Chris managed to turn low bandwidth into a lifestyle, and curated a batch of self-hosted apps that make near-offline living possible.

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• Pinchflat — Your next YouTube media manager
• ErsatzTV — ErsatzTV lets you transform your media library into a personalized, live TV experience—complete with EPG, channel scheduling, and seamless streaming to all your devices.
• Wes' ErsatzTV Flake — A Nix package and NixOS module for ErsatzTV
• Karakeep — Quickly save links, notes, and images and karakeep will automatically tag them for you using AI for faster retrieval. Built for the data hoarders out there!
• lup-0631 NixOS Config
• Home Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts.
• Immich — Self-hosted photo and video management solution
• Jellyfin — The Free Software Media System
• audiobookshelf — Self-hosted audiobook and podcast server
• Paperless-ngx — Paperless-ngx is a community-supported open-source document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep, well, less paper.
• Paperless
• Paperless-ng
• Brother ADS-1800W
• Genius Scan
• QuickScan iOS scanner with OCR
• swift-paperless
• paperless-ai — An automated document analyzer for Paperless-ngx using OpenAI API, Ollama, Deepseek-r1, Azure and all OpenAI API compatible Services to automatically analyze and tag your documents.
• iPod parts from Elite Obsolete Electronics
• Pick: Rustnet — A high-performance, cross-platform network monitoring tool built with Rust. RustNet provides real-time visibility into network connections with enhanced state display, intelligent connection lifecycle management, deep packet inspection capabilities, and a responsive terminal user interface.