it.

The problem is, even after I delete the file and add it to the blocklist, Sonarr keeps downloading the same file again. I now have three identical entries for it in the blocklist, and it’s still trying.

Is there a way to stop this from happening? I just want Sonarr to ignore this release permanently.

Thanks in advance!
Sonarr Downloaded some porn instead of a Clarkson Farm episode

77 comments • reddit.com

The folder name has the correct episode name, but the actual file inside is a porn movie and its file name reflects that correctly. I use hydra2 to manage indexers, how to make sure that this doesn’t happen again? Any recommendations? Thanks!
OCDarr lite - series mngmt rules

25 comments • reddit.com

Hoarders cover your ears. OCDarr -lite version. This is my rules management for sonarr. Let’s you set precisely how you want your shows to be handled, how many episodes to get, how many to keep. Check it out if you’d like https://github.com/Vansmak/OCDarr/tree/lite https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Vansmak/OCDarr/refs/heads/lite/Screenshot.png

I’m looking for feedback. I added some clean up parameters but it not something I do myself so not sure of best way. For me the heart of what I built is all about loading and unloading as I go. But I understand others like to keep things but not permanently so maybe an inactivity threshold or grace period used for cleaning old series, season or episodes?
flaresolverr broken?

15 comments • reddit.com

1337x/flaresolverr seems to have stopped working…anyone else or just me?
TMDB

5 comments • reddit.com

Something is going on over at TMDB. Some of my movies in radarr show up as named.

来看淫妇性交片网：448𝟖𝟒𝟼𝟵.com 看淫妇性交片网：448𝟖𝟒𝟼𝟵.com 看淫妇性交片网：448𝟖𝟒𝟼𝟵.com (1972)

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/68053-sbatti-il-mostro-in-prima-pagina

EDIT: I made this post because its renaming movies in radarr and plex when radar did its updating, and i believe this guy is the culprit.

https://www.themoviedb.org/u/rebbaot

Selfhosted #14

Sat, 24 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #14

r/usenet

Nzb.su update now known as Nzb.life

34 comments • i.redd.it

Seen this message as soon as I logged on. Remember to update it on your download clients.
☀️ UsenetAgency: 40% Almost Summer discount!

14 comments • reddit.com

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Hi all

Summer’s on the horizon, and here at UsenetAgency, we’re heating things up early! Whether you’re gearing up for beachside binge-watching, festival-ready playlist building, or simply stockpiling your favorite shows before you head off on holiday - now’s the perfect moment to get your downloads in order. To celebrate Almost Summer, enjoy a sizzling 35% discount on all UsenetAgency plans - no sunscreen required.

At UsenetAgency, we know that the perfect summer lineup starts with the right plan. Choose from our three tiers—Junior, Medior, or Senior—to match your browsing style and bandwidth needs. Plus, if you’d like to test the waters first, our 7-day free trial lets you dive into Usenet without a single worry.

That’s why: as of right now until Friday 30th of May 2025 (13:00 CET), you’ll get a 35% discount!

Not a customer yet? Click the …
StingyUsenet - End of the world day

6 comments • reddit.com

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Hi all,

End of the World Day is upon us! Legend has it that back in 2011 Harold Camping (yeah, that guy) swore up and down that the rapture would hit at 6 p.m. local time on May 21. When nothing vaporized, he doubled down and claimed Judgment Day had quietly happened decades earlier. Classic move, right?

Here at StingyUsenet, we’re not big on celestial fireworks, but we do believe in preparing for the worst - especially when it comes to running out of usenet. So, in honor of End of the World Day, we’re unleashing a MASSIVE 30% discount on all our plans. No divine intervention required.

Ever wanted to stockpile every obscure newsgroup post, archive every cat gif, or simply binge-use in shame-free Linux ISO’s? Now’s your chance. Whether you think today is the last, or you just really love a good deal, we’ve got you covered.

As of right now until …
Scanning Downloads??

30 comments • reddit.com

How are you guys scanning files? I am looking to get into usenet for bin downloads. But since I read in the FAQ that malware is quite common, I am wondering what everyone is using to check downloads.

Mostly interesting for me is this because from what I can tell, many have automated setups for usenet bin file downloads using the “holy trinity”. But nowhere was a recommended malware scanner mentioned.
Newsdemon support is hot garbage

10 comments • reddit.com

I’d get more useful answers out of an AI bot (which this could be for all I can tell). Yeah Greg, this is where I’d put my ticket number, if I had one. I’ve asked 3 times for one to be created and have been completely ignored. I’ve also been fed BS lines like “try a different port! that will reroute your connection over the internet!” which is so blatantly wrong I don’t even know where to start.

You guys need to get your shit together. Your us west server craps out a lot, and gets god awful choppy and slow intermittently (like 5-6MB/s, then drops to 0 and lags with any replies, then spikes back up, then drops, rinse repeat) and takes FOREVER to reply to article checks, and templated replies with bullshit answers from support when I try to report it just pisses people off.

r/plex

I finally did it... last subscription cancelled!

280 comments • reddit.com

I finally have enough media on my Synology server to cancel all my subscriptions. The last to go today was Spotify… which I had been hanging onto for waaaaay too long…

All my content is legal, too, losslessly copied from my own CDs and Blu-rays & DVDs, or recorded over the air on my HDHomeRun FLEX. I’ve got nothing against piracy, it’s just the way I prefer to do it, so that I can have complete control over all my content (and its quality).

Plex Pass Lifetime* has completely altered the way I approach media consumption over the past couple of years, such a great investment!

*edit: I have the lifetime Plex Pass, not a monthly subscription
For those of you running a PiHole adblocker alongside Plex, make sure you whitelist these domains:

72 comments • reddit.com

Scroll down on this page and then add the URLs for Plex and Sonarr into PiHole’s allowlist: https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/commonly-whitelisted-domains/212

If subtitles aren’t working, try whitelisting: opensubtitles.org
Wizarr 2025.5: A Complete Rewrite | Faster, Sleeker, and More Extensible!

134 comments • reddit.com
Hello everyone!

After a chaotic past, I’m excited to share that Wizarr has been completely rewritten, back to basics. We’re leaving the past behind and rethinking the whole point of Wizarr.

The problem: Inviting your Friends/Family to your Plex server Is complicated and tedious. It’s also a hard concept for them to get their head around.

The solution: Wizarr makes it easy to invite users to your server by simply sending them a link, and guides them through the process of getting set up.

🔥 Features in 2025.5
- Beautiful UI to Manage Plex/Jellyfin/Emby Users
- Effortlessly Invite Users via Invite Links
- Guide New Users on the functioning of your server
- Multi-tiered invitation access
- Time-limited membership options
- Request system integration (Overseerr, Ombi, etc.)
- Discord invite support
- Notifications via NTFY and Discord
- Customisable Invitation Steps via Markdown
Coming Soon Features:
- Multi Admin Support
- Emby Guide
- Advanced Api to make Wizarr incredibly powerful
All …
Is there a way to turn this off?

80 comments • i.redd.it

Does anyone even use plex channels? Also maybe we need an enshittification flair for posts since that seems to be the road plex is going down.
Downloads weren't working; with a trip pending I was determined to work out why. And I did!

32 comments • reddit.com
I like many have struggled with plex downloads to devices for offline use. With a trip abroad pending in the next few days and two children under 12, I NEEDED to find out why plex downloads were not working.

I was forever getting “waiting” alongside any media I was attempting to download on my kids android tablets. Checking the server, no transcoding happening. Hours or waiting resulted in nothing.

Most of my content is HD Remux or 4K Remux. So transcoded downloads is a must.

I tried what seemed like everything; sunk a couple hours into it trying lots of things people suggested.
- Changing the default download type to Original (Worked, content downloaded but filesize/Mbps far too large for tablet sized screens).
- Changed back to medium download settings; things broke again.
- Transcoder settings in plex server settings. All pretty standard, no limitations there. Transcoding works fine for online streaming to clients.
- Checked permissions, no apparent issues.
- Looked at …

r/radarr+sonarr

Huntarr v7 - Updated Interface + Native Windows & Mac Installations

57 comments • reddit.com

Hey Team,

Just wanted to let you know that you can install Huntarr for Windows and via macOS with Intel and ARM editions. So now you can use it along with Sonarr for Windows or macOS. Thanks to those who kept motivating (complaining on GitHub) to get this done.

After 4 massive failures and 30 hours of changing the codebase for the Huntarr multi-os edition (v7); along with stubborn push builds… Huntarr for Windows works perfectly now!

To check out the installations, view https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io/releases, and you’ll see the macOS and Windows installations.

Visit the Huntarr GITHUB @ https://huntarr.io
& Installation guide from https://plexguide.github.io/Huntarr.io/getting-started/installation.html (will be updated)

Note for Windows, when you install… you’ll see the blue screen, click the more info link in the upper left and then click install.

Also, the interface has been updated a bit from v6.

For those of you who are new to Huntarr: …
MediaStack - Massive Update... Traefik, CrowdSec, Authentik, Headscale, Tailscale, Headplane, Guacamole, Grafana, Prometheus, *ARR suite and more, add to the stack!

4 comments • reddit.com
The MediaStack development work has just been pushed to production, with a major update to stack applications, but moreso the network architecture for remotely accessing the environment.

MediaStack at GitHub: https://github.com/geekau/mediastack
- Secure Reverse Proxy: Traefik, Authentik, and CrowdSec provides a full reverse proxy solution with free Let’s Encrypt digital certificates, including SSO / OAuth2 / OpenID / SAML / Radius / LDAP identity providers and MFA. Traefik Certs Dumper extracts the Let’s Encrypt cetificates so you can install them on other systems.
- Secure Tailscale Meshed Network: Headscale is an open source Tailscale Coordination Server, allowing remote Tailscale clients to connect to the Headscale and Tailscale applications, and accessing all of the containers over the meshed network connection. Include Headplane to provide a WebUI portal to manage Headscale settings.
The new configuration is a single docker-compose.yaml file, with all of the docker …
Stop pull requests for episodes that haven't aired yet.

52 comments • reddit.com

I’m having a few shows pulling requests for shows that haven’t aired yet (all virus’s and malware junk most likely, not standard media extensions). Is there a way to prevent Sonarr from pulling episodes that haven’t aired yet? I’d love to set the pull requests to START 24 hours After the episode airs.
Would like to make sure to download popular releases ie top 10 daily but how?

14 comments • reddit.com

I have thought about this for a long time but haven’t found a good way to implement it.

Have the odd rss filters for some go to shows etc that need manual updating but would ideally like to have a dynamic check daily of popular releases. This is often available on trackers top 10 sections. However, they are never available as rss.

Any ideas how to achieve this in a good way? IE to not miss any blockbusters, highly anticipated releases etc in categories like movies, tv and music.

Would ideally like to hear from users that are actually doing this and can show examples of radarr and *arr stack implementations that achieve this.

EDIT: Great replies! Thanks! Will look into adding trakt lists to begin with. Should also be able to add something for music. A semi hack I have found is to add a feed with specific users that are known to upload, like release groups etc. But it doesn’t cover everything of course.
Any tricks to avoid CAM releases, while catching still-in-theater WEB-DL releases?

24 comments • reddit.com

Solved: I’m just going to go back to the ‘released’ availability setting; Better safe than sorry.

I noticed quite a few movies recently getting high quality WEB-DL releases while still in theaters.

If they’re true WEB-DL, the main groups don’t release a new version unless the movie gets a physical release.

Choosing ‘Minimum Availability’ often misses these movies, entirely, until it comes out on disc.

Choosing ‘In Cinemas’ occasionally grabs an unlabled CAM releases.

Are there any tricks to catching these early WEB-DL releases, while avoiding (most) CAMs?

I’ve caught otherwise reputable release groups having their CAMs unlabled, from time to time.

Selfhosted #13

Sat, 17 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #13

r/usenet

NZBGet v25 Client Release Notes

11 comments • reddit.com
NZBGet v25 is out! Users will find significant improvements in this release, including a new Statistics tab, a refined STATUS page, enhanced deobfuscation, and greater platform compatibility. The release focuses on better usability, broader system support, and improved performance and stability.

You can find fast and efficient NZB downloader on the official site: https://nzbget.com/download/

Release Highlights

Features:
- Completion and downloaded data statistics #544. A statistics page has been added to help you analyze your news server usage and simplify news server management.
https://preview.redd.it/j4dor9p3mj0f1.png?width=1086&format=png&auto=webp&s=3f9812b19c8c5eac828f76596ece50ba1124c6a6
- Flatpak support #550
- Snap support #559
- Added support of running Docker image rootless #541
Bug fixes:
- Deobfuscation: handle hashed filenames with a length of 16 or more #548
- Direct unpack failures when processing non-archive files #549
- Fixed found memory leaks, potential …
So many Usenet deals

37 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been looking through the Usenet Deal Wiki and noticed there are a lot of offers listed. Kind of hard to choose. The main difference I’m seeing between them is retention days. Would it make sense to start by comparing the ones with the highest number of retention days and go from there? Thank you for any advice.
🚀 EasyUsenet now with US platform – 50 trial accounts for Reddit users

341 comments • i.redd.it
Hey Reddit!

We’ve got BIG news for our US users: EasyUsenet is now running its own dedicated US platform! 🎉

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✅ Lower latency across North America
✅ Zero setup – smart routing does the work

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- No credit card required
- Full, unrestricted access
- Perfect for testing our new US-based platform
Want one?

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🕒 Limited to the first 50 users – first come, first served!

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NZBDonkey browser extension is now available with Manifest v3 support on Chrome and FF

13 comments • reddit.com

See: https://tensai75.github.io/NZBDonkey/

The extension is free and open source.

Feedback is welcome, but keep in mind that this is a spare time project and I developed it mainly for myself, just sharing it with the community (and I’m far from being a professional programmer).

Regards, Tensai
Signed up for usenet.nl and made a huge mistake

9 comments • reddit.com

Looking through this subreddit I’ve seen a lot of people saying that usenet.nl, also known as freediscussions.com, is a scam, which I really should have looked into before signing up for it. However, I didn’t really get scammed, this was mostly a consequence of my own mistakes, and now I’m in deep shit. I started a free trial with them in late March. I already felt a bit suspicious of their website, so I gave them a fake name and address, and used a virtual visa as my card, which isn’t connected to my bank account and to my knowledge doesn’t have any of my personal information on it. The card had a balance of about $8 and any payments over that would be declined. I didn’t use their services once, didn’t even download Usenet, and promptly forgot about the trial. Eventually the trial was over, and they tried to bill me for 99 euros, because as it turns out even though I signed up for a monthly subscription that was 8.99 euros a month they stated …

r/plex

What is going on at Plex HQ?

