Hello everyone!

I recently switched my Android phone to a custom ROM, and while setting things up, I wanted push notifications without relying on Google. That’s how I discovered UnifiedPush.

Really liking the concept, I decided to rent a small VPS (1 vCPU, 2GB RAM) and started hosting NTFY. So far, it's been working great. Over time, I’ve added a few more services like FreshRSS and Audiobookshelf.

All of this is just for personal use, so the resource usage is minimal (the whole setup only uses around 500MB of RAM). I really enjoy how much value you can get out of such a small machine.

That brings me to my question:

What other lightweight, self-hostable tools would you recommend? I’m especially interested in small, resource-efficient services that you’ve personally found useful.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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[–] 15 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Radicale - I ditched Nextcloud for it as no-one needed to see a calendar, it's on their phone...

I also use it to sync a calendar for Home Assistant too

And it effectively backs up my Contacts too.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    May I can ask what do u use to access the calendar/contacts on mobile and desktop?

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Mobile: Fossify Calendar with DavX5 as the interface (both from FDroid)

    Laptop: Vivaldi's built-in Calendar

    Tablets around the house: Home Assitant's calendar (I don't recall the specific integration, but it was a HACS one from memory)

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