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.
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
Piracy resources
- FMHY — a community-maintained index of free material and online resources.
FMHY changes frequently. Check links carefully and follow the law where you live. This site does not host or distribute copyrighted material, and linking to a resource is not an endorsement of every item in it.