If you want to go the hacker route, and do not give a flying fig about UI, you can get a long way just by setting up any old webserver that has range support (which is most of them) and serving out di","url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48992684","role":"pain","weight":0.86840004,"occurredAt":"2026-07-21T14:16:54.000Z","sourceKey":"hackernews","sourceName":"Hacker News","credibility":0.7,"venue":"news","intent":"feature_request","painScore":0.56,"sentiment":-0.5,"confidence":0.5566667,"matchedPatterns":["missing_feature"],"statement":"On the one hand, it's missing a lot of features.","title":null,"body":""There's never been a better time to consider writing your own media server solution from scratch."
If you want to go the hacker route, and do not give a flying fig about UI, you can get a long way just by setting up any old webserver that has range support (which is most of them) and serving out directories with video files and some sort of automated index. You don't even need to do any work. Browsers already are smart enough to hit a video file, extract the playback metadata with range requests and provide native seeking, speed management, and some of the other basics. Plus you get native "right click (or equivalent) -> download" support without anything giving you hassles.
On the one hand, it's missing a lot of features. On the other hand, it can't be beat for simplicity and the bang-for-the-buck is pretty good. And anything capable of A: running an HTTP server at all and B: has enough storage to store the files can saturate whatever network it is on with video data if you want it to.","offTopic":true},{"id":"84d8aa44-7c0c-4205-9a9f-e2cf9c7c3b05","excerpt":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026 — Regarding Tailscale: There is a open source control server, where you don't need a Tailscale account called Headscale. On clients you can still use the official Tailscale apps but have to add a custom server, which almost all of them allow. Synology for exa","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp-OuIpXF90&lc=Ugw1OWMX4n2r3ElQIbJ4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.6707367,"occurredAt":"2026-08-13T22:07:38.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"WunderTech","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0,"confidence":0.5409167,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026.","title":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026","body":"Regarding Tailscale: There is a open source control server, where you don't need a Tailscale account called Headscale. On clients you can still use the official Tailscale apps but have to add a custom server, which almost all of them allow. Synology for example only allows this via ssh, not the gui, but it still works.","offTopic":true},{"id":"8ea2eb71-7a8f-483e-b2ac-5e872c98d624","excerpt":"Everything You Need to Know BEFORE Getting a NAS - A Newbie's Perspective — Lmao I’m here because of the scenario in the opening bit. Only difference is I already have the $99/yr 2TB and I now have to jump to the 5TB but don’t want to pay $250/yr","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrmIn4Ed-88&lc=UgxO6MEwrghhbdBJlzB4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.636834,"occurredAt":"2025-10-27T19:05:14.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Jimmy Tries World","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.36,"sentiment":0,"confidence":0.4682603,"matchedPatterns":["paying_monthly"],"statement":"Only difference is I already have the $99/yr 2TB and I now have to jump to the 5TB but don’t want to pay $250/yr","title":"Everything You Need to Know BEFORE Getting a NAS - A Newbie's Perspective","body":"Lmao I’m here because of the scenario in the opening bit. Only difference is I already have the $99/yr 2TB and I now have to jump to the 5TB but don’t want to pay $250/yr","offTopic":false},{"id":"669a00ef-ef11-4319-b305-5157d51d3aba","excerpt":"BEST Cloud Storage Providers for 2026! - TOP 3 Cloud Storage — 🚀 Discover the top 3 cloud storage alternatives to Google Drive. Click the links below to snag great deals! ✨\n✅ Total Drive - $80 OFF ➡ https://cnews.link/get-totaldrive/Vr_fCxXcSu4/\n✅ Proton Drive - 60% OFF ➡ https://cnews.link/get-protondrive/Vr_fCxXcSu4","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr_fCxXcSu4&lc=Ugw7-uPG2W4-5-1wexF4AaABAg","role":"demand","weight":0.60914654,"occurredAt":"2025-11-25T14:13:29.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Cybernews","intent":"alternative_search","painScore":0.27,"sentiment":1,"confidence":0.47964296,"matchedPatterns":["alternative_to"],"statement":"🚀 Discover the top 3 cloud storage alternatives to Google Drive.","title":"BEST Cloud Storage Providers for 2026! - TOP 3 Cloud Storage","body":"🚀 Discover the top 3 cloud storage alternatives to Google Drive. Click the links below to snag great deals! ✨\n✅ Total Drive - $80 OFF ➡ https://cnews.link/get-totaldrive/Vr_fCxXcSu4/\n✅ Proton Drive - 60% OFF ➡ https://cnews.link/get-protondrive/Vr_fCxXcSu4/\n✅ Internxt Drive - 90% OFF ➡ https://cnews.link/get-internxt/Vr_fCxXcSu4/","offTopic":true},{"id":"d9b2d397-17ff-4ab2-8f84-7c3efe528efc","excerpt":" — My hobby is self-hosting.
