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Show HN: Inkwell – An RSS reader for e-ink devices
19 days ago
- Inkwell is a self-hosted RSS/Atom reader that converts articles into static HTML for Kindle browsers.
- It uses background jobs to pre-extract articles and transcode embedded images for instant rendering on the device.
- The documentation covers installation via source or Docker, self-hosting setup, reading views optimized for Kindle, and admin features for managing feeds.
- It includes authentication methods for Kindle devices without typing and a detailed configuration reference for YAML and environment variables.
Show HN: Pug.sh – open-source product analytics
13 days ago
- Pug is an open-source product analytics tool that tracks page views, clicks, scrolls, and custom events, linking each event to a user profile.
- It offers auto-tracking with SDK initialization, requiring no event plan or instrumentation sprint, and supports identify() to merge anonymous history into user profiles upon sign-in.
- Pug provides six insight types: Trends, Funnels, Retention, Segmentation, User Flow, and Top K, all running on raw events in ClickHouse for fast, filterable answers.
- Users can pin insights as tiles on a shared dashboard with consistent time windows, period-over-period comparisons, and threshold alerts for KPIs.
- It can be self-hosted as a single Go binary with PostgreSQL and ClickHouse, or used via a free cloud service during open beta, with pricing announced later.
- The tool includes customer engagement features for campaigns based on profiles and events, with upcoming support for web push, SMS, Android/iOS push, and webhooks.
Hister: Own Search Engine
12 days ago
- Hister is a privacy-focused, self-hosted search tool that indexes web pages, browser history, and local files with full-text and semantic search capabilities.
- Features include automatic capture of visited websites, advanced querying options, offline result previews, support for multiple users, and browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox.
- It emphasizes data privacy by keeping all information local, with no telemetry or third-party services, and includes tools like content rules and a terminal UI for enhanced usability.
GitRoot
3 days ago
- GitRoot is a lightweight, powerful git forge requiring just one binary to run.
- All data is stored directly in Git as plain text files, not in a separate database.
- Access control is managed via a .gitroot/users.yml file, restricting edits by branch.
- Users can create branches and push changes; only the owner can merge into the default branch.
- Plugins are independent and optional, allowing customizable features like boards or web interfaces.
- GitRoot is in alpha version, not yet recommended for production use.
- The project is self-hosted on a GitRoot instance, with documentation available for contributions.
- Future goals include implementing features like web interface, issue management, and pull requests.
I Revived My Broken MacBook into My Own Personal Cloud
a day ago
- Revived a broken 2017 MacBook Pro with a broken keyboard into a personal private cloud.
- Installed Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop using an old Raspberry Pi SD card as installer.
- Fixed Broadcom Wi-Fi drivers with a script that runs on every restart.
- Deployed k3s and Flux CD for GitOps-style Kubernetes orchestration.
- Disabled lid sleep to keep server running continuously.
- Solved network issues: ISP used CG-NAT, requested a public IP and kept IP-update script running.
- Used a local DNS provider (Domene.shop) for SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt.
- Deployed OpenCloud (file storage) and Open WebUI (AI chat) on the cluster.
- Managed Kubernetes manifests with takk, an infrastructure-as-code framework in Python.
- Built a FastAPI bridge to connect Obsidian notes to the AI for querying files.
- Added monitoring with Prometheus MCP and alerting via takk (email on crash loops).
- Plan to add local LLM, self-healing agents, and hardened backups.

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Show HN: Inkwell – An RSS reader for e-ink devices

Show HN: Pug.sh – open-source product analytics

Hister: Own Search Engine

GitRoot

I Revived My Broken MacBook into My Own Personal Cloud