Raspberry pi/small NUC with a screen, in a digital kiosk mode. Just load a static html file with some js to update the clock. No keyboard, no touch input, no way to break it. Connect to it via ssh over tailscale or wireguard VPN to update the HTML with the notes you’d like to display. This way if internet goes down, the clock still works and whatever was displayed wrt messages stays displayed, and you don’t have to worry about the increased overhead of home assistant changes or updates breaking things. It will remain consistent since it’s just HTML and js. If you want less technical family members to be able to update the display…idk, seems like a headache.

Easier ci/cd integration and viewing diffs from my phone on the toilet. Nothing I can’t do with regular git, it would just take more effort.

Is there a reason I shouldn’t use gitea locally?

I’ve used almost all the addons I have on desktop for years with an extension collection and FF nightly.

Navidrome, symfonium, lidarr+soulseek, npm, and for scrobbling I use multi-scrobbler hooked into maloja.

Host your own it takes a minute to do with docker compose.

I use newpipe x sponsorblock, invidious, and pinhole as well, but it’s worth pointing out to those unfamiliar- pihole does nothing for YouTube ads. Pihole is great for sites that add google ads or random junk to their pages, it has no ability to block ads that come from the same domain as a sites content because it is DNS based.

I’m not condoning or promoting piracy here (that’s against the rules, innit?)

Before flaming you should check which community you’re posting to.

Two- with hot sauce in the middle, so you know which one broke.

Privacy concerns are a major issue for many people when it comes to using AI language models

Most of these site uses OpenAI’s free API

Free ChatGPT Sites: (No signups, logging in) Note: Always use VPN when accessing these site for privacy.

This author has no clue how any of this works.

Unfortunately most use Libby/Overdrive which puts DRM on the books and only lets you read through their clunky app or kindle.

As others have suggested I would stick to internal only until you’re comfortable. Dealing with automated port scanning from all over the globe is a nightmare if you aren’t running a tight ship, and a collasal headache to deal with if they get in. I started with pihole, jellyfin, and some other simple docker services. Check out linuxserver.io if you go the docker route, they have good prebuilt compose files for you to use and the community has good info on their forums. You don’t need a domain but it’s preferred if you want to host something public-facing. Make sure you have fail2ban configured if you open stuff up to the web, it makes dealing with the automated attacks easier.