These are links I find useful. Start small: choose one problem, one service and one backup plan.
Self-hosting and privacy #
- Awesome Self-Hosted — a large catalogue of free and open-source self-hosted software.
- Privacy Guides: Self-hosting — practical privacy-focused guidance.
- AlternativeTo — find alternatives to commercial software.
- Docker documentation — containers and compose.
People and forums worth following #
Media and personal data #
- Jellyfin — personal media server.
- Immich — personal photo and video library.
- Audiobookshelf — audiobooks and podcasts.
- Navidrome — personal music server.
- Syncthing — direct device synchronisation.
- Restic — encrypted, verifiable backups.
Preservation and rights #
- Library of Congress: Personal Digital Archiving
- Library of Congress: Recommended Formats
- Internet Archive
- EFF — digital rights and civil liberties.
- UK digital content rights