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* I wrote my own audio app for playing my self hosted mp3s because everything I found on the App Store was shit. I wanted something like Winamp: a simple media player followed by a playlist ","url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49033276","role":"pricing","weight":0.7460667,"occurredAt":"2026-07-24T09:58:48.000Z","sourceKey":"hackernews","sourceName":"Hacker News","credibility":0.7,"venue":"news","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":1,"confidence":0.6016667,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"My hobby is self-hosting.","title":null,"body":"My hobby is self-hosting.
* I have a dedicated server at the house where I run nearly a dozen services via docker compose.
* I wrote my own audio app for playing my self hosted mp3s because everything I found on the App Store was shit. I wanted something like Winamp: a simple media player followed by a playlist of thousands of items that works equally on desktop and iPhone. https://github.com/prettydiff/mp3-master-list
* I wrote my own server management dashboard utility. There are some really good existing ones but I thought I could do better, particularly around creating new web servers and proxies in seconds. Apache and NGINX busted pissed me off when creating simple ultra fast proxies, especially around web sockets, and also did not provide a dashboard. https://github.com/prettydiff/aphorio
Because I am writing more and more of what I need I can integrate features in ways others cannot. I am trying to figure out SMS protocol right now so my custom apps can text me, and others on my private cluster, app needs or calendar appointments","offTopic":true},{"id":"e3a1f14f-95a5-4fd2-abe1-5a4e9fb7927b","excerpt":"My entire life runs on these 5 self-hosted apps. — I have all those Story of Civilization books, took me a year to read the first one and it was amazing, listening to them would be much more fun I guess. Got them from Jim Rohns recommendations, did you too? Never saw anybody else reading them )","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPjGOL3oebU&lc=UgwUdrgOm_J7f7R3-Lx4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.539424,"occurredAt":"2026-07-22T04:02:11.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Mischa van den Burg","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0.8333333,"confidence":0.43501934,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"My entire life runs on these 5 self-hosted apps..","title":"My entire life runs on these 5 self-hosted apps.","body":"I have all those Story of Civilization books, took me a year to read the first one and it was amazing, listening to them would be much more fun I guess. Got them from Jim Rohns recommendations, did you too? Never saw anybody else reading them )","offTopic":true},{"id":"d8cadfa0-0113-4bfc-bfc9-e830464bd457","excerpt":"My entire life runs on these 5 self-hosted apps. — Great stuff.. the personalised data store is cool though after a really bad nights sleep, are you really sure you want your AI to say \"Yo Mischa, you look and feel like shit!\" 😂","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPjGOL3oebU&lc=Ugy_CQ4Sfy1uTFxmJHp4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.5036467,"occurredAt":"2026-07-25T11:51:39.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Mischa van den Burg","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0.6666667,"confidence":0.40616667,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"My entire life runs on these 5 self-hosted apps..","title":"My entire life runs on these 5 self-hosted apps.","body":"Great stuff.. the personalised data store is cool though after a really bad nights sleep, are you really sure you want your AI to say \"Yo Mischa, you look and feel like shit!\" 😂","offTopic":true},{"id":"ea7f3b8d-b016-47c8-bf07-aeff8ca31f50","excerpt":"BEST Cloud Storage Providers for 2026! - TOP 3 Cloud Storage — Proton drive for photos is unusable","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr_fCxXcSu4&lc=Ugy6D_54iN4BnIYNS_N4AaABAg","role":"pain","weight":0.46355125,"occurredAt":"2026-05-15T09:59:52.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Cybernews","intent":"problem_report","painScore":0.59,"sentiment":-0.2,"confidence":0.29154167,"matchedPatterns":["terrible"],"statement":"Proton drive for photos is unusable","title":"BEST Cloud Storage Providers for 2026! - TOP 3 Cloud Storage","body":"Proton drive for photos is unusable","offTopic":true},{"id":"f9e41ce0-da58-4e40-9681-26eafdbcad9a","excerpt":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech. — Suggesting Dockhand over Portainer. 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I've been more than 5 years with self hosting and it's a path of no return.","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlzkIjhJ18o&lc=UgxQQYdB06lwmVdJ6xJ4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.42444164,"occurredAt":"2026-07-19T00:49:27.