Flarum just dropped v2.0.0. If you need a clean, modern forum to build a community, this major release adds WebP caching for better performance. The v2 update is landing on PikaPods soon. 💬✨

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Google One 2TB is $9.99/mo. Immich on PikaPods starts at $5.50/mo. You get the same auto-organization, face recognition, and mobile app, but your photos stay strictly under your control. No data mining, just your memories. pikapods.com/pods?run=imm... #opensource #privacy #ownyourdata

Immich v3.3.0 is out. The big addition is shared people management, meaning you can share face clusters and edit them together. Birthday memories are also here. Available soon on PikaPods. 🎂
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Ghost v6.69.0 brings self-serve site exports and automation analytics to the open-source publishing platform. Exporting your own data without waiting for support is a great win for data ownership. 🚀

Release: go.pf7.net/w4rhi
Run it: go.pf7.net/sJDz4 #opensource #ownyourdata

Wix charges $16/mo just to remove their ads and connect a domain. WordPress on PikaPods runs the exact same open-source CMS starting at $1.80/mo. 💡 You get total data ownership, thousands of free plugins, and no vendor lock-in.

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Google Workspace charges $7/user/month. Nextcloud on PikaPods is $5.50/mo for the whole team. Get the same file sharing, calendars, mail, and video calls, while keeping total control of your data. 🔒

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Ditching mainstream finance apps just got easier. Sure v0.7.5-hotfix.2 adds a huge Bills update with calendar views and paycheck planning. They are also prepping a native iOS app! Run it soon on PikaPods. 💸
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Substack's 10% cut hurts more as your newsletter grows. Ghost gives you the same paid membership tools, but takes 0% of your revenue. Keep everything you earn. Run it on PikaPods starting at $2.60/mo. pikapods.com/pods?run=ghost #opensource #ownyourdata #smallbusiness #selfhosted

Vikunja just dropped v2.7.0 with 62 new features. The open-source task manager now includes an MCP server so AI assistants can interact with tasks directly, plus 6 important security fixes.

Release: go.pf7.net/qv7io
PikaPods: go.pf7.net/vtr4j #opensource #ownyourdata #privacy

Homarr 2.0 is their biggest update yet for organizing your server apps. It brings a completely rebuilt board editor, 31 new integrations, and Custom Widgets v2 with JSX support.

Release: go.pf7.net/xtvAO
Available soon on PikaPods: go.pf7.net/MMUTE #opensource #ownyourdata

📝 Poznote 6.105.0 is out with a highly requested feature: subtasks. You can add one-level-deep subtasks and tick them off directly from your kanban cards or dashboard. The graph view now links folders to kanban boards too.
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Now that #littleFedi has been released, and I can already see several instances run by different people federating with each other, this little instance feels like it's in good company.

#Fediverse #OwnYourData

Managing company hardware just got way easier. Snipe-IT v8.8.0 dropped with 750+ commits, adding a highly anticipated mobile app beta and a unified calendar for non-admins. 📦

Release: go.pf7.net/6SMMh
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Mailchimp charges $13/mo just to email 500 contacts. 🛑

Listmonk on PikaPods starts at $1.50/mo. You get a high-performance newsletter manager, zero arbitrary contact limits, and total control over your subscriber data. 👇

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Ditching big tech for your workouts just got easier. SparkyFitness v1.7.3 brings major mobile dashboard updates, COROS watch sync, and guided audio workouts (EMOM, Tabata). Own your fitness data.
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**SmartOS: The illumos Way of Thinking About Servers**

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/09/28/smartos-the-illumos-way-of-thinking-about-servers/

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Tired of songs disappearing from streaming apps due to licensing? Navidrome is your personal music streaming service. It handles massive libraries up to 900K songs and transcodes on the fly to save mobile data. pikapods.com/pods?run=nav... #opensource #ownyourdata #selfhosted #techfreedom

Mainstream cloud providers scan your personal photos to train their models. PhotoPrism on PikaPods offers a private alternative from $6.20/mo. Get the same powerful AI face recognition and interactive map views, but keep total control.

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Taking notes should work whether you have cell service or not. poznote 6.97.1 adds full offline support. Read, edit, and create notes offline, and it syncs when you reconnect. Try it easily on PikaPods. go.pf7.net/sLLR3 go.pf7.net/gU4UK #opensource #ownyourdata #privacy #selfhosted