Alpine Linuxβ β β β β Lightweight Linux distribution with modern capabilities and smooth package management despite its low resource requirements. Good for small cloud servers, old hardware, Raspberry Pi, etc.
DreamHostβ β β β βRock solid web hosting with managed VPS and good support. Hosting this page right now. Cloud computing has been less stable in my experience.
Floccus Bookmarks Syncβ β β β β Very flexible, syncs across many different desktop browsers and mobile devices, and for privacy it can run on your own server or encrypted on another cloud service.
GoToSocialβ β β β βA lightweight Fediverse server, with a clean web interface for viewing public posts. Compatible with Mastodon apps and interacts with other ActivityPub platforms.
Jellyfinβ β β β β Great for playing music across my local network, doesnβt phone home to a cloud or try to upsell subscriptions.
Linodeβ β β β β Flexible, inexpensive cloud hosting with a variety of Linux options. Rock solid so far!
Nextcloud Newsβ β β β β Simple web-based news reader for Nextcloud, easy to install and syncs with multiple desktop and mobile clients.
Nextcloud Notesβ β β β β Simpler than Google Keep, more private, with human-readable data that syncs quickly and cleanly with your devices.
Plexβ β β ββIt does let you stream your local media library, but it insists on connecting to a cloud account and pushes you to buy a subscription, even if youβre not using its remote services.
WordPress Block Editorβ ββββThis is not distractino-free writing. Every time I try to use it I get frustrated and switch back to the classic editorβ¦because I can USE it.
WordPress PluginsSome WordPress plugins Iβve used and what I think of them.