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ntfy (pronounce: notify) is a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. It allows you to send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer, entirely without signup, cost or setup. It's also open source if you want to run your own.
Really simple notifications for scripts, server status etc.
curl -d "Backup successful 😀" ntfy.sh/mytopic
If self-hosted, obviously change the ntfy.sh to your own domain.
While trying to resolve some backup issues, I wondered if it might be possible in future Cloudron release to have backup policies per app.
Some apps need backing up daily but some might only need weekly or monthly. Currently backup configuration is set globally for the instance.
Just to add context to my comment :
I have 45 apps running on my Cloudron (I am sure others have even more).
<5 minute installs vs 2-3 hours 'conventionally' : 45 times. That's a lot of time and grey hair saved.
Normally I would need multiple servers to run that for segregation, so the Cloudron monthly-equiv fee is off-set by saving on multiple VPS.
I totally get that non-profits have a duty and a need to keep costs down.
But that's exactly what Cloudron does.
Cloudron is truly cost-effective and cost-minimising.
Cloudron is the only tech cost that I'm genuinely happy to carry.
And they stand out a mile vs the rest of the industry in terms of quality, kind and constructive support.
But @girish and @nebulon : that doesn't mean you can increase the price !! 
@lewisl said in So Many Problems:
Cloudron is a clever idea, failing extensively in implementation.
Totally get that this is your personal experience, and I'm sorry for it.
However I can't let such a comment go unchallenged.
Please accept that it is your experience and not a widely accepted fact or even just widely accepted point of view.
I get you're pissed off, but the simple fact that you got a polite constructive response shows Cloudron is not as you seem to think it is.
Note : creating a dedicated App Wishlist for the Cloudron Custom App Installer ("CCAI"), to avoid further "hijacking" of @Kubernetes thread in App Packaging forum category.
This app makes it easy for a Cloudron user to install a custom-packaged app without having to clone the repo locally, install docker locally, build the docker image and push to a docker repository, and install Cloudron CLI to make the installation.
This appeals to :
It is not a 1-click install, given the need for user to login to their Cloudron instance, and enter app location, but it's as close as we're going to get.
Latest version v4.1.1 :
responsive UI for different window widthsgit repo : https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-customapp-installer
home page : https://ccai.appx.uk
This page is left running as a service for Cloudron users wanting to install custom apps in advance of this app (or another Cloudron-supported version) making it into the App Store.
concept video : https://ccai-demo.appx.uk (but video needs an update for latest version UI and usage flow)
NB : the ability for an app packager to add their own custom app to the list without the site admin's involvement reinforces the NEED FOR CAUTION ON INSTALLING CUSTOM APPS.
TODO :
keep me logged in for 15 minutes to allow the user to install multiple custom apps without repeatedly logging in to their Cloudron instance.DISCLAIMER :
@girish : it will for sure be impossible to persuade others to do it the Cloudron way, so the problem has to be addressed.
Personally I feel the Cloudron stability and reliability is SO IMPORTANT that it must be preserved and it is the priority. If it is impossible to find a solution, we have to accept a situation like "sorry, this XXX app is such a mess, it is not possible to make it comply with Cloudron standards, and even though it is good functionality, and we could possibly package it, we're not going to. Because it's a mess."
While I don't have a technical solution approach to the problem, I think it's almost inevitable that we end up with another status of apps :
Not ideal, but better than lowering Cloudron standards. Would rather accept not having XXX app in the store.
Good morning
This is a technical issue, not a political post.
I have become stuck in UK and unable to return to family in Ukraine.
Flight pre-planned for Day2 of invasion obviously cancelled.
Internet in Kharkiv breaking down now.
I am doing research on 'offline' comms, maybe some kind of relay or mesh. But time is short and frankly brain is not as clear as it usually is.
So any advice appreciated.
Scenario is I stay here in UK for now, but also interested in scenario of going to Poland and waiting it out there. So maybe no internet there other than mobile phone.
As I said, tech query not political, but please forgive me a quick 'Slava Ukraini'.
Been looking for a better way to handle my podcasts.
Stumbled over this : https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf
Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted audiobook and podcast server.
Features :
OK, bit naughty (sorry) adding this as a wishlist, but here we go.
I've struggled to find a suitable simple form app.
Everything is a darned obese elephant doing a job which a mouse can do.
And the mouse does a better (as in more functional) job !
(Yep, looking at you Nextcloud, formio, ohmyform, lime-survey etc. etc.)
So I built one "to scratch my itch".
And it only seems fair to share it in case it helps others.
https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/custom-form-cloudron
This is a simple web app running in NodeJS to display a form and write the responses to a Directus collection.
By "simple", I mean it is NOT a full-blown forms solution, and is not meant to be. This gets the job done simply, easily, without installing an elephant to pull what a single mouse can do by itself.
The primary page displays the form with fields you set in config.json.
A second page allows the viewing of responses as a web page, which can be printed using standard browser functionality to paper or PDF.
Data is in Directus ready for use in another app if needed.