551 comments • reddit.com
Is it just me, or is there a vague shift in Plex that seems illogical from the outside?
- The change in Plex Pass/remote streaming: A huge point of debate amongst users atm. IMHO, not terrible on it’s own, but arguably poorly handled from a PR point of view.
- Broken app update: a broken app that seems like it’s been pushed way too early and seemingly no acknowledgement from the Plex team.
- Full steam ahead with the new app: Despite the poor reception of the broken app, they are going to release it on more platforms that are harder to rollback to the old one.
- App reviews from the devs: technically against ToS to review your own product, unethical to do so without declaring your conflict of interest.
There are some rumours about staff cut backs or developers that can’t understand the code of the previous app. I’ve even seen some people comment that they’ve vibecoded the new app. Rumours aside, what is going on? Do we have any concrete evidence to explain …
All the hours spent automating and troubleshooting finally pays off

128 comments • i.redd.it

After weeks and weeks of setting everything up as perfectly as I can, I can finally sit back and enjoy my media like my users…

i7-8700k and an RTX A1000 (for HW transcoding) running off TrueNAS with the arr’s + overseerr. 80TB raw but already seeing that I’ll be needing more soon. Audiobooks are acquired totally legally and ran through a custom python script to scrape metadata from Audible and Goodreads before being added to the server for users to enjoy through Prologue.
Android App is an insult to every Plex subscriber

144 comments • reddit.com
First thing I did was to revert it, but a few days down the road it got updated by mistake again. Because I didn’t have the time to revert back (traveling), decided to give it a longer try… Bad decision…
- fine tune seeking it completely missing. It’s either 30 seconds or nothing.
- video caching is broken, it buffers every change
- Auto Skip is rarely auto, but because the cache is broken, even when it works my phone often auto-locks while buffering
- many video, audio and subtitle format that previously worked flawlessly on the old app, no longer play!!!
- downloads are borderline useless. There is zero feedback if you have anything downloaded. My favorite is because of the above, and the fact you can’t change settings for downloaded files, they can’t be played even if they have multiple audio or subtitle tracks.
- weak connection leads to buffering, buffering leads to error playback, error playback leats to reset playback and lost progress…
- change …
Logged out on flight

130 comments • reddit.com

Downloaded a load of movies and shows for a long haul flight, tested the downloads had worked at home. All ok.

Get on the plane, get tablet out, plex is logged out. I assume it’s my fault as perhaps the app updated and I hadn’t noticed.

14 hours and I had to use the airlines crappy headphones to watch rubbish.

I’ll take the L as I should have double checked at the airport - but what a joke.

(Lifetime pass user)

Edit: for anyone else, apparently if you actually put the device in airplane mode, it will work. I didn’t bother as it’s a tablet without a sim.

Edit 2: read edit one.

Edit 3: yes, I will just put on memory card in future - I shouldn’t have to though, it’s a key feature of plexpass!
Plex Library The Only Thing More Organized Than My Life Is My Server

58 comments • reddit.com

Some people organize their closets, I organize my Plex library like it’s the Louvre. Who needs a social life when you can spend hours categorizing your media by genre, release year, and obscure actors no one remembers? And don’t even get me started on the metadata… it’s practically a second job. 😅 #Priorities

r/radarr+sonarr

Introducing Pulsarr - A Plex Watchlist Integration Tool

65 comments • reddit.com
Hello everyone!

For the past few months, I’ve been refining Pulsarr based on valuable community feedback. I’m thrilled to share this tool with more users who might find it useful!

What exactly is Pulsarr?

Pulsarr bridges the gap between Plex watchlists and content acquisition tools. It monitors watchlists (both yours and your friends’) and automatically triggers downloads through Sonarr and Radarr. The standout advantage? Everything happens directly within the Plex app - no switching between applications or collecting individual Plex tokens.

Core Features:
- Seamless Monitoring: Watchlist additions are processed nearly instantly with Plex Pass, or every 20 minutes without it
- Friend Integration: Include content from friends’ watchlists with granular permission settings
- Intelligent Content Routing: Create sophisticated rules using conditions based on genre, user, language, year, certification, and more
- Multiple Instance Support: Maintain synchronization across …
Huntarr - 6.4 (API Controls, Season Pack Upgrades, User Agent)

38 comments • reddit.com
Team,

If using r/huntarr, 6.4 is a worth while upgrade to help with the usage of API requests. Also it helps the Sonarr devs identify issues since Huntarr 6.4+ provides Sonarr information regarding Huntarr with a user agent for identification. If using Huntarr, please upgrade to 6.4 to further assist!

GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io

- Season Pack Mode for Upgrades has been added 6.4.3 (https://www.reddit.com/r/huntarr/comments/1kkedtf/huntarr_643_sonarr_season_packs_upgrade_mode/)

**Huntarr 6.4.0 Release Notes (**https://www.reddit.com/r/huntarr/comments/1kjvi65/huntarr_640_released_api_controls_more)
- API Enhancements
- User-Agent Implementation: Added a consistent “Huntarr/1.0” User-Agent header to all API requests to Servarr applications, providing proper identification when interacting with your *arr instances
- Hourly API Cap System:
- Added configurable hourly API rate limiting settings for better control over API usage
- Dashboard now displays current …
How I made Radarr stop grabbing Dolby Vision Profile 7 with Custom Formats

14 comments • reddit.com
To be clear, this workaround works for me as I have the recommended TRaSH guides custom formats already in place. Without them, this simple solution might not work as intended.

So I started looking into the differences between the DV profiles after having a few 4k remuxes cause my tvOS Plex app to crash (Apple TV 4k 3rd gen). Turns out profile 7 (or 7.6) is a no-go, unless you use Infuse for HDR10 fallback. Unfortunately, Infuse playback suffers some annoying audio sync issues for me (blaming my e-ARC setup for that), so I still prefer to use the Plex player. As a workaround, I created a simple custom format that filters out releases with both DV and REMUX in the name, as this is often profile 7 (unless specifically hybridized), and makes Radarr prefer DV encodes, which are supposed to be profile 8.

I’m posting the JSON here for you to import, as I haven’t found any existing custom format that does this:
```
{
"name": "DV p7.6", …
```
is there a way to set up a connection for sonarr to my phone?

97 comments • reddit.com

Is there a way to set up a connection for Sonarr to my phone? From time to time, I get suggested TV shows to watch at work. I would like to be able to set up the series and have them all finished by the time I get home. So that was it, don’t need to worry about forgetting about it
MKVPriority v1.0.0 - Automatically Set Preferred Audio and Subtitle Tracks

7 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been using the excellent Docker Mod TheCaptain989/radarr-striptracks to remove unwanted audio and subtitle tracks in Radarr/Sonarr. However, I’ve always wanted a solution that automatically sets my preferred tracks as default/forced and doesn’t require remuxing. After searching GitHub, I found an unmaintained project (Andy2244/subby) that I decided to bring back to life and package into a Docker image to share with the community.

MKVPriority modifies track flags in place using mkvpropedit (no remuxing, non-destructive), allowing media players to automatically select the best audio and subtitle tracks according to your preferences. Similar to custom formats in Radarr/Sonarr, MKVPriority assigns configurable priority scores to audio and subtitle tracks, which are defined in a TOML configuration file. MKV flags, such as ‘default’ and ‘forced’, are automatically set for the highest-priority tracks (e.g., 5.1 surround and ASS subtitles), while …

Selfhosted #12

Sat, 10 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #12

r/usenet

NZBGet Now Officially Supports Flatpak and Snap 🎉

22 comments • reddit.com

You can find the Flatpak bundle in test releases, and it will be available in the upcoming 25.0 release.

You can install NZBGet from the Snapcraft Store via Snap: https://snapcraft.io/nzbget (release 24.8 and later)
- Architectures supported: amd64, arm64, armhf

Additionally, the upcoming NZBGet v25 would feature new Statistics tab, featuring Speed and Data graphs, allowing better visibility and more tools into your news server management and optimization.
Which news reader to use now?

13 comments • reddit.com

I have been using NewsLeecher for, decades(?). Unfortunately, as of a few months ago, the deobfuscation no longer works. Can anyone here recommend a usenet reader that works with the latest obfuscation methods? Thanks.
api.nzbgeek down?

15 comments • reddit.com

Been having trouble with the api for 6+ hours. Website is fine. Anybody else?
NewsDemon 20th Anniversary Week One Flash Sale

31 comments • reddit.com

This Week’s Flash Sale:

– Two Years Unlimited Usenet Access for only $35 Total and then after two years it will renew at $35 annually.

You can access that deal here👉👉👉 https://www.newsdemon.com/best-usenet-provider-special-week-one

This deal EXPIRES AT 3PM ET, so you have two hours to purchase. We will launch new deals for week two of our month long anniversary celebration on Monday morning and we will have new Flash Sale deals next Thursday at 1PM.

Also, if you want to save the most possible, you can pay with BTCPay and get an additional 25% added onto your term!

EDIT: Thank you everyone! This deal has ended for this week. We will have new deals out next Monday and another flash deal on Thursday. Until then, you can still get access to this past week’s deals using the link above!
Bulknews very bay Retention ?

14 comments • reddit.com

Hello everyone, is it normal that bulknews has a very bad retention I can only download data that is 500 days old. The provider advertises with over 1500 days but not a single download over 600 days works.

Which backbone is used and why is it so bad? Are there alternative providers with block traffic that have over 1500 days?

r/plex

I understand people not wanting to have to start paying. But on the other hand…

515 comments • reddit.com

It’s fucking ridiculous. The amount of whinging on this sub about the “audacity” of plex is way past the point of reason.

Did everyone forget about how Netflix, prime, max, YouTube tv, Hulu etc etc etc keep RAISING prices for existing services?

How many of you “just deal with that”, yet your world crumbles when a completely free service decides to start monetizing SOME of their product features??

It’s ridiculous. Yes, I know money is rare to come by these days-I’ve been unemployed all but four weeks this YEAR. But Jfc, take a step back and see what you’re getting for your money. If you don’t value that, then bail. Use Jellyfin at Emby or whatever.

Just stop whining so much about how deeply offended you are etc. I KNOW at least half of you pay for these shitty fucking streamers that keep raising your monthly cost, yet a one time lifetime charge is just out of the question for you with plex.

🤦🏽‍♂️
Honest discussion: Is server sharing becoming a problem?

479 comments • reddit.com

I can’t be the only one who’s taken notice that a lot of recent backlash have semantically been written in the form of “server maintainers” being outraged that:

“I receive many complaints from my users…”
“Plex is trying to deceive my users to pay a subscription with this newsletter!”
“My users have lost access to…”

Although I would never refer to friends and family as my users personally, I understand that there might be a semantic shorthand as a means to refer to both. On the other hand, we see so many people writing up professional looking newsletter to inform said “users” of recent changes, as if you don’t have a interpersonal relationship and talk with them on a weekly basis anyway.

Although piracy as a use-case is somewhat implicit by the features in the software, I can’t be the only one that is raising an eyebrow and thinking that some may take Plex sharing a bit far–when …
Easy way to let my users know they don't have to pay Plex.

94 comments • i.redd.it
Plexamp v4.12.3 Released

101 comments • reddit.com
[](#p-3780844-plexamp-v4123-1)Plexamp v4.12.3

This one’s for the audiophiles, the visual junkies, and the lock-screen star-gazers. The next release is here, and it’s bringing the groove and the polish.

[](#p-3780844-added-2)Added
- Downmixing to stereo (new playback setting).
- Preserving multi-channel audio when converting (new Downmix to Stereo conversion setting).
- New visualizers: Aurora, Disco Ball and Hyper Paint.
- iOS: Ability to star (highly rate) tracks from the lock screen.
[](#p-3780844-fixed-3)Fixed
- Tracks could end prematurely.
- Playback start could be slower than normal in some cases.
- Seeking could lead to track skipping.
- Channel mapping for surround Opus modes was incorrect.
- Crash from misformed/missing port in server connection URI.
- Get rid of confusing incorrect sample/bit-rate display for audio output.
- Codec badge could incorrect show 24-bit.
- Editing playlist filters only worked on the playlist screen.
- After seeking, a track could buffer indefinitely.
- DSD tracks …
Thanks for the rec, Plex. Mom is going to love Alien. :-)

44 comments • i.redd.it

r/radarr+sonarr

Huntarr 6.3.0 Released - The Media Collection Tool

79 comments • reddit.com
Test Homepage

Hey r/Sonarr community!

Just wanted to share that Huntarr 6.3.0 has been released with a massive amount of fixes and updates since the release of 6.2. For those who haven’t tried Huntarr yet, it’s a specialized utility that automates discovering missing media and upgrading your existing collection across your *arr ecosystem (for Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Whisparr, and Whisparr v3).

GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io

Major Updates from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0

Mobile Experience is Smoother
- Redesigned navigation for mobile users with proper button placement
- Clear “Version” and “Latest” indicators in the mobile UI
- Optimized layouts for all screen sizes (no more awkward displays!)
- Better touch targets and information density for smaller screens
New User-Requested Features
- Real-time countdown timer for sleep cycles right in the logs
- Manual reset button on homepage to trigger immediate app cycles without waiting (no more …
Huntarr 6.2 Released - History, Stateful Tracking, Swappar and More

52 comments • reddit.com

Good Morning Team,

Released Huntarr 6.2 with what many features that have been asked for. Check out the details below!

Works with: Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Whisparr V2 (V3 will come as an another program)

GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io

What is it? Huntarr is an automated media management tool that works with the *arr ecosystem (Radarr, Sonarr, etc.) to help fill gaps in your media library. It intelligently searches for and processes missing content like movies, TV episodes, and other media by randomly selecting items from your wanted lists and initiating searches across your configured indexers. The tool includes features like stateful tracking to avoid duplicate processing, customizable search limits, and support for multiple *arr applications while providing a user-friendly web interface for monitoring and configuration.

Basic Terms: Helps you fill the holes in your media collection without manual intervention. It will help reduce bans if your one to …
cleanuperr v1.6.0 🚀- Automatically remove downloads without hardlinks and more

27 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone!

Although development never stopped, it’s been a while since the last major version was released, so it was time for a new and improved version.

Quick recap of what cleanuperr can do:

cleanuperr is a tool for automating the cleanup of unwanted files, stalled downloads and failed imports (and more!) for Sonarr, Radarr and Lidarr. Most features are torrent only, but failed imports are also handled for Usenet users.

What changed since v1.5.0: - Added automated category change for downloads that have no hardlinks (have been upgraded by the arrs or removed from them). - Added a separate option for downloads stuck in metadata downloading (breaking change for qBittorrent users). - Added automated cleanup for slow downloads. - Added support for notifying through Apprise API. - The documentation has been reworked. - Added configurable time zone. - Added the option to ignore certain downloads from being processed (by hash, category, tag or tracker). - Added new settings …
Huntarr 6.3.0 Released - The Media Collection Tool

21 comments • reddit.com
Test Homepage

Hey r/Huntarr community!

