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+title: Open source software all the way down
+date: 2024-12-07
+permalink: daily/2024/12/07/open-source
+tags:
+  - software-development
+  - drupal
+  - linux
+  - nix
+  - nixos
+  - php
+cta: ~
+snippet: |
+  I'm using open source software all the way down.
+---
+
+As someone who develops with open-source software such as Drupal, Symfony, and Sculpin and uses Linux to [host my applications][1] and [configure my laptop][2], I've recently started to explore creating a home lab and self-hosting services based on other open source software.
+
+I've started using Jellyfin for media management and playback, Immich for photos, Gitea for hosting my private Git repositories, and Tube Archivist for backing up YouTube videos.
+
+There are a lot of other popular applications that people self-host that I want to look at, as well as maybe hosting my own website.
+
+I've removed proprietary note-taking applications [in favour of plain text files][0] and continued searching for free and open source alternatives to services I've used.
+
+My ethos is to be open source first and to favour an open source solution if there is one.
+
+And if there isn't, I can write one.
+
+As well as creating free and open source software, I want to use it as much as I can as well as using open source software to create my open source software.
+
+[0]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/10/write-plain-text-files
+[1]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/28/running-nixos-in-the-cloud
+[2]: {{site.url}}/daily/2024/11/23/no-more-random-packages