A key feature of the app is that the primary app and form elements can be set in the app's .env file.
Just edit /app/data/.env AND RESTART THE APP.
The form is deliberately not highly styled.
Minimalist and functional, not whizz-bang.
Want whizz-bang ? Go for it - edit index.html.
The view page is password-protected - change the values in /app/data.env.
The view page is also very plain design, so that it can easily be printed to paper or PDF.
This is the form page.
ToDo :
Well said.
Cloudron is the most stable platform and resource I have come across, and resolutions of any problems are usually swift, thanks to those on the product side and in the forum.
http://raneto.com/
Markdown powered Knowledgebase for Nodejs
Raneto is an open source Knowledgebase platform that uses static Markdown files to power your Knowledgebase.
Nice little app
A highly customizable homepage (or startpage / application dashboard) with Docker and service API integrations.
https://gethomepage.dev/
https://github.com/benphelps/homepage
Not yet at V1.0 release but seems to be getting traction
Might (ha ha) be a simple packaging.
@LoudLemur and you !
The community here is possibly the best on the net.
Hope @girish @nebulon @staff get a well-deserved rest, and the whole community has a wonderful Christmas holiday ! 
OK, so <nervously> how about this ?
Not sure if it gets me banned 
for side-stepping Cloudron process.
But all I am doing is presenting the Cloudron manual process for custom app install in a GUI with backend execution.
I present <drum roll> for your review and comments :
"CCAI" a Cloudron Custom App Installer.
A GUI which :
Features :
Pre-requisites :
Demo Site : https://ccai.appx.uk
(may go up and down as further tweaks are made, available for your review and live usage)
Source code available at https://git.cloudron.io/timconsidine/cloudron-customapp-installer
NOTE : developers who want to share their custom app should make a pre-built image and host it at a publicly accessible docker registry. But hey, if you can make a custom app, you can build and host a docker image.
BONUS :
Although not designed deliberately, as an unintended bonus, once CCAI has been deployed, it should be able to install a custom app on any Cloudron (provided access is granted).
So actually user does not need to install their own CCAI, unless they want to for privacy. They can just use another deployed instance, e.g. from a custom app dev, or even from Cloudron itself.
Feel free to anonymously use my deployment https://ccai.appx.uk to install custom apps to your own cloudron (no login or usage details saved).
WARNING - this is an alpha release.
I need to test with more custom apps (only done my own).
Volunteer testers very welcome !
So ... @staff would you be ok to make this an official App Store app ?
Feel free to re-write it however you wish, you're the professionals, I'm just hacking about
Picking up on comments in other threads, I'm thinking to start a wiki that can provide some entry-level guidance.
This will not (must not) replace official packaging documents.
Rather it can be an entry to the official docs for those who read them and don't know how to start, plus tips examples etc.
So I'm curious :
https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io
Self-Hosted, Open Source, Change Monitoring of Web Pages
Know when web pages change! Stay ontop of new information!
Live your data-life pro-actively instead of re-actively.
I use this app on CapRover and it works nicely.
Would be nice to have on Cloudron, although I accept not life-changing.
And I think there are various systems like this : I don't how this ChangeDetection.io compares. I just like the ease of use and UI.
Dockerfile available in their repo.
I made an attempt at self-packaging, but getting some errors, which I am investigating.
Whoop, whoop, whoop
Breakthrough !
After spending X hours on packaging the release, Y hours on building from source and Z hours on alternative implementations of building from source,
... I gave up and changed approach again, and now have Sync-in packaged and installing and running on my Cloudron !
TBH, there is still a bunch of work to do, but having cracked baseline minimal function deployment, I'm hopeful (well, praying) that I can get the rest of it done.
WORKING :
TO-DO / TO-TEST :
) )I will of course make a repo on git.cloudron.io, but want to do so when I have ironed out some things (had to be a bit naughty to get to here) and completed more of the o/s work.
I don't use Windows so will need some help testing desktop sync on that platform; when the time comes, volunteers appreciated.
(grinning like a Cheshire one)
My app is now released
No intention to promote it here, but thought I would 'close the loop' on this discussion.
And I have some promo codes for Cloudron users
(for those unfamiliar with promo codes, don't try to buy the app expecting a code box to be shown - needs to be done from your AppStore profile screen, enter code, app downloads after verification)
Key feature is SmartPlaces (geofence) for automatic logging, but ad-hoc and scheduled interval polling also implemented.
GPX and CSV export of logs is available but best use (IMO) is with an instance of Seq (self host using docker compose)
Thanks to all who responded with advice here, and also by private message.
You may wish to know that eventually after difficult journey, my wife + step-son + sister-in-law managed to get to Poland. I am here in Warsaw with them, waiting for UK visa, and hopefully they will to get to a stable home, temporary or longer-term soon (whatever that means, few days, few weeks). Parents-in-law are stuck there, currently in occupied territory so evacuation difficult, and we just have to pray for their safety.
My intention is that we return to Ukraine when it is possible to do so.
Thanks again for all the advice.