Just wanted to share that Huntarr 6.3.0 has been released with a massive amount of fixes and updates since the release of 6.2. For those who haven’t tried Huntarr yet, it’s a specialized utility that automates discovering missing media and upgrading your existing collection across your *arr ecosystem (for Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, Whisparr, and Whisparr v3).

GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io

Major Updates from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0

Mobile Experience is Smoother
- Redesigned navigation for mobile users with proper button placement
- Clear “Version” and “Latest” indicators in the mobile UI
- Optimized layouts for all screen sizes (no more awkward displays!)
- Better touch targets and information density for smaller screens
New User-Requested Features
- Real-time countdown timer for sleep cycles right in the logs
- Manual reset button on homepage to trigger immediate app cycles without waiting (no more …
cleanuperr v1.6.0 🚀- Automatically remove downloads without hardlinks and more

10 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone!

Although development never stopped, it’s been a while since the last major version was released, so it was time for a new and improved version.

Quick recap of what cleanuperr can do:

cleanuperr is a tool for automating the cleanup of unwanted files, stalled downloads and failed imports (and more!) for Sonarr, Radarr and Lidarr. Most features are torrent only, but failed imports are also handled for Usenet users.

What changed since v1.5.0: - Added automated category change for downloads that have no hardlinks (have been upgraded by the arrs or removed from them). - Added a separate option for downloads stuck in metadata downloading (breaking change for qBittorrent users). - Added automated cleanup for slow downloads. - Added support for notifying through Apprise API. - The documentation has been reworked. - Added configurable time zone. - Added the option to ignore certain downloads from being processed (by hash, category, tag or tracker). - Added new settings …

Selfhosted #11

Sat, 03 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #11

r/usenet

King’s Day 2025 vs. r/usenet Deals Page: Better Prices, More Features

92 comments • reddit.com
Putting this post together so everyone can easily track the King’s Day 2025 Usenet deals.

After comparing them to what’s currently listed on the r/usenet deals page, the King’s Day prices are lower across the board — and several providers are offering better features too.

If you’re looking for the best time to sign up or switch providers, this is it.

Here’s the side-by-side breakdown:

Eweka
- Price: €2.50/month (€37.50 for 15 months)
- Retention: 6,091+ days
- Backbone: Eweka Network (EU)
- Connections: 50
- Extras: 1TB Easynews web search + VPN
- Compared to r/usenet deals page:
  - Listed at €49.95 for 15 months (~€3.33/month)
  - Savings: €12.45 (25% off)
- Get Eweka Deal
Newshosting
- Price: $1.99/month ($29.85 for 15 months)
- Retention: 6,094+ days
- Backbone: Omicron (US)
- Connections: 100
- Extras: VPN included
- Compared to r/usenet deals page:
  - Listed at $44.85 for 15 months (~$2.99/month)
  - Savings: $15.00 (33% off)
- Get Newshosting Deal
Easynews
- Price: $1.99/month ($29.85 for 15 …

Coming over from torrents - is this really expensive?

181 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been torrenting for a good few years. I download about 500gb - 1TB a month.

Usenet is always said to be a better option, so I’m keen to explore. Though the cost seems more than I would pay for other subscription services.

I don’t like the idea of a monthly limited subscription, and would like a yearly or lifetime unlimited or 1TB subscription, but these all seem a fair bit of money.

"Retro Guy" R.I.P.

4 comments • reddit.com

See https://www.novabbs.com/rocksolid/article-flat.php?id=556&group=rocksolid.nodes.announce#556 & https://newsgrouper.org/news.admin.peering/3266

Thom Miller, the developer of the RockSolid Light web/usenet interface - https://gitlab.com/rslight-public/rocksolid-light - and operator of the novaBBS site - https://www.novabbs.com - has died.

## Usenet Deals Mega Thread##

0 comments • reddit.com

🔥 Provider Deals

💡 Tips

Retention: Higher is better.
Block accounts: Great as backup or for light use.
VPN: Many providers bundle one for free.
Deals: Best offers often drop around holidays.

All info is up to date as of April 2025.

This is a view only post

*Will be updated over time**

Tier 1 Indexers

51 comments • reddit.com

I am looking to up my usenet experience currently using NZBPlanet, GeekNZB and DrunkenSlug. What else could I add to this list to cover those rarer news items

r/plex

The plex redesign nearly endend my family

547 comments • reddit.com

We’re on vacation, I downloaded a shit tons of bluey and disney movies on the tablet.

The 3 years olds are stoked to be able to chose a movie on the flight. Works like a charm.

I connect the tablet to the shitty resort wifi.

There’s a rainy day, I tell the kids we can listen to a few blueys.

The app updated itselft.

Nothing fucking work anymore.

The kids are crying.

The wife now regrets we don’t have disney+ like every “normal” family.

Thanks plex.

Fuck you, with peace and love.
My (back up) plex server is a redbox in disguise.

161 comments • i.redd.it
Visual guide for the recent Plex changes

447 comments • i.redd.it
It's my pleasure to announce that as of today, my Doctor Who (1963) collection is complete on Plex

209 comments • reddit.com
I had 200GB worth of classic Doctor Who stuff. It was an unruly mess. Folders inside of folders. Naming conventions were all over the place. Some episodes were single files. Some files were multiple episodes. Documentaries randomly peppered into the file structure.

Plex hated this.

With a bulk renaming tool and learning barely enough RegEx to make it work, I now have a complete Plex indexed Doctor Who library.

Plex also hated how episodes were named things like:
- S05E01P01 - The Tomb of the Cybermen
- S05E01P02 - The Tomb of the Cybermen
I also fixed all of that. Now each episode shows up as its own episode like it should.

I’ve seen a lot of complaints about Doctor Who around here, but Plex will pick it all up as long as you’re very strict to the naming conventions and referencing TVDB for accurate titles. This will separate out “Doctor Who (1963)” and “Doctor Who (2005)” with ease. You’ll also see in photo that I have baked in the Season …
Finally had a reason to figure out that Newsletter feature in Tautulli

122 comments • i.redd.it

r/radarr+sonarr

Huntarr v6: Multi-Instance *ARR Support (Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr)

96 comments • reddit.com
Hey Team Sonarr,

I’m excited to announce Version 6 of Huntarr, a tool designed to help complete your media collection by automatically searching for missing content and quality upgrades. This major update brings significant improvements to support complex media server setups. Note the APP is in the UNRAID app store and you can visit us at r/huntarr for Reddit.

Note for users on v5 - You will have to re-setup your configs due to the new multi-ARR support. Also why it has been moved to v6. If you need to move back to v5 for any reason: use huntarr/huntarr:5.3.1

What’s New in V6:
- Multi-Instance Support: Now supports up to 9 instances of each *Arr application
- Improved UI Stability: Fixed various interface issues for a smoother experience
- Auto-Save Settings: Now ensures settings are saved when navigating away from the settings page
- Streamlined Homepage: Only displays the apps you’ve configured
- Connection Checker: Added status indicators for each instance of each *Arr …
Huntarr 6.1.0 Released - New Season Packs Mode (To Help Torrents Users - Lower API Calls)

74 comments • reddit.com
Team,

I’m excited to announce a significant update to Huntarr’s Sonarr integration that many of you, especially torrent users, have been requesting! Visit us anytime at r/Huntarr and the GITHUB.

NOTE: Working on 6.2 - check out the history mode: https://imgur.com/a/ZZLkI1X

A new “Season Packs” Search Mode (including Solo and restored Shows Mode from Huntarr v3)

https://preview.redd.it/avmiyez9jtxe1.png?width=1862&format=png&auto=webp&s=20017c802cf911770bfbdd720edba41d0360474b

Huntarr now supports four different search modes for missing content:

1. Season [Packs] Mode
- What it does: Searches for entire season packs with a single API call
- Perfect for: Torrent users who rely on season packs rather than individual episode releases
- API efficiency: Uses just ONE API call per season, regardless of how many episodes are missing
- Performance: Optimized for large libraries, examining up to 50 series at a time
2. Season [Solo] Mode
- What it does: …
Huntarr v6: Multi-Instance *ARR Support (Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, and Readarr)

18 comments • reddit.com
Hey Team Radarr,

I’m excited to announce Version 6 of Huntarr, a tool designed to help complete your media collection by automatically searching for missing content and quality upgrades. This major update brings significant improvements to support complex media server setups. Note the APP is in the UNRAID app store and you can visit us at r/huntarr for Reddit.

Note for users on v5 - You will have to re-setup your configs due to the new multi-ARR support. Also why it has been moved to v6. If you need to move back to v5 for any reason: use huntarr/huntarr:5.3.1

What’s New in V6:
- Multi-Instance Support: Now supports up to 9 instances of each *Arr application
- Improved UI Stability: Fixed various interface issues for a smoother experience
- Auto-Save Settings: Now ensures settings are saved when navigating away from the settings page
- Streamlined Homepage: Only displays the apps you’ve configured
- Connection Checker: Added status indicators for each instance of each *Arr …
New Discord Bot: Search and Request Movies/Shows from Radarr/Sonarr Directly!

22 comments • reddit.com

Hey everyone, I built an open-source Discord bot that connects directly to Radarr and Sonarr, allowing users to: Search for movies or TV shows from Discord Request movies/shows to be added with a simple command Get automatic notifications when downloads are complete It’s lightweight, self-hostable, and only requires your Radarr/Sonarr API keys — no webhooks or crazy setup. Perfect if you have friends or family in your Discord server who always ask you to add stuff! Now they can request things themselves without needing access to your server dashboard. GitHub repo: https://github.com/tyoung1996/servarr-discord-bot I’d love any feedback or feature ideas if you give it a try!
ToshoDDL - Direct Download Anime With Sonarr

8 comments • reddit.com
I’ve always been a little frustrated with the “absolutely not, why would you even ask that” answers that you get when you talk about DDLs on Sonarr. Unfortunately for me, they’re mostly right, EXCEPT for AnimeTosho. They provide a feed for all the torrents that they mirror, and also happen to put the download links in that feed. “So,” I thought, “all I need to do is (1) strip the torrent out of it, (2) get the direct download links from the feed, (3) pick up which one Sonarr chooses, and (4) direct download it instead.” So that’s what I did.

ToshoDDL

The app does pretty much what I described above. It uses JDownloader to actually handle the downloads and check if the link is up.

But it has some drawbacks:
1. It pretty much only works with airing shows since links expire quickly. Fortunately, that’s when automation helps the most.
2. I write spaghetti code, so it’s bound to break at some point. I’ve been letting it …

Selfhosted #10

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #10

r/usenet

Is There Any Reason to Use Torrents?

224 comments • reddit.com

TLDR; I’m wondering if there’s ever a time you cant find content via usenet and have to use torrents instead? Looking for peoples personal experience.

I’m getting fed up with torrenting. Not many results, slow speeds, pain in the but config (port forwarding headaches).

Im wondering if I should just focus on usenet instead or if folks here still find torrenting useful along with usenet?

For more background, Ive just gotten setup and I’m using free indexers only for torrents only right now. Everything was painfully slow, my setup isn’t letting me seed without a process I don’t have my head wrapped around yet.

It seems to me, not having used usenet for 10-15 years, based on my recollection that usenet (public indexers) had better results, much faster downloads and maybe better quality vs torrenting on free indexers.

Trying to plan out my approach to usenet vs torrent or usenet & torrent, any input and personal experience would be appreciated. …
Are VPNs that come with Usenet provider deals any good?

31 comments • reddit.com

I saw a couple of Usenet VPN offers, and after searching this sub a bit, I still can’t find out much about other people’s experience with it. Do you actually use the VPNs that came with the deal? I get that we usually don’t need them with Usenet but are they a good choice overall? Any reccomendations?
Anyone else struggling with NGD Grand Slam?

12 comments • reddit.com

Hey, I’m wondering whether I’m doing something wrong here. I got the NGD Grand Slam deal Black Friday last year. It came with access to 4 servers – NGD, Viper, Farm, and Super.

However in practice I’m finding I get somehwhat decent completion out of NGD (~70%), and the rest are useless. The majority of my Usenet downloads fail because of missing articles.

Is is just not a great backbone? Or maybe I just messed up my config somehow if others are having good luck?

Thanks!!
Eweka slow ?

41 comments • reddit.com

I have noticed for the past weeks the download speeds on Eweka are very low, i haveg a 1gbps connection and have been up until April dedicating 400mbits for downloads, but i am only mustering 3 MB/s to 13 MB/s when it should be closer to 40-50 MB/s, has anyone else been experiencing this ?
What counts as a download for an indexer?

7 comments • reddit.com

I’m trying to figure out what plan to use. Some indexer limits number of api/grab/download.

What is a grab vs a download? Is a grab just a part of a set? For example, a file may have many parts. So is a grab/download the part or the whole file?

r/plex

Plex Cost Breakdown

638 comments • i.redd.it

As Plex pass hike deadline approaches, I thought I’d share my experience for those trying to make up their minds.

My setup is mid tier & amataur & works well. It’s no NAS, but it has basic hard drive backup & other redundancies builtin. Mac mini is running Ubuntu server. My use case is primarily 1080p TV content & movies, with occasional 4k remux for classics.

Note 1 - statistics are strictly representing ME, and your stats may vary slightly (or drastically) depending on how you want to use Plex. That said, I’m probably somewhere near the median both for costs and content usage.

Note 2 - content retrieval cost & methodoly is left out in this breakdown. Where and how you get your content is up to you.
You seen the latest season of Black Mirror? That's where Plex is headed

248 comments • i.redd.it

I am considering the Lifetime Plex Pass, and while I still love Plex and use it daily, I can’t shake this creeping fear that one day… they’re gonna drop some new tiered subscription system that makes the current pass feel like a glorified trial.

Like, you’ll wake up one morning and suddenly there’s Plex Pass+, Plex Ultra, Plex Quantum — each with “exclusive” features that somehow weren’t even a thing last week. Want to watch your own movies in 4K? That’s a Plex Max Pro feature now. Skip intros? Sorry, only with the Intros+ Expansion Pack™. Offline sync? Oh, you mean Offline Sync Deluxe?

It’s giving Black Mirror, last-season energy — where every basic thing you used to do now costs a little extra and you slowly watch your “lifetime access” turn into the bottom rung of a ladder you didn’t know you were on.

I know this hasn’t happened yet, and maybe I’m just being dramatic but the trend with streaming services and apps lately is to milk every single feature into its own …
After 6 months, I fixed the microstutters on my Apple TV for Plex

86 comments • reddit.com

TL;DR at bottom. Ever since I got started with Plex, my Apple TV seemed to hate the application. Every single piece of content I watched would have microstutters which drove me nuts. After tons of reading through forums, I finally figured out what fixed it for me.