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Switch and Click","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0,"confidence":0.34229165,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech..","title":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech.","body":"super high quality content here. I've been more than 5 years with self hosting and it's a path of no return.","offTopic":true},{"id":"e97d0b05-5d31-4f0d-aad8-46b20de61358","excerpt":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech. — It's been so great watching this self hosting journey","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlzkIjhJ18o&lc=UgzQ2RfWM2cSAuqHGh14AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.38909993,"occurredAt":"2026-05-27T17:04:39.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Switch and Click","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0.6666667,"confidence":0.31379026,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech..","title":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech.","body":"It's been so great watching this self hosting journey","offTopic":true},{"id":"1e264185-e982-413c-9213-36d8ff724aa1","excerpt":"Everything You Need to Know BEFORE Getting a NAS - A Newbie's Perspective — I wish I had made mine 12 months ago when I first needed it lol Waiting has been hell","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrmIn4Ed-88&lc=UgxIw2keiy5zyx_XcAh4AaABAg","role":"request","weight":0.38413996,"occurredAt":"2026-05-20T23:50:24.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Jimmy Tries World","intent":"feature_request","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0,"confidence":0.30979028,"matchedPatterns":["wish"],"statement":"I wish I had made mine 12 months ago when I first needed it lol Waiting has been hell","title":"Everything You Need to Know BEFORE Getting a NAS - A Newbie's Perspective","body":"I wish I had made mine 12 months ago when I first needed it lol Waiting has been hell","offTopic":false},{"id":"d834c2ae-bdd3-4c01-a299-2f6c00b4b69d","excerpt":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech. — Triggered by only three IP octets...","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlzkIjhJ18o&lc=UgzjjsP2JNG2O6WH8ix4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.35610095,"occurredAt":"2026-05-27T15:27:45.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Switch and Click","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0,"confidence":0.2871782,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech..","title":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech.","body":"Triggered by only three IP octets...","offTopic":true},{"id":"927182fe-f954-42fe-b905-461632a128dd","excerpt":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026 — Great Video - really helpful! Keep up the great videos!","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp-OuIpXF90&lc=UgwMzpZ_nmydxn8XwCZ4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.33314496,"occurredAt":"2026-06-27T06:54:32.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"WunderTech","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":1,"confidence":0.26866528,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026.","title":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026","body":"Great Video - really helpful! Keep up the great videos!","offTopic":true},{"id":"4ed126cb-db48-4e0f-af39-9411d207313f","excerpt":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech. — Loved the Toaster quick pic. 🙂","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlzkIjhJ18o&lc=Ugyc5FIZUIiXSlRC50h4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.32939723,"occurredAt":"2026-05-27T16:38:29.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Switch and Click","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0.8333333,"confidence":0.26564294,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech..","title":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech.","body":"Loved the Toaster quick pic. 🙂","offTopic":true},{"id":"2dd8fdfa-e153-475b-b174-4c81fa76c6a7","excerpt":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech. — Your content has become so much better this year!","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlzkIjhJ18o&lc=Ugziwokqo93pMnoVAVx4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.324594,"occurredAt":"2026-05-27T17:25:28.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"Switch and Click","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0,"confidence":0.26176935,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech..","title":"12 Self-Hosted Apps to Finally Quit Big Tech.","body":"Your content has become so much better this year!","offTopic":true},{"id":"c15db4e8-b996-4b77-8b59-7e910dab3b7b","excerpt":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026 — Great video \nWhat's the case called at marker 6:52 in the video?","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp-OuIpXF90&lc=Ugz0nwp9td2Ncr4KP3p4AaABAg","role":"pricing","weight":0.31749168,"occurredAt":"2026-05-11T17:45:01.000Z","sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","credibility":0.55,"venue":"WunderTech","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.24,"sentiment":0.6666667,"confidence":0.25604168,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026.","title":"Self-Hosted Apps That Replace Everything You Pay For in 2026","body":"Great video \nWhat's the case called at marker 6:52 in the video?","offTopic":true}],"breakdown":[{"sourceKey":"youtube","sourceName":"YouTube","count":17},{"sourceKey":"hackernews","sourceName":"Hacker News","count":2}],"total":19}}