Torrent sits, syncthing, xmpp(replaced WhatsApp), RSS maybe some more
Kodi. I remember trying it years ago but since it didn’t play well with the piHole I was running back then I forgot about it completely.
A few months ago I was trying to figure out jellyfin but the computer I was planning to use was way too old for it, someone suggested Kodi and after getting used to its interface it’s been great. I’ve even found a great remote control app on f-droid.
Another one Ana’s archive
https://pairdrop.net/ - zero-configuration peer-to-peer file sharing across any network (including the Internet), it’s made exfiltrating files from a VM super easy.
(also +1 vote for SyncThing, I discovered it this year too and having my phone and PC sync a folder has been incredibly useful for things like podcasts and audiobooks)
Lemmy
SyncThing. That shit has pretty much replaced iCloud Drive for me, and as such has saved me a fortune.
Nix. You dont need NixOS, you can just use nix as a package manager on top of whatever you have.
It has the benefits of containerisation, but a vast repo including things you’d usually run in docker containers, and CLI apps and tools, and large GUI projects as well.
I found the aars. I really only use it now to get tv series that come out slowly, but it was fun setting it up and seeing how it automates half the work.
Not a tool or website per se, but more of a system that I thought of to share loot - mostly single files - with normie friends that neither use a VPN or pirate in any capacity: just pack it in an encrypted archive, encrypt the file headers too, change the filename to something random, upload it to the cloud service of your choice, share the download link and the password to the archive with them and Bob’s your uncle.
Croc can be especially good for this.
Holy crap it’s like localsend on steroids! Thanks for sharing! https://github.com/localsend/localsend