What’s weird is that other streaming apps (which I no longer have) never had this problem, so I was sure it was a Plex app issue. Using my Chromecast 4K also didn’t have any microstutters, so I used that any time I wanted to watch content on Plex, which was not ideal because my Chromecast is a buggy, slow mess.

I have an Apple TV 2023 model. I started with switching the video format to 4K SDR 60Hz, and then 50Hz, which helped but did not make the microstutters go away.

Next, I enabled match content range & frame rate in the Apple TV settings. Again, it helped but I still had microstutters.

One day I noticed that the Apple TV playback on Plex seemed smoother than on my Chromecast, kind of like the soap …
Upcoming update

252 comments • i.redd.it
After Many Thoughts💀

180 comments • i.redd.it

r/radarr+sonarr

Huntarr v5: Hunt Missing & Upgrade Shows (All WebGUI + Radarr)

100 comments • reddit.com
Hey Team,

NOTE: UPDATE 5.3 Now has new dashboard live dashboard for hunt data and supports Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, and Whisparr - See the screenshot @ https://imgur.com/a/zzXrgTM and had to deploy Whisparr to test… don’t ask!

I’m excited to announce a major update to Huntarr, a tool designed to help you complete your TV collection by automatically searching for missing episodes and quality upgrades. This update brings a completely revamped interface and adds dedicated support for both Sonarr and Radarr (with Lidarr and Readarr coming soon).
- GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io
- Older v4 (no GUI and just Sonarr: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io/tree/v4
What is Huntarr?

Huntarr continually scans your media libraries to find TV episodes that are either missing or below your desired quality cutoff. It then automatically triggers searches for these items at intervals you control, helping you gradually build a complete collection with the …
Huntarr v5 - Hunt Missing & Upgrade Movies (All WebUI + Sonarr Support)

72 comments • reddit.com
Hey Team,

NOTE: UPDATE 5.3 Now has new dashboard live dashboard for hunt data and supports Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Readarr, and Whisparr - See the screenshot @ https://imgur.com/a/zzXrgTM and had to deploy Whisparr to test… don’t ask!

I’m excited to announce a major update to Huntarr, a tool designed to help you complete your media collection by automatically searching for missing items and quality upgrades. This update brings a completely revamped interface and adds dedicated support for both Radarr and Sonarr (with Lidarr and Readarr coming soon).
- Current GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr.io (Radarr & Sonarr + WebUI)
- Legacy GITHUB: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Radarr (radarr only, no UI)
NOTE: v5.1 out with support for Lidarr: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lidarr/comments/1k726uf/huntarr_v51_lidarr_support_to_hunt_music_app/

What is Huntarr?

Huntarr continually scans your media libraries to find content that’s either missing or …
Sponsarr - Gauging Interest

35 comments • reddit.com

Hey folks, Been tinkering with a little side project called Sponsarr, and I’m curious if anyone else would be into this idea.

The concept is: when you watch a show or movie in Plex or Jellyfin—especially stuff originally from places like Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, etc.—Sponsarr can show you an estimate of what the writers, actors, and crew might be getting per stream. Spoiler: it’s usually pennies, if that.

Then, if you feel like it, you can match that amount, pay more, or support their unions or funds directly. It’s not about guilt-tripping—just giving people an easy way to tip the people who made the thing you just enjoyed. Especially now, with strikes, underpaid creatives, and all the backend folks who don’t get recognized at all.

It uses a community-powered system (currently a public Google Sheet) to connect titles with creators, unions, and donation pages, and it’ll stay open-source.

Would anyone actually use something like this? Even if just occasionally? I’d love …
Why does Sonarr download a release it knows isn't an improvement on what's already there?

8 comments • reddit.com

tl;dr: a release with a score of 160 (in this case) is happily sitting there, already downloaded, Sonarr downloads a release with a score of 140 and then acts surprised that it’s lower when it comes to importing it.

Is there some different behavior that kind of ignores the score when it comes to repacks? I go for the DV HDR10 releases and the one Sonarr insists it wants until it comes to importing is a repack of just the DV…

This is how I’ve got the relevant custom formats and this is what it says on the activity page after it’s downloaded the release. Surely Sonarr should be making the decision to reject it before it proceeds with the download, right?

Edit: So I just saw the “prefer propers and repacks” option, which answers my question as to why it’s doing it but then why, when that was set to “prefer and upgrade”, would it download the release and then refuse to import it?
Did not realize how many shows i watch that are current

4 comments • reddit.com

No point to this post really lol. Just set up sonarr a few days ago. And I keep finding shows to add that are ongoing. I did not realize I had so many shows that I was keeping up with manually for so long.

Selfhosted #9

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #9

r/usenet

NinjaCentral Registrations are open

48 comments • reddit.com

I will update this when they close Link

donation info:

|Tier|Cost|API Hits^(1)|Downloads^(1)|Duration| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| |dan 0|15 EUR|2000|450|1 Year| |purpleX|25 EUR|3000|1000|1 Year| |unlimited|150 EUR|14000|8000|Lifetime|

^(1) Per day

FWIW, i’m on dan 0, and I have a 300 show/500 movie library
Tabula-Rasa registrations open for the next 20-24 hours

92 comments • reddit.com

OPEN REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

For any problems, questions, general updates or heads up when next opening will be join the tabula-rasa discord channel:

https://discord.gg/TvDxzd7Y
Is Usenet safety just a myth?

127 comments • reddit.com

Asking as someone based in Europe. How safe and reliable is my search and downloads? Is Usenet really untrackable and also what about the viruses?

Have you guys had any issues with the particular setup, and on the other hand, what setup has worked for you in terms of security?
altHUB - Easter Sale

52 comments • reddit.com

$25 for Lifetime, up to 50% off on other plans.

Valid until 19:00 UTC on Thursday 1 May 2025. Lifetime upgrades are limited
frugal + NGD down?

3 comments • reddit.com

anyone else having issues with frugal and NGD? I am getting a failed to connect / connection was refused from basically every server for both of these. Curious if its just a me issue or others having a similar issue? Eweka seems to be the only one working for me currently.

r/plex

Been a Plex user since 2014. Last night I tried Emby and compared it to Plex.

232 comments • reddit.com

I have used Plex and have been a Plex Pass lifetime holder since 2014. My wife and I and our 2 kids use it daily. We LOVE Plex. With all the changes coming up, I thought I would try out Emby and compare it to Plex. Setting it up yesterday was as simple as can be. Way more GUI customization options than Plex. But I noticed it is still missing several big options like Live TV DVR commercial removal, and having a separate app for Music. I have only used Emby for a day, while I have used Plex for over 10+ years. In some ways, Emby exceeds Plex (Gui Options), but in other ways, it falls short. Some annoyances, like when I click on a season then go to that episode, in Plex I just click it and it starts. In Emby, I have to highlight the episode, then go up a row and hit the play button. Dont like that, but maybe I can disable that in the options. My quick opinion, Plex is the king, but I have yet to get the new Plex update I hear is horrible. When I get that update, I will take a …
The duality of Plex users, apparently

78 comments • i.redd.it
You know you're watching a movie when you see this guy

69 comments • i.redd.it

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A huge thank you to Plex

92 comments • reddit.com

I just wanted to voice my thanks to Plex and it’s services. My wife recently lost her job, so we had to cancel all non-essential services (includes music and video streaming). Plex has kept us going.

With the combination of Plex and PlexAmp we now have mostly all we need on the go, and it’s all at zero monthly cost to me with no ads. Can’t imagine my entertainment life without this service at the moment.
Doing away with all streaming services.

253 comments • i.redd.it

As the title states, I’m doing away with all streaming services, with that. Is this an ample amount for a mixture of 4k and Blu-ray movies?

r/radarr+sonarr

I am sick of it. thetvdb wrong episodes and Non administration.

46 comments • reddit.com

Day before yesterday I just realised couple of my TV series were not correct ordered and indexer cannot find it properly.

And checked the reasons, thetvdb was not correct written and I thought that’s fine thetvdb is open source so let’s reorder and correct missing and wrong ones .

I did around 150 episodes with my hand , translated and fixed. Then worked fine refreshed my Sonarr organized my folder and . Finally thought I find a way to do .

After 10 hours or maybe less , one of admins revert all changes and turn it back garbage.

I am not complaining about why it is wrong bro , I just fixed why you you turn it back to garbage?

I am kinda frustrated and don’t know what to do on the other hand servarr doesn’t allow to change these stuffs.
Flaresolverr alternative?

33 comments • reddit.com

Flaresolverr broke for me about a month ago after I moved and set up opnsense instead of my default verizon router, whenever I try to use it, it fails and the logs say “Challenge not detected”, a lot of others seem to be having the same issue.

This has pretty much rendered my whole arr suite kind of obsolete, it’s slow, sometimes pulls the wrong media, and sometimes pulls no media at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions on an alternative? At this point I’d pay for an app that works or even a private tracker if I can, though I’d rather not.

I’m running truenas scale ElectricEel-24.10.1
Deleting downloaded files.

23 comments • reddit.com

After sonarr downloads and imports, is there a way for it to then delete the items in the download folder to save space? Ideally I would like to leave them to seed but nothing ever uploads for some reason. After leaving a dozen or so files to seed not one bit of data has been uploaded even on new files like the Last of Us season 2. So it doesn’t feel worth the space to keep them at this point.
Weird file getting downloaded

7 comments • reddit.com

Sonarr grabbed a new release this morning and it came through as a .mkv.ink file. Didn’t trigger any antivirus actions but I got rid of it regardless. Anyone have experience with these type of files?
Solved! mergerfs, sonarr, radarr hardlink caveats

2 comments • reddit.com
First and foremost, I just want to preface everything by saying that these software tools are awesome.

That said, I’ve run into a couple of problems with sonarr/radarr hardlinks from a torrent download to a media library folder. Essentially the hardlink setting in sonarr was not working, it was creating a duplicate copy on my mergerfs drive. It took me a while to identify the solution to my problems, and I just wanted to share for anyone that may encounter these issues in the future.

First and foremost, in your docker container for your downloading tool (qbittorrent in my case), make sure they are mounted identically to the mounts on sonarr.

It should look something like this (identical on both containers):
```
volumes:
  \- /srv/mergerfs/MEDIA:/MEDIA  
```
This was my first problem resolved, I was mounting each folder as it’s own volume in each container, which was causing the hardlinks to not work since they are seen as different volumes mounted despite being on the same …

Selfhosted #8

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #8

r/usenet

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.5.1

0 comments • reddit.com
https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

Bug fixes and changes in 4.5.1
- Correct platform detection on Linux.
- The From SxxEyy RSS filters did not always work.
- Windows and macOS: Update Unrar to 7.11.
New features in 4.5.0
- Improved failure detection by downloading additional par2 files right away.
- Added more diagnostic information about the system.
- Use XFF headers for login validation if verify_xff_header is enabled.
- Added Turkish translation (by @cardpuncher).
- Added unrar_parameters option to supply custom Unrar parameters.
- Windows: Removed MultiPar support.
- Windows and macOS: Updated Python to 3.13.2, 7zip to 24.09, Unrar to 7.10 and par2cmdline-turbo to 1.2.0.
Bug fixes since 4.4.0
- Handle filenames that exceed maximum filesystem lengths.
- Directly decompress gzip responses when retrieving NZB’s.
Upgrade notices
- You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
- Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
- Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to …
NZBPlanet and DrunkenSlug

37 comments • reddit.com

Currently looking to start using NZBPlanet or DrunkenSlug.

What would you guys recommend? What do you enjoy the most these days?
Do you have to manually cancel DrunkenSlug so it doesn't auto-renew and charge you? Or can you just let it expire with no action?

22 comments • reddit.com

Edit: answered! Thanks all
StingyUsenet - Stingy & Proud: 30% discount

3 comments • reddit.com

https://preview.redd.it/o9mdyzme4ete1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=0c9d8ccd8cc2523bed233db44bb8c7437039062b

Hi all,

At StingyUsenet, our guiding philosophy is pretty straightforward: keep the prices low (but not too low) and keep the freebies to a minimum. It is the secret sauce that helps us stay, well… stingy.

But once in a blue moon, someone on our team gets the “generous” idea to run a discount. We fought it tooth and nail, yet here we are offering 30% off. Do not ask us how it happened; we are just as baffled as you are.

Still, if you enjoy a cheaper subscription, this is your chance to soak it up. You will get the usual StingyUsenet perks: reliable access, plenty of newsgroups, and fast downloads, all at a price you can brag about. Feel free to pat yourself on the back. We will be over here, quietly lamenting how much money we are losing.

As of right now until Monday the 14th of April (12:00 CET), you’ll get 30% discount!

|Days|Without …
Looking for newsreader to replace Newsbin

20 comments • reddit.com

I’m looking for a new newsreader for binaries to replace Newsbin which i’ve been using for decades. When i try to search for one, the results i get are for servers. I already subscribe to 4 servers. What i’m looking for is a newsreader that i can set up those servers in to search for binaries. Can anyone help?

r/plex

Got a new case for my Plex server & noticed a perfectly blank spot for a 3d printed Logo.

85 comments • i.redd.it

For anyone wondering the case is the JMCD 12S4.
Sadly, the solution to the new iOS client woes is third-party clients.

245 comments • reddit.com

This post mirrors one I made over on the Plex forums with a few edits for clarity. I’m posting it here since Reddit’s audience is bigger and the Infuse trick might help some people.

I’m saddened by Plex’s trajectory. I’ve used it for a shockingly long time (since the 2010s?!) and since then, it’s been the first app I installed on any new device after my password manager.

I won’t summarize the issues with the iOS app here since they’ve been discussed extensively.

TL;DR, anyone who has spent even a few minutes with the new app knows it’s unusable and will take months/years to fix or even reach feature parity with the legacy app. This is a Sonos-level fail. If Plex was a bigger company and self-hosted media was more popular, I’d expect this to hit tech news sites.

I work in software, directly with dev teams. These apps are unfinished and these guys were scrambling on basics. There’s usually just one reason that goes GA: …
Plex, where subtitles are never more than 6 clicks away.

80 comments • reddit.com
"It’s Been One Week With the New Experience on Mobile—And We’re Just Getting Started" - Plex 'responds' to mobile app feedback

311 comments • forums.plex.tv
It’s a start, plenty of things to fix still

172 comments • reddit.com

r/radarr+sonarr

Huntarr [Radarr Edition] 3.0 - Skip Future Releases, API Timeout Editions, and More

62 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/radarr community! - GIT: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Radarr/

Released the 3.0 Huntarr-Radarr with major improvements and new features based on your feedback.

