15: Keeping Track of Stuff

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15: Keeping Track of Stuff

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31 minutes

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Mar 26, 2020

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We have a neat self-hosted home inventory management system for preppers of any type, plus Chris' simple Home Assistant trick and Alex's valiant battle with the WebSockets daemon of the reverse proxies.
Also - we answer listener questions, and share updates.

Released:

Mar 26, 2020

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Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time "self-hosters" who share their lessons and take you along for the journey as they learn new ones. A Jupiter Broadcasting podcast showcasing free and open source technologies you can host yourself.

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15: Keeping Track of Stuff

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