self-hosted apps that actually killed a subscription

rule: still running 6 months later AND i cancelled the thing it replaced. weekend toys don't count

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replaced google one 2TB. photo search is genuinely as good, face grouping slightly worse tbh

killed my 1password family plan. runs in 50mb of ram, absurd

Jellyfin

replaced plex pass which had replaced netflix. hardware transcode without paying for it

no sub killed, it killed the filing cabinet. ocr search on tax docs is magic

Navidrome

spotify canceller. the hard part was rebuilding the libary, not the server

feedly pro replacement. no ai features, thank god

Audiobookshelf

audible sub gone. the mobile app is better than audible's, not kidding

Home Assistant

dropbox replacement with zero server needed. it just moves files, ymmv if you want more

Uptime Kuma

ynab refugee. importing 4 years of history took a weekend, worth it

Mealie

FreshRSS

ran it before miniflux. it's fine, i just like miniflux's ugly ui more

Linkwarden

pocket died and took my bookmarks with it. never again

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