What is Huntarr-Radarr?

Huntarr-Radarr is a companion tool that automatically searches for both missing movies and quality upgrades in your Radarr library. It runs quietly in the background, processing a configurable number of items per cycle while respecting your indexers with built-in throttling.

What’s New in 3.0
- Complete Modular Rewrite: Codebase completely restructured from a single script into separate modules for better maintainability
- API Timeout Configuration: New API_TIMEOUT parameter (default: 60s) to prevent timeout errors with large libraries
- Skip Future Releases: New SKIP_FUTURE_RELEASES option that avoids searching for movies not yet released
- Standardized Variable Names: Configuration variables now use the HUNT_ prefix for clarity
- Versioned Container Tags: Now using explicit version tags …
Best Release Groups for h265?

50 comments • reddit.com

The title. I know the preference is h264 due to a lot of release groups re-encoding for h265. I am looking to recover storage space for material that others watch.

My plan is to mimic the Trashh guides and make Tiers but beyond MeGusta is terrible I don’t know a good way to prioritize

The ones I have seen when searching are: QxR, Vyndros, D3G and Tigole.
ELI5: Usenet vs Torrent

60 comments • reddit.com

I’m new to all this as I’m paying with the different *arr to setup my new Plex server.

The goal behind setting up Plex is to stop paying for streaming services basically which combine cost me close to 800$ every year.

I’m familiar with torrent and have properly setup a test run with some public indexer and Qbittorrent. I understand some, if not most all of the private tracker require to maintain a ratio which you can get by letting the system seed. I’m not sure how easy it is to maintain a ratio on private tracker vs. public but this is a different story.

Where I struggle to understand is Usenet. I did pay a 6M subscription with on to test it paired with SABnzbd. It populate, but not download because I don’t have news hosting which is where I was confuse. The goal is to save money, but all these service cost something from NZB to news hosting service.

Could someone ELI5?
Huntarr [Sonarr] 3.2 - Added Logs WebUI - Skip Future Episodes & Skip Scan Refresh

26 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/Sonarr community!

GIT: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Sonarr

I’ve just released version 3.3 of Huntarr-Sonarr with some exciting new improvements focused on persistent storage and configuration. Version 3.3 builds on the web interface introduced in 3.2 and adds robust persistent storage of settings and state information.

See Screenshots of the 3.3 UI for Logs & Settings: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Sonarr/releases/tag/3.3

What’s New in 3.3
- Persistent Configuration: All settings are now saved to disk and persist across container restarts and updates
- Persistent State Management: Huntarr now remembers which shows and episodes it has processed even after container restarts
- Smart URL Display: Web interface URL now uses the same hostname as your Sonarr instance for easier access
- Improved Docker Configuration: Enhanced setup for persistent storage with the /config directory
- UI Fix: The UI would show you the internal docker IP access address. It now …
Huntarr [Sonarr Edition] 3.1 Update - Includes API Timeout Request

46 comments • reddit.com
Hey r/Sonarr community!

GIT: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Sonarr

I’ve just released version 3.1 of Huntarr-Sonarr with some major performance improvements and a critical new feature for those with large libraries. If you’re not familiar with Huntarr, it’s a tool that automatically helps Sonarr search for missing episodes and quality upgrades.

What’s New in 3.1
- API Timeout Configuration: Added a new API_TIMEOUT parameter that lets you configure how long to wait for Sonarr to respond (default: 60s)
- Optimized Missing Episode Detection: Completely rewrote the missing episode detection logic to efficiently find shows with missing episodes without checking every single show in your library
- Stable Release Tags: You can now use version-specific tags (e.g., huntarr/huntarr-sonarr:3.1) instead of just latest for better stability
- Code revamped with python scripts broken up by functions. This enables readability and makes it easier for others to read and …

Selfhosted #7

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #7

r/usenet

Release Notes - SABnzbd 4.5.0

20 comments • reddit.com
https://sabnzbd.org/downloads

New features in 4.5.0
- Improved failure detection by downloading additional par2 files right away.
- Added more diagnostic information about the system.
- Use XFF headers for login validation if verify_xff_header is enabled.
- Added Turkish translation (by @cardpuncher).
- Added unrar_parameters option to supply custom Unrar parameters.
- Windows: Removed MultiPar support.
- Windows and macOS: Updated Python to 3.13.2, 7zip to 24.09, Unrar to 7.10 and par2cmdline-turbo to 1.2.0.
Bug fixes since 4.4.0
- Handle filenames that exceed maximum filesystem lengths.
- Directly decompress gzip responses when retrieving NZB’s.
Upgrade notices
- You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
- Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
- Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.
Known problems and solutions
- Read ISSUES.txt or …
Are Reddit Usenet discussions the best place?

30 comments • reddit.com

Are there any other communities, groups or channels where discussions about Usenet setups, etc are helpful, and even unmoderated? I’m not knocking on this Usenet subreddit by any means, just curious if there are other communities out there worth checking like Discord, forums, etc?

EDIT: If any of these are private or you’d not like to publicly comment about, please DM me.
News ninja alternative?

11 comments • reddit.com

Been using them for the last 2 years but seems my $30/year promo is gone and now it’s 70/year.

Before pulling the trigger on 12 months, any alternatives that are worth checking out?
A good beginner setup?

50 comments • reddit.com

Hello, I just found out about Usenet and I want to try it out. I’ve read the faq on here and browsed through the sub, but I’ve got bad analysis paralysis. There are just too many options and I don’t know where to start. Can I get a recommendation for a solid set up (indexer, provider, software) that doesn’t cost much so I can dip my toes in? Thanks!
Eweka slowdown at night in US Eastern?

18 comments • reddit.com

Eweka Team,

Was downloading last night and saw my speeds decrease down to ~2-3MBps, when normally they are ~80MBps. After the DL completed I used test test files and saw the same slowness. I just checked the 10G test file again today and speeds are back to normal. Anyone else experience something like this? I tested with a UsenetFarm account and speeds were at ~60MBps, so I don’t think it’s my internet? Thanks!

r/plex

Great april fools joke guys! haha!... now put it back the way it was.

318 comments • reddit.com

I am a lifetime plex pass subscriber, this is not the product i paid for… straight up.

Longer paths to selfhosted media, terrible big bold laggy UI outside of the player, terrible microscopic buttons inside of the player

Someone is accidentally on the on demand tab? well now you are watching a 30 second ad akin to one from an airplane seat movie telling you more about plex’s offerings with a version of the movie at a worse quality than one that is already downloaded on your server… wanna pick the one thats downloaded on your server? Don’t worry its not as simple as changing the source you have to make sure you are in the libraries tab… the libraries arent seperated distinctly anymore though, its a stupid filter button at the top! How awesome! Not like it worked WAY better beforehand!!

This post could go on forever…

This will all be awesome to explain to my grandma…

Anyway…. april fools guys! right….
Has the enshitification begun?

526 comments • reddit.com

Other than visually looking cleaner, the update has removed many features. It looks to force users into viewing content that is from Plex itself, and is paid for or ad revenue based content and not from the personal libraries.

Does Plex really not make enough money that they need to force us to view content which we are not interested in?

You can’t even remove Live TV from the bottom bar on the iOS app!

They seem to be going to SONOS route. But praying they don’t!
Audiobooks …. It’s time, Plex team.

214 comments • reddit.com

Dear Plex team,

You’ve got the foundation laid out. You have everything we need/want, yet are forced to build and hack together 5 different servers, apps, and solutions to get us to where you’ve set the bar when it comes to tv/movies/music with a single app.

There is huge demand for it. But we’re forced to use album/artist/track tags for metadata when a new library type with different tags would solve it for us.

Please, for the love of all that is holy… you tell us that you’re making all these pricing changes. We’re with you. But give us something we’ve been asking for for a long time.

Give us a new audiobooks library type with a proper metadata agent that can scan Audible so we don’t have to spit-and-glue a music library into something it’s not supposed to be.

Otherwise, you risk forcing us into the welcoming arms of other platforms that DO provide this for us (free, open source, I might add).
It’s Go Time: The New Plex Experience Is Here

824 comments • plex.tv
Finally get to have my library on one drive and not 7 !!

269 comments • i.redd.it

Thank you to everyone recommending serverpartdeals!!

r/radarr+sonarr

Sonarr Hunter v2 - Find Missing EP and Upgrade Quality EP (/w Stateful Management)

91 comments • reddit.com
[https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Sonarr]

Hey Team,

Update as of 2200 EST 3 APR - Everything has been converted to python3 Remove the current container and redeploy.

To view the logs for the:
- sonarr edition: docker logs huntarr-sonarr
- radarr edition: docker logs huntarr-radarr
I’ve significantly upgraded my Huntarr - Sonarr Edition tool based on your feedback, and the new version solves two of the biggest pain points in Sonarr: finding missing episodes AND improving the quality of existing episodes. This also pays attention if your episodes are monitored. Please check the GitHub for more information and screenshots (I really paid attention to your comments and requests)

What’s New in This Version:

1. Dual-Targeting System
- Missing Episodes - Finds shows with incomplete episodes and triggers targeted searches
- Quality Upgrades - Automatically identifies episodes that don’t meet your quality cutoff settings and searches for better versions
2. Smart …
Sonarr Hunter - Force Sonarr to Hunt Missing Episodes

70 comments • reddit.com
https://github.com/plexguide/Sonarr-Hunter/

PLEASE GOTO THE NEW POST: https://www.reddit.com/r/sonarr/comments/1jpy2d2/sonarr_hunter_v2_find_missing_ep_and_upgrade/ (new upgrades and commands)

Hey Team,

I created a simple bash script that has saved me a ton of time managing my media collection, and I wanted to share it with you all.

For Radarr: https://www.reddit.com/r/unRAID/comments/1jngyyj/radarr_hunter_force_radarr_to_hunt_missing/

Update V2: It now searches for shows that are actually missing 1 and refreshes the shows prior to execution. V1 would randomly search all shows and bounce around until it found one missing. This update now only looks at ones with 1 missing. (v1 saw 5000 shows for me, v2 saw 1700 shows for me because the other 3300 were all downloaded)

To run via Docker
```
docker run -d --name huntarr \
  --restart always \
  -e API_KEY="your-api-key" \
  -e API_URL="http://your-sonarr-address:8989" \
  -e MONITORED_ONLY="true" \
  -e …
```
Huntarr [Radarr Edition] v2 - Finds Missing and/or Upgrades Wanted Quality Movies

57 comments • reddit.com
Hey Movie Team,

Update as of 2200 EST 3 APR - Everything has been converted to python3 Remove the current container and redeploy.

To view the logs for the:

* sonarr edition: docker logs huntarr-sonarr

* radarr edition: docker logs huntarr-radarr

-—————-

I’ve significantly upgraded my Huntarr [Radarr Edition] tool, and the new version solves two of the biggest pain points in Radarr: finding missing movies AND improving the quality of existing movies. This also pays attention if your movies are monitored. Please check the GitHub for more information and screenshots. I really listened to what you wanted (including the negative redditors who have no idea). Changed everything up to Huntarr to respect Radarr and prevent confusion and thank the Radarr team for everything they do! Lidarr updates are next!

Please check the GitHub for Screenshots!

What’s New in This Version:

1. Dual-Targeting System
- Missing Movies - Finds movies without files …
Radarr Hunter - Force Radarr to Hunt Missing Movies!

146 comments • reddit.com
NOTE: Lots of updates - goto newest post - https://www.reddit.com/r/radarr/comments/1jqjzep/huntarr_radarr_edition_v2_finds_missing_andor/

Hey Movie Team,

I created a bash script that automatically finds and downloads missing movies in your Radarr library, and I wanted to share it with you all.

GitHub: https://github.com/plexguide/Huntarr-Radarr

Related Projects:
- Sonarr Hunter for TV shows
- Lidarr Hunter for music
To run via Docker (easiest method):
```
docker run -d --name huntarr-radarr \
  --restart always \
  -e API_KEY="your-api-key" \
  -e API_URL="http://your-radarr-address:7878" \
  -e MONITORED_ONLY="true" \
  -e SEARCH_TYPE="both" \
  -e MAX_MISSING="1" \
  -e MAX_UPGRADES="5" \
  -e SLEEP_DURATION="900" \
  -e RANDOM_SELECTION="true" \
  -e STATE_RESET_INTERVAL_HOURS="168" \
  -e DEBUG_MODE="false" \
  huntarr/4radarr:latest
```
What does this script do?

This script …
I wrote a simple docker image for posting Sonarr/Radarr release calendars to Discord

10 comments • reddit.com

I wanted a system where Sonarr and Radarr’s release calendar feeds would be posted on Discord once a week, and every existing solution I found wanted, like, $5/mo to do this, so I wrote my own script because that’s absolutely ridiculous.

This script:

- Combines multiple Sonarr and Radarr calendar feeds
- Groups shows and movies by day of the week
- Runs on a customizable schedule

I figured y’all might enjoy tinkering with it. Here’s the Github Repo.

Selfhosted #6

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #6

r/usenet

Scammer Warning.

19 comments • reddit.com

Known scammer TorrentBD is trying to scam people again. Be careful and don’t fall for it, you will lose your money.

https://preview.redd.it/orb9o0mbn8re1.png?width=621&format=png&auto=webp&s=a30fe63eb2078b5d672982158a30cacb0d64971a

EDIT: It’s one of the unnameable indexers.

Comments were blocked because the post was getting reported by someone…
Issues with Newshosting?

20 comments • reddit.com

getting a “too many connections” error in my article downloader, but when i go to reduce my connections and save it says i have the wrong auth info, but when i go to the site i have no issues signing in with the info, so getting the feeling its down or theres an issue? can anyone confirm if their client using them is working
what happened to Nzbs.cc?

9 comments • reddit.com

Site is not working since at least yesterday. Anybody knows anything?
Daylight Saving Time [25% discount]

7 comments • reddit.com
The clocks have jumped forward! That means more daylight, more energy, and… a fat discount to turbocharge your Usenet game.

Not on Hitnews yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Now’s the perfect time to jump in. Get a whopping 25% off your first payment – no secret handshakes required!

✅ Blazing fast and unlimited Usenet access (because waiting is so last season)
✅ A service that’s as reliable as your grandma’s advice
✅ Pick your favorite package and enjoy the goodies right away

Heads up: This deal won’t last forever! Blink, and it might be gone.

📅 Deal ends Sunday, March 30th, 23:59 Amsterdam time.
🚀 Want that discount? Here’s how:
1. Sign up at https://my.hitnews.com/signup.html (or login if you have an account)
2. Pick your dream package
3. The discount gets applied automatically. No magic, just math!
https://preview.redd.it/zh7mbje9zere1.jpg?width=595&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8aebd4196da2628ec1bbb63545de1dd8c4b19a9d

Prices

|Product|Price EUR|Discounted …
Bulknews.eu is down?

6 comments • reddit.com

About 12 hours ago my client started getting logins rejected with error 482 returned ‘account suspended’. I presumed this to mean I’d hit my data usage limit. Surprisingly early but ok. No problem, I’ll go buy another data block.

But now I see the website and dashboard is also unavailable. So I’m wondering if this is a broader issue and others are impacted?

r/plex

Why would plex send this out?

92 comments • i.redd.it

This was sent to one of my users. Wtf?
New updates on Plex Privacy Policy and Opt-Out Choices

85 comments • reddit.com

Just found out Plex has updated its Privacy Policy page and added a new page to opt-out trackings.

https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/

https://www.plex.tv/vendors-us/

Up until now all your playback data may be involuntarily sent to ad agencies and companies such as Amazon to silently influence and target your buyings. Now we can opt out everything and keep your watch habit private and treat your plex server like never existed.

EDIT: now you can also easily access privacy settings and delete all already uploaded watch history, and stop syncing watch states, rating etc. Remember to set all to private if privacy is important to you.

https://prnt.sc/hj6ZNNh31nl3
https://prnt.sc/0DGbRGLI97_G
https://prnt.sc/er3dYwJnut9j

EDIT2: also double confirm “Send playback data to Plex” is unchecked.

https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/#you-have-the-right-to-limit-what-activity-data-is-sent-from-your-plex-media-server
Updated reference of optimal Plex settings to disable for increased privacy (March 2025)

19 comments • reddit.com
Hey, r/Plex! A few years ago I published a list of optimal Plex settings to disable for privacy-conscious users and recently updated it to add some of Plex’s newer settings/privacy options.

A direct link to the post with screenshots and detailed instructions is below, but for those who’d rather not click through to another site:
- Marketing Email Preferences
- Advertising Preferences
- Playback Data Collection (Expand ‘You have the right to limit what activity data is sent from your Plex Media Server’ under ‘Your Plex Privacy Rights’)
- Profile Privacy Settings (Click ‘Account Visibility & Activity Sharing’)
- Watch States sync (Scroll down to ‘Sync my watch state and ratings’)
- Online Media Sources and Friend Activity
- Friends (Click the ‘View all friends’ button)
- Personal Data Requests (Access, delete, transfer, or update)
Feel free to let me know if I’ve missed something!

Optimal Plex Settings for …
Finally upgrade to Lifetime Pass!

185 comments • i.redd.it

I recently just started my Plex server sometime late last year, and am slowly getting the hang of it but I’ve finally decided to upgrade to the Lifetime pass and I’ve never been more satisfied. For what it is at the moment, especially in my currency which is MYR, it is a no brainer to not get the lifetime pass. This is especially true with the new price hike in April, so I’m just glad I did it before that!
I finally rest and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe (AKA got everyone to direct play)

62 comments • i.redd.it

r/radarr+sonarr

Shoko Server, a godsend for those with an anime library. Only just learning about it tonight after using Sonarr for 6+ years

40 comments • reddit.com

They have it all.

https://shokoanime.com/

I swear this isn’t some sponsored post lmao, I’ll always be loyal to Sonarr. I’m just surprised I haven’t heard of this before as someone that’s struggled with getting Sonarr to sort and recognize a large chunk of their library. I definitely recommend this in addition to Sonarr for those that care about their Anime library. ⁹⁄₁₀ from me.

Edit/Shoko TL:DR- open source, self-hosted software for managing, sorting, organizing, etc anime libraries. It does not download series. But it can track/load info through AniDB and watch folders to import new episodes.

The point of this post is to make anyone with NSFW/generally large anime libraries aware of this super helpful tool. That’s it, not sure why all my comments are getting downvoted
I am building a Sonarr alternative - which features would you like?

345 comments • reddit.com
I’m currently developing an alternative to Sonarr/Radarr with some additional features, including:
- OAuth/OIDC support for authentication
- movie AND tv show management
- Easier, declarative configuration for deployment (especially in Kubernetes)
- A more modern Web UI
- Built-in media requests (like OverSeerr)
- Support for multiple user accounts
I’d love to hear which features you would like to see that I haven’t mentioned? Any pain points with Sonarr/Radarr that I could address?
Sanity check after setting up Profilarr....

5 comments • reddit.com

So I heard recommendation of Profilarr earlier this week and replaced my Recyclarr setup with it.

So far I love the GUI and the fact it auto pulls new configs etc…seems great!

I also prefer the scoring, seems more realistic and measured rather than trash guides +10,000 / -10,000 approach.

My max score now seems to be 600 and a lot of existing media clocks in at the low 500s and has upgrades available.

My previous setup I was using unmanic to convert to x265 which I have now stopped altogether as once I considered it space it not really an issue for me (I can get old HDDs from work)…

So now I literally just pull media exactly as Profilarr recommends and that’s it.

This has meant that I am now redownloading almost every film in my library (sigh)…I know it’s probably not noticeable but it bothers me if it’s not the correctly scoring release so I’m just letting it chug away.

Am I mad or should I not have bothered doing a full search …
How can I stay logged in on the *arrs?

12 comments • reddit.com

Just kept getting logged out of it when I close my browser. Tried it on base chrome and firefox. I disabled the auto delete of cookies in firefox just to test it out but I am still being logged out.

How can I let the arrs signed in on my pc without disabling the authentication?
Testing a new app

17 comments • reddit.com

I have created an Apple TV app that displays information from your Sonarr/Radarr/Plex servers, such as Now Playing, Coming Soon and Recently added. Plus Trivia & Quotes screens. I am looking for testers before I release it to make sure it is ready-for-primetime. If you are interested in testing it, here is the link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/5CNmdgWH Any feedback is appreciated.

Selfhosted #5

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #5

r/usenet

Best Usenet providers for old files

23 comments • reddit.com

I am an avid internet lurker, and I hope that I can find most of the hidden gems on Usenet.

Not sure how providers cope with old files. Does longer retention equal a bigger possibility for these files to be found and completed?

I wouldn’t want to pay extra for certain providers and NZBs only to find out that they don’t have what I’m looking for.

Anybody who searched and downloaded old files, what’s your experience? What’s your combo for obtaining them (provider+indexer+automation tool)?
Do indexers not pull taken-down content?

45 comments • reddit.com

Fairly new to Usenet. One thing I don’t entirely understand is why so much content that is old but not ancient (a year or so) is unable to be downloaded. Surely the indexer knows, by now, that this is no good and has likely been hit with a DMCA right?

So why don’t indexers drop those? Are there indexers that do?
Trying to pull up some old Usenet posts of mine. Does anything provide a better, more complete archive of Usenet conversations than Google Groups?

10 comments • reddit.com

Am I wrong to think Google groups has incomplete archives? I actually pulled up some old usenet posts of mine from 1997, but a lot of the original posts that I was replying to are completely missing. Is there anyway to get a more complete archive so I can see the entire conversation for better context and read the exact post I was interacting with when I left my reply?
Warning about xsusenet.com

8 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been a very happy client of xsusenet.com until recently. I’ve just checked my emails and I’ve been using them for a bit over 10 years. They’ve had some sort of issue with their database some months back and since then no one has been answering support tickets.

I renewed my account last year, around october. Some time later I bought a Black Friday deal. I then contacted support to ask if it is possible to merge the two accounts and keep the combined purchased days, but keep the smaller price. One day later it was already changed. No problems at all. I was so happy.

Some time later I get an email that they had a database issue and had to restore a previous version of the database. This reverted the accounts merger so I was left with two separate usenet accounts again. I thought “no biggie, I’ll just send them another support ticket”. It’s been months since I keep sending them emails, submitting support tickets, etc. Nothing. No reply …
Periodically a download will be slow as molasses

10 comments • reddit.com

Anyone experience this? I sometimes have grabs that are extremely slow, like right now a 6GB file says it’s taking 7 hours. Usually a file like this will take just a few minutes on my 500mb download speed.

I tried from althub and geek. I have Tweaknews and Cubenet.

This is a brand new release that came out in the last hour or so. Could this matter (others also grabbing it and slowing it down?)

r/plex

Important 2025 Plex Updates

1773 comments • plex.tv
Who says all AI is bad - first test of my app that puts googly eyes on movie posters.

67 comments • i.redd.it
What are your favorite tips or tricks with Plex?

370 comments • reddit.com

Fav site to get posters? third party programs to make your life easier? Little known trick that can improve QoL. Let me know!
How large is too large for the plex metadata folder?

169 comments • i.redd.it
A guide on how to access Plex remotely without "Remote Access"

274 comments • reddit.com
Note: it’s been brought to my attention by u/SwiftPanda16 that a Plex employee confirmed in a forum post an hour ago (03/19/2025) that they will also be limiting the method I outline below. Shame on Plex 😔.

Plex announced that beginning April 29, 2025, “Remote Access” will become a Plex Pass-only feature (or alternatively a separate $1.99 subscription, which is ridiculous). The article implies that free users will no longer be able to stream media remotely. However, as I’ll explain in this post, there’s an alternative method for remotely streaming media without “Remote Access”.

I’ll also add that I am a Plex Pass user, so these announced changes don’t affect me. The reason I use this method is due to privacy concerns. In a default setup, Plex proxies all remote DNS/IP handling through their servers before reaching the user. This method removes Plex as a middleman from the streaming process.

Prerequisites
- A reverse proxy service (Traefik, …

r/radarr+sonarr

Pulsarr: Real-time Plex Watchlist Integration with Sonarr/Radarr - Looking for testers and feedback

101 comments • reddit.com
Hey community!

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on called Pulsarr that bridges Plex watchlists with Sonarr and Radarr in real-time.

What is Pulsarr?

Pulsarr is an integration tool that monitors Plex watchlists (yours and your friends’) through RSS feeds, automatically triggering downloads via Sonarr and Radarr. The big advantage? Everything happens directly from within the Plex app itself - no need to switch to a separate app, and no need for individual Plex Tokens.

Key Features:
- Real-time Monitoring: Content added to watchlists gets processed within seconds
- Multi-user Support: Sync content from your friends’ watchlists too (with permission controls). Disable syncing specific users
- Smart Routing: Send different genres to different Sonarr/Radarr instances or root folders
- Multi-instance Support: Keep multiple instances in sync (e.g., send shows to both Sonarr4K and SonarrHD)
- Discord Integration: Get notifications when your content is ready, with …
Sonarr grabbing episode way before released

71 comments • reddit.com

New user here with a question. Just as an example, say, The White Lotus s0e06 comes out next Sunday (the 23rd). But then Sonarr just grabbed it and downloaded it 5 days early. How is this possible?
Custom Formats with ranking for AV1/265/264 with atmos/5.1 priority over 2.1, no TrueHD

3 comments • reddit.com
Might be helpful for some. This Custom format with ranking will provide you with a balance of prioritizing AV1 / 265 / 264 with Atmos / 5.1 / 2.1 and dropping True HD to the bottom.

Many devices don’t support True HD ATMOS and only support DDP ATMOS, which causes Plex to downscale to 2.1 if the file is True HD ATMOS.

Here is a Custom Format grouping with scoring that supports the best of both worlds while keeping True HD out of the mix for those who need it - works in both Sonarr and Radarr.

Dropping the True HD and adding it to the Atmos if you want it is easy enough.

Custom Formats (Regex with assigned scores):
1. Prefer AV1 Video:
- Regex: (?i)AV1

- Score: 11
1. Prefer x265 Video:
- Regex: (?i)(x265|HEVC)

- Score: 6

(x264 baseline = 0)
1. Prefer DD+ Atmos Audio:
- Regex: (?i)(?=.*(?:DDP(?:\+|(?:\.P)|(?:\.\+))?|DD(?:\+|(?:\.P)|(?:\.\+))?|EAC3))(?=.*Atmos)

- Score: 12
1. Prefer DD+ Non‑Atmos Audio:
- Regex: …
Setting up Plex with Radarr and Sonarr, while living in AirBnBs

18 comments • reddit.com

I’ve been doing a ton of reading lately about starting a plex server with the Arr suite.
It seems like there are a few different approaches like running a PC as a server, using a NAS, using a PC with DAS or using a seed box.

Not sure which would be the best option for me to go about starting my journey given my current living situation.
My wife is a travel nurse and we move every 3 months for her travel contracts. Generally we will stay in fully furnished, short term rentals with all utilities included. Sort of like AirBnBs, but usually it’s just someone putting their condo or apartment up for rent on a website that specializes in housing for travel workers. Because of the way we currently live, I have no control over the internet plans at the places we stay. The landlord has all the utilities included their name and we just pay rent.

The upload and download speeds at places we have stayed at have ranged from shitty with 6.68mbps download and 0.75mbps upload to pretty good with …
How can I fix Saturday Night Live episode mis labelling

13 comments • reddit.com

In Sonnarr SNL is showing the 50th anniversary episode as e13 causing the last two episodes and all remaining episodes to be e(xx)+1.

How can this be fixed

Selfhosted #4

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #4

r/usenet

DOGnzb

49 comments • i.redd.it

I thought the shirts were just a front. I’ve been using Dognzb for two years, and they sent me the shirt. It arrived a couple of days ago.
I made a little tutorial about how to set up usenet access by using slrn

1 comments • reddit.com

Comments, feedback is welcome

https://interfacecraft.online/posts/blog/2025/how-i-set-up-usenet-slrn-access-in-2025/
theCubeNet issues

10 comments • reddit.com

Has anyone else been having issues contacting theCubeNet team?

I cancelled my service back in November of 2024, for which I received a confirmation email that it was cancelled, but the cancellation never went through and charged me again last month. It won’t let me initiate a new cancellation request because it says I have an existing one, and when I created a ticket to get help it said it did but the link says the ticket doesn’t exist.

I have tried emailing them, calling them, messaging them on Facebook, and even PM’ing /u/Thunder_Cube but no one is responding. I’m at the point where I just launched a dispute through PayPal to get my money back, but y’all might want to be wary.

Edit: they got it fixed.
Newsgroupdirect, paid with crypto, no info

3 comments • reddit.com

I usually get info like a password immediately after the payment processes, nothing now. Is this normal? What’s the average timeframe to get this information?

I emailed support, no replies.
Confused about indexing

21 comments • reddit.com
Hi all,

I am new to Usenet and I have subscribed to Eweka, and that comes with newslazer.

It seems I already am able to search for binaries like in the picture. However in this sub I read a lot about indexers and I have these questions.
1. Do I need one here ?
2. If I did subscribe to one one would it increase the number of matches ?
3. Where would I configure the indexer anyway ?
Thank you for any help

https://preview.redd.it/l8ry1f10ykne1.png?width=1011&format=png&auto=webp&s=03e2ba0abf6e419c22c7d1bd259de0c14834260d

https://preview.redd.it/05zqrpvzykne1.png?width=2053&format=png&auto=webp&s=1a5cb5ce874fa3b4bdb7a7203eee4d4c77ac3301

r/plex

New hat came in!

41 comments • i.redd.it
Seeing all the people saying how they try to create elaborate servers and pick specific builds to use with Plex...i wonder.Am i the only one that uses his everyday desktop PC for Plex and has no major issues with it?

392 comments • reddit.com
The Arc igpu on the intel ultra CPUs is IN-CRE-DI-BLE

97 comments • reddit.com

I just got a mini pc with a intel ultra 5 125H CPU that has an integrated intel ARC gpu.

Today, I was trying to max the gpu and COULDN’T. My computer starting lagging playing 6 stream and my server was not giving a flying f*ck about the 6 4K DoVi/HDR transcodes to HEVC.

This thing is absolutely amazing.
PlexWatch - A Simple Discord Bot for Plex Monitoring

38 comments • i.redd.it

Hey! I made PlexWatch, a Discord bot that gives you a live dashboard for your Plex server. It shows active streams, SABnzbd downloads, and uptime stats—all in a neat embed. Easy to set up and customize. Check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/nichtlegacy/PlexWatch.

Feedback welcome!
When your users finally listen to you

121 comments • reddit.com

https://preview.redd.it/ylmvsbtwjpne1.png?width=2090&format=png&auto=webp&s=de3b77f69e527728552158b0600e833520f7af07

I’ve been struggling with my Plex users transcoding all the time for the past few weeks. My user count keeps rising and with each new member I have to constantly remind them to select Original quality when they play something. I tell them 1 or 2 transcodes is fine if they’re not able to stream at Original quality (I have 1Gbps symmetrical, so the issue would be on their end), but if everyone is transcoding at the same time then there’ll be problems.

Yesterday I had 5 transcodes at the same time (plus my local Direct Play) and for whatever reason it stopped utilizing my GPU (nvidia RTX 3090) and started slamming my CPU (AMD 5800X3D). It was just pegged at 100% and my PC was barely functional. I have a Discord server that we’re all in so I can communicate with them all about new releases, downtime, etc. and I kinda got a little heated …

r/radarr+sonarr

Arrchive: Backup *Arr stack (Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, & Bazarr) databases to Google Drive

7 comments • reddit.com

GitHub: https://github.com/EthanC/Arrchive
Arrchive: Backup *Arr stack (Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, & Bazarr) databases to Google Drive

1 comments • reddit.com

GitHub: https://github.com/EthanC/Arrchive
Using Sonarr, Overseerr or Plex, is there any way to send a notification when new episodes are added to a show?

41 comments • reddit.com

Asking here as I suspect this is the crowd most likely to know of a way to do this.

Is there any way, using a combination of Sonarr, Overseerr or Plex, to set it so that for a specific show a notification is sent when a new episode is added? And email or something?

I have a few shows that people pester me about wanting to know when the next episode lands, and I’d like to automate it.

Thanks!
A companion script for auto-deleting stale downloads managed by Sonarr/Radarr

2 comments • reddit.com

Hey folks, I built a small tool called arrcoon to help clean up torrents when using Sonarr and Radarr, and I wanted to share it with the community!

It automatically removes torrents from your client when you delete shows or movies from your *arr library—so you seed as long as the media is mapped to your library, but once it’s gone, the torrent is too. No more manually hunting down leftover downloads! It also cleans up unreferenced season packs and individual episodes.

I originally made this for myself, but I figured others might find it useful too. That said, it hasn’t been widely tested yet, so be careful when experimenting, as it fully removes downloads. Use at your own risk!
Docker Compose Ubuntu Server template with Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, Plex, NZBGet, and Traefik with SSL support

11 comments • reddit.com

https://github.com/DrResophonic/media-server-template

Hey everyone, I have never self-hosted anything before, nor have I ever done anything with Plex or streaming media myself. I came in with a completely blank slate but wanted to figure out how I could set something up without a big investment, time or money. I went all over the place looking at TRaSH Guides, getting started guides for usenet, even down to learning how to install Linux. I’m also not a videophile/audiophile by any means, I have basic 4K smart TVs with no sound systems, and I didn’t know the first thing about blu ray rips, webdl vs webrips, and I still don’t know much.

It took me a while to figure everything out, so I started documenting useful links and ultimately came up with this repo that has a docker-compose.yml file and a long readme going from installing Ubuntu server to running the applications.

I figured it might be helpful to people just starting out, so the repo is linked above. Full …

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r/usenet

Tabula-rasa.pw has open registration for 24 hours.

87 comments • reddit.com

This is a great indexer so hurry and join!
Digital Carnage 1st Birthday Cake Give Away!

34 comments • reddit.com

https://preview.redd.it/gbckr6bkskme1.jpg?width=1847&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=50ff07fc95f2be3e7ec8014159f9dd17773360d8

Tuesday 4th March 2025 is a BIG day for Digital Carnage. It’s our 1st Birthday!!

To celebrate we’re discounting subscriptions.

From Tuesday 4th March 2025 to Monday 31st March 2025 there’s a 15% discount across all subscriptions.

We like cake, especially Birthday cake. Join us on our Discord for your extremely large slice*

Discounts can be stacked.

All users who subscribed from Saturday 1st March 2025 to Monday 3rd March 2025 have had an additional 6 weeks added to their subscription.

*The cake is a lie
Everything is encrypted now. Am I doing something wrong?

17 comments • reddit.com

Most titles are encrypted, and I don’t know the passwords. Am I missing something? I feel like there is something obvious I am missing. Using newshosting, nzbgeek and nzb-get.
Old UK usenet user trying to rejoin

32 comments • reddit.com

Hi folks

I used to be a big usenet user back in the 90s/early 2000s , but haven’t really used it since the days when UK ISPs used to have free-to-use servers of their own, including all alt.binaries.* feeds.

Things have obviously changed.

Back in the day I used to use Grabbit (or similar) to connect to my ISPs servers….we used PAR files for error correction…..and it was all free

I think the last time is used it was when the original matrix trilogy was finishing.

Things have obviously changed.

So I’m an oldie/newbie

Looks like ISPs no longer have complete usenet servers of their own and you need to subscribe to a dedicated service (understandable)

What else do I need to know? Who should I subscribe to?

I’ve tried reading the sub’s intro docs but I already know roughly how usenet works…..it’s specifically how I should be doing it in modern times in the UK I am looking for.

Thanks in advance, and sorry for another noob …
Dont Subscribe to Bintube

8 comments • reddit.com

It’s impossible to cancel your account, several users have been trying to cancel their direct debits for several months now and their support have ignored all requests. The only way to get the payment cancelled is to go through your bank. Seems super scummy at this point.

r/plex

How we feeling about the new UI?

305 comments • reddit.com

Personally I kinda like it
Plex for Windows Phone in 2025. Pretty usable.

67 comments • i.redd.it

Even though technically this version isn’t updated anymore, it’s still pretty cool seeing it work pretty well on this dead platform. There are some bugs on streaming here and there (which make sense) but still extremely cool. Listening to music is probably the best use for Plex since it’s, in my opinion, easier for me than Plexamp. The show streaming can be a bit buggy sometimes, and subtitles don’t work, but apart from that, everything is awesome. It’s very cool that for now, it still works. What are your thoughts about it?
Overr-Syncerr: manage subtitles, label media & set audio preference for users in Plex

30 comments • reddit.com

[EDIT]

I am blown away by the interest this has generated! I’m always open to feedback and I would encourage you share any suggestions or recommendations in the GitHub repo as it’s easier for me to track. I’m just a guy with a laptop with some free time every now and then, and although I can’t guarantee I will be able to implement all of the feature requests, I will certainly try.

I would also like to clarify that this is NOT a replacement for Bazarr. It’s acts as a bridge between Bazarr and Overseerr/Jellyseerr so that users can interact with it in a limited capacity, so that when a user is experiencing issues with the downloaded subtitles, they can attempt to solve it themselves before involving you, the server owner. Features such as labelling and audio preferences work independently of Bazarr and don’t require it to function.

Hey everyone!

This is a reintroduction to Overr-Syncerr, a project I first shared about 9 months ago, and it has come a long way since, and I am thankful …
Is there a way to disable Plex's own streaming service as a source option?

71 comments • reddit.com

Today when browsing my library, my father selected an episode of a TV show to watch. Instead of just playing it, he was prompted to select a source: my server, or Plex’s own streaming service. It hasn’t come up before, so perhaps he was doing something different, but is there a way to disable this to just always use the local server?
Finalized a decent Plex server for around $300. Opinions? And Sorry for the multiple posts.

188 comments • i.redd.it
Here’s what I’m putting together. It’s super simple and can run unraid on it.
1. Beelink Mini PC, Mini S12 Pro Intel 12th N100 $169
2. ORICO Daisy-Chain 5 Bay Hard Drive Enclosure USB 3.1 Gen 2 Aluminum Das. I can’t find the model number but here’s a picture of it. 135.99
3. I just discovered thin sata cables. $9.99 for 5 pack.
4. And this since the dad has external usb-c. Anker Powerline II USB-C to USB 3.1 Cable 3 feet Male Black—USB Cables $11.99
How many streams in what resolution would I be able to get. Max?

Sorry to keep posting on here but my issues with the freaking Plex server. But I bought the equipment and it’s on this way.

r/radarr+sonarr

This is an emergency. I need a way to filter by MPAA rating.

29 comments • reddit.com

OK, long story short, I accidentally added an adult film actress as a monitored list and now I have over A LOT of adult films in Radarr.

Is there a way to filter by MPAA rating so that I can quickly find them? I’ve deleted the list, but the movies that were added are still in monitored status.

Thank you!
Another solution for corrupt or malformed databases

4 comments • reddit.com
Hey All,

When Radarr started spewing “Database disk image is malformed” errors, I came to Reddit and found >50 posts over the last 5+ years with folks having similar issues. For corruptions not related to upgrades, the guidance usually was to follow the wiki. The instructions there boil down to:
1. Make sure permissions are set correctly (they were)
2. Try a backup (same error for me)
3. Try sqlite .recover (resulted in “Logic error”)
While none of these solutions worked, my terminal (warp.dev) suggested I try a few other options (utilizing Claude), including recreating the database from a database dump. Those didn’t work either, so it had one final suggestion:

Rebuild the database table by table.

It worked with me to build a bash script, and that worked. It dropped the table that was corrupted (for me it was the commands table), and the rest were fine. I swapped out the database and Radarr went on, with all other previous data in tact, without a hitch. …
Struggling to find releases, what are my options?

20 comments • reddit.com

I’ve had my setup going for a couple of years, and 99% of things run super smooth. However, there are some titles that I have always struggled to find. An example would be The Great British Bake Off, a popular show by all accounts, but it’s a grind to find episodes at times.

What options are out there for me? I currently only use Torrents. Would diving into Usenet produce better results?

I have about 10 indexers, the standard popular public ones. I haven’t researched much into how to get into private indexers, but I’d imagine that can help as well, though may be it a bit more difficult to get into because you have to know someone else.

Any thoughts/advice?

Edit: I did end up going to the usenet route.

My setup is:

Provider - Newshosting

Indexer - NZBFinder and NZBGeek

Downloader - SABnzbd

Quickly found a majority of my missing content (95%, still unable to find the last 5%). I do have a limit to API hits to minimize cost, so I’m running Torrents …
How do I upgrade to Megusta releases, if they are present?

23 comments • reddit.com

I have a series in Sonarr with all the episodes downloaded. I would like to have Sonarr replace all the current files with Megusta releases, if available. Is that possible to set up?
Sonarr - Reports grab zero. This is my first time using Sonarr. My Prowlarr and Radarr is working fine. I tried to search Breaking Bad series but it's not grabbing going to my SABnzbd. Can someone help me where the problem please?

8 comments • reddit.com

||Time|Component|Message|| |:-|:-|:-|:-|:-| ||11:36pm|RssSyncService|RSS Sync Completed. Reports found: 711, Reports grabbed: 0|| ||11:36pm|DownloadDecisionMaker|Processing 711 releases|| ||11:36pm|Torznab|Indexer Torrent Downloads (Prowlarr) rss sync didn’t cover the period between 7/03/2025 10:29:09 am and 7/03/2025 10:36:31 am UTC. Search may be required.|| ||11:36pm|Torznab|Indexer BitSearch (Prowlarr) rss sync didn’t cover the period between 31/12/2024 11:00:00 am and 31/12/2024 11:00:00 am UTC. Search may be required.|| ||11:36pm|RssSyncService|Starting RSS Sync|| ||11:29pm|RssSyncService|RSS Sync Completed. Reports found: 699, Reports grabbed: 0|| ||11:29pm|DownloadDecisionMaker|Processing 699 releases|| ||11:29pm|Torznab|Indexer Torrent Downloads (Prowlarr) rss sync didn’t cover the period between 7/03/2025 10:17:04 am and 7/03/2025 10:29:09 am UTC. Search may be required.|| ||11:29pm|Torznab|Indexer BitSearch (Prowlarr) rss sync didn’t cover the period …

Selfhosted #2

Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #2

r/usenet

🌐 Usenet Providers Map 2025-02-23 Update

51 comments • reddit.com
Hey everyone,

The small but passionate team behind the Usenet Providers Map is back with a major update!

After countless hours of research, design tweaks, and community feedback, Version 2025-02-23 of the Usenet Providers & Backbones Tree is live! 🚀

Check it out here:
🔗 Interactive Map: https://usenet.rexum.space/tree
🔗 Direct SVG: Click here

What’s New?
- Ownership clarity: Added real company names to untangle the corporate web behind providers.
- Bye-bye Frugal Bonus: Removed from the map (it’s no longer on the Its Hosted backbone, and its status is murky).
- Streamlined info: The dedicated table page now hosts all extra details (linked at the top of the map too).
Why This Matters

Use this map to:
✅ Visualize provider/reseller connections and ownership.
✅ Identify backbones you *might* be missing (though one backbone is usually enough—they peer with each other!).
✅ Compare retention times (some keep data longer than others).

A Heartfelt Thanks… and a Small Frustration

First, …
NZBGet v24.6 Client Release Notes

8 comments • reddit.com
The latest update to NZBGet introduces three major improvements designed to enhance performance, usability, and automation.
- Built-in Internet Speed Test – A new network speed test tool allows users to measure their connection directly within NZBGet, eliminating the need for external tests.
- Native Deobfuscation Support – NZBGet now includes long-awaited deobfuscation, automatically renaming obfuscated files after unpacking. This removes the need for extra deobfuscation extensions.
- Bug Fixes Based on Community Feedback – This update resolves several long-standing issues reported by the community, improving stability and usability.
These changes are part of an ongoing effort to make NZBGet faster, more reliable, and easier to use.

Key Enhancements in v24.6

Improved Deobfuscation
- Enhanced parsing of the subject field in NZB files for better validation of downloaded article filenames.
- Added filename obfuscation detection after unpacking, renaming excessively obfuscated filenames to …
Any other indexers apart from Geek that publish "Subtitle" information in API?

24 comments • reddit.com

Are there any indexers other than Geek that publish the available subtitles in the API?

This is super useful information to include so if other indexers could include it also please do :)

Also if anyone has access to Geek support and can mention the space at end of “subs ” to get it fixed it is difficult to use as a filter as it is :)

Thanks
FYI for Australian speeds

36 comments • reddit.com

Just a heads up to anyone in Australia getting poor speeds or not meeting their expectations.

I’ve always used Newhosting and once I switched to fibre 1 gigabit down I could only ever receive around 65MB/s down at absolute best. My system was more than capable, with bandwidth showing 110MB/s and the rest of the hardware showing 400MB/s+

I read countless discussions of people with similar experiences in Australia, if anything I was getting a better experience. And when I started my own discussion the verdict was I won’t fully saturate a gigabit connection in Australia.

I tried many different providers but everyone else was actually worse. I got absolutely flamed here and on other discussion boards for it being my config and hardware

Yesterday I looked into it again and thought I’d try Frugal. Instantly, I was pulling 110MB/s down with their Sydney server (I’m in QLD)

So just an FYI if you’ve been trying to saturate your gigabit connection
Why is Eweka faster than Frugal for me in the US?

13 comments • reddit.com

I just got into US and I said I should get Frugal since it’s US-based, figuring it’d mean faster speeds for me here. I tried Eweka, and even though its servers are in Europe, I’m getting better speeds, maxing out my connection, while Frugal lags behind. My ISP, setup, NZB client, and downloads are all the same between tests. I thought distance would matter more for Usenet, but maybe it’s network issues on Frugal’s end? Curious if other US users have seen Eweka outperform like this.

r/plex

Plex is killing Watch Together feature

1334 comments • reddit.com

This is the feature I use the most on Plex to watch anime with my friend, I’m pretty sure if they implement it back next it’s gonna be a paid option.. sucks.
Account hijacked

207 comments • reddit.com

About an hour ago, my plex account was accessed by some jabroni from Russia. They changed my password and my email address as soon as they got in. Thank goodness that plex sends out an email with the email address change with an option to revert to the prior email address within 7 days. I’ve gotten my account back, changed the password and enable 2FA for future logins.

I just wanted to share and recommend 2FA for anyone else that runs a plex server. Keep your account safe!
Since Plex is killing Watch Together, what are some alternatives?

290 comments • reddit.com

Absolute insanity that they’re removing this feature. “So what, I never use watch together” you might say. That’s not the point, the point is for those who love and rely on this feature to watch shows and movies with friends and families across the world, this will be a devastating loss of entertainment and connection.

Are there any functional alternatives to this from other competitors or clients, or do we have to go back to the dark ages of “1 2 3 play” again in the hopes shows and movies are synced again.
In 2025 the xbox 360 app still functions perfectly

90 comments • i.redd.it

While this isnt my main client obviously, every once in a while i still use my Star Wars Edition X360, and when i do i see if the plex app still functions. So weird seeing it, in some ways i prefer the simplicity of the old ui
Any Home Assistant users here? I found some cool AI automations for Plex!

106 comments • reddit.com

🔹 I can ask my AI assistant (Home Assistant’s voice integration) to shuffle a random episode of any show.
🔹 It can automatically turn on my Apple TV, set the right input and volume for a particular show, and start playing.
🔹 If I pause a movie, the lights slowly brighten. If I resume, they dim again.
🔹 Movie night? Home Assistant detects when a film is playing and turns on Hue Sync for an immersive experience.

It’s one of those things I didn’t know I needed… but now I can’t go back.

If you’re into automation, check it out and let me know what you think!
📺 Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfb-PNY5uQ8

Also curious, anyone else using Home Assistant with Plex? What are you using it for?

r/radarr+sonarr

Anyone interested in get_iplayer integration?

12 comments • reddit.com

It’s fairly crude at the moment as it has to parse the stdout from the command line tool, but I’ve developed “iplayarr”which runs in the background and presents itself as a newznab indexer and sabnzbd download client. I’ve tested with a few shows and this very early alpha version works with very few hiccups!

https://github.com/Nikorag/iplayarr

If anyone has any tips or suggestions they’re absolutely welcome.
Sonarr not "failing" .lnk files

42 comments • reddit.com

This keeps happening. My understanding is that it should “fail” these downloads and they should be deleted if I have selected:

Fail Downloads: Executables, Potentially Dangerous

Am I getting confused?

https://github.com/Sonarr/Sonarr/pull/7397

Edit: for the sake of clarity. I am not asking my downloader to block downloading lnk files. I want sonarr to fail torrents which have lnk files as per the github above
Flaresolverr broken?

23 comments • reddit.com

Just want to make sure I’m not wasting time trying to fix shit on my end if the program itself is busted at the moment. Is flaresolverr working for everyone else right now?

I’m not sure if the issue is related but I recently migrated from NordVPN (🤢) to AirVPN and everything was setup and working fine prior to this. When Flaresolverr starts up, it does its little “test” successfully, but within Jackett, every tracker is returning a “The cookies provided by FlareSolverr are not valid” error. I’m no expert but I don’t think it’s the VPN causing havoc, as I’ve tested both split tunneling jackett+flaresolverr outside of the VPN, as well as testing it with the VPN turned off altogether. Same results.

I’m at a loss here, and unfortunately there’s not even any alternatives for Flaresolverr as I do not run docker. Anyone got any ideas?

edit: oh and I’ve also navigated to the trackers in a web browser and searched …
Upgrading movie files

28 comments • reddit.com

Hi Everyone,

I have a movie database around 20TB and i have recently upgraded my media system to include aTV and soundbar that support Dolby Vision and Atmos.

I have used the trash guides notifarr to update all of my profiles and custom formats in radarr, however im not sure what to do now to get radarr to upgrade all of my movies to the new verrsion with DV and DA support.

Ive read and apparently it does it automatically but i dont see a setting anywhere that explains it.

my questions i how can i set radarr to upgrade all of my movies to the new formats if available and when it does so get it to delete the old version so that i dont double my storage use?

Many thanks

a side note i would also like to eventually download a 1080p copy of everything so that my family can watch from their phones, how would i go about getting this setup too?

Thank you for your help
Specials appearing as missing, but NOT appearing under the show

10 comments • reddit.com

I recently migrated to the docker container, so I’m finally on v4. Some new specials for The White Lotus popped up for me today. However, “Specials” don’t appear in the series view, so I can’t unmonitor the “Specials” season. Any clue what I can do? I could obviously unmonitor the episodes, but I don’t want to have to do this every week.

https://imgur.com/Unr2hJM.jpg

https://imgur.com/VECfbqL.jpg

Selfhosted #1

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:56:27 +0000

Mailshine - Selfhosted #1

r/usenet

🌐 Usenet Providers Map 2025-02-23 Update

47 comments • reddit.com
Hey everyone,

The small but passionate team behind the Usenet Providers Map is back with a major update!

After countless hours of research, design tweaks, and community feedback, Version 2025-02-23 of the Usenet Providers & Backbones Tree is live! 🚀

Check it out here:
🔗 Interactive Map: https://usenet.rexum.space/tree
🔗 Direct SVG: Click here

What’s New?
- Ownership clarity: Added real company names to untangle the corporate web behind providers.
- Bye-bye Frugal Bonus: Removed from the map (it’s no longer on the Its Hosted backbone, and its status is murky).
- Streamlined info: The dedicated table page now hosts all extra details (linked at the top of the map too).
Why This Matters

Use this map to:
✅ Visualize provider/reseller connections and ownership.
✅ Identify backbones you *might* be missing (though one backbone is usually enough—they peer with each other!).
✅ Compare retention times (some keep data longer than others).

A Heartfelt Thanks… and a Small Frustration

First, …
Very Slow Speeds With Eweka

25 comments • reddit.com

Hi, I am located in the U.S. and got an AT&T fiber connection of 1gbps, however, eweka download speeds do not go over 5mb/s. I will get 20mb/s somedays but never more than that. I was getting 100mb/s from frugal but stopped it due to way too many incomplete packages. Eweka is slow but has never failed on me so I’m happy with it. I am using port 443 and 50 connections, I have tried playing with the connections but it does not make a difference … Any help will be appreciated.
It is time for me to renew my Usenet subscriptions and I'm looking for advice.

33 comments • reddit.com

I am currently subscribed to Newshosting.com (Omicron US / AMS, DMCA), Eweka.net (Omicron AMS, NTD), and Newsdemon.com (Usenetexpress.com US/NL, DMCA).

Is there a better way to go in terms of reliability?
FYI for Australian speeds

16 comments • reddit.com

Just a heads up to anyone in Australia getting poor speeds or not meeting their expectations.

I’ve always used Newhosting and once I switched to fibre 1 gigabit down I could only ever receive around 65MB/s down at absolute best. My system was more than capable, with bandwidth showing 110MB/s and the rest of the hardware showing 400MB/s+

I read countless discussions of people with similar experiences in Australia, if anything I was getting a better experience. And when I started my own discussion the verdict was I won’t fully saturate a gigabit connection in Australia.

I tried many different providers but everyone else was actually worse. I got absolutely flamed here and on other discussion boards for it being my config and hardware

Yesterday I looked into it again and thought I’d try Frugal. Instantly, I was pulling 110MB/s down with their Sydney server (I’m in QLD)

So just an FYI if you’ve been trying to saturate your gigabit connection
Indexer Comparison

35 comments • reddit.com

Just wondering when the general consensus is on indexer comparisons - how would the two unnamed indexers compare to drunk slug for content and retention is for example.

r/plex

Plex is killing Watch Together feature

1107 comments • reddit.com

This is the feature I use the most on Plex to watch anime with my friend, I’m pretty sure if they implement it back next it’s gonna be a paid option.. sucks.
Account hijacked

206 comments • reddit.com

About an hour ago, my plex account was accessed by some jabroni from Russia. They changed my password and my email address as soon as they got in. Thank goodness that plex sends out an email with the email address change with an option to revert to the prior email address within 7 days. I’ve gotten my account back, changed the password and enable 2FA for future logins.

I just wanted to share and recommend 2FA for anyone else that runs a plex server. Keep your account safe!
What Plex features, add-ons, extensions, etc. would you recommend taking advantage of for quality of life?

239 comments • reddit.com

Been using Plex for years now. Wouldn’t say I’m a “power user”. No dedicated server, just run it from my personal computer. Only really use the basic features. Upload media files, subtitle files, and play on my TV.

But haven’t really explored all of the features or extensions/add-ons that I’ve heard people talk about. Are there any that you’d almost universally recommend for quality of life improvement? Any that might be more niche but would still be worth checking out?
In 2025 the xbox 360 app still functions perfectly

80 comments • i.redd.it

While this isnt my main client obviously, every once in a while i still use my Star Wars Edition X360, and when i do i see if the plex app still functions. So weird seeing it, in some ways i prefer the simplicity of the old ui
Any Home Assistant users here? I found some cool AI automations for Plex!

106 comments • reddit.com

🔹 I can ask my AI assistant (Home Assistant’s voice integration) to shuffle a random episode of any show.
🔹 It can automatically turn on my Apple TV, set the right input and volume for a particular show, and start playing.
🔹 If I pause a movie, the lights slowly brighten. If I resume, they dim again.
🔹 Movie night? Home Assistant detects when a film is playing and turns on Hue Sync for an immersive experience.

It’s one of those things I didn’t know I needed… but now I can’t go back.

If you’re into automation, check it out and let me know what you think!
📺 Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfb-PNY5uQ8

Also curious, anyone else using Home Assistant with Plex? What are you using it for?

r/radarr+sonarr

Anyone interested in get_iplayer integration?

8 comments • reddit.com

It’s fairly crude at the moment as it has to parse the stdout from the command line tool, but I’ve developed “iplayarr”which runs in the background and presents itself as a newznab indexer and sabnzbd download client. I’ve tested with a few shows and this very early alpha version works with very few hiccups!

https://github.com/Nikorag/iplayarr

If anyone has any tips or suggestions they’re absolutely welcome.
tdarr_inform MAJOR release/update!

0 comments • reddit.com

I’ve released a MAJOR update to tdarr_inform.

Still works as a sonarr/radarr/whisparr Custom Script by default,

but now features a --mode server argument that can be run as a service, and set as a Webhook in the *arrs.

https://github.com/deathbybandaid/tdarr_inform:
Using Tailscale To access Sonarr Remotely

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So I read a lot that tailscale is a great way to connect to your sonarr server remotely. I already run surfshark vpn on the server for general privacy. I assume you can’t connect to tailscale at the same time or is there a way?

EDIT: Thanks for the ideas everyone. I ended solving by using Practical-Test’s idea of using the bypass feature in Surfshark and it work.
Only use x264 torrents

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because I run a pi4 for streaming I would only want the x264 files so I am sure I don’t need any transcoding but really sure how I can do this.

I already added custom formats from trasher but it doesn’t seem to work…
already using these custom formats: trash x265 blocker and trasher x264

I only download 1080p so the x265 blocker should work. But should I also add hevc to the blocklist?

EDIT: In quality profiles you also need to give “score” to the custom formats so sonarr knows what it should and should not download
radarr housekeeping: is this necessary (manually processing backlog)

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This screenshot (below) shows something I manually do on occassion to find items in my backlog: filter missing -> edit movies -> select -> search. The benefit of this is many titles are then found and processed in the download queue. I realize this is something radarr does on some schedule but I’m not aware of how to modify that schedule or where to find the results (other than the download queue).

I should note that the scheduled/automated search and download of a majority of titles is successful. However it seems that my manual housekeeping method often locates and downloads titles that the scheduled/automated process has overlooked.

Can someone help me understand more about this process? I suspect there’s something more detailed about the occassional log entry: DownloadDecisionMaker: Processing 120 releases

https://imgur.com/a/olFXyO9

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[Release] Reclaimerr – Open Source Media Library Cleanup Tool (Plex, Jellyfin, *arr optional)

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Initial Issue: MXRoute terminated at least one account (in at least part) for receiving bad reviews

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Provider Map

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New features in 5.0.0

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What is it?

Another one of these?

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Highlights

Migrating from Overseerr/Jellyseerr

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I built an app that turns your Plex library into a 90s-style cable TV experience

What it does …

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Key Features

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