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Grist vs NocoDB: A Practical Comparison for Data-Driven Workflows

Grist and NocoDB are two open-source tools designed to help teams manage structured data, but they cater to very different needs. This post compares their strengths and weaknesses based on UI design, automation capabilities, API support, and access control.

Fixing Paperless API Requests in n8n: Avoiding the Login Page Trap

While building an n8n workflow for Paperless-ngx, I encountered a confusing issue: API requests that worked in curl returned an HTML login page in n8n. Here’s how I diagnosed the problem and found a reliable fix.

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August 19, 2025

10:52

Obsidian WriteAs Plugin

Publish notes to https://write.as or a self-hosted WriteFreely instance.

10:49

Now that #Bases is generally available in the latest #Obsidian version, I think I want to start fresh and start a new vault. What about you? www.reddit.com/∞

August 18, 2025

01:00

TaskTrove

TaskTrove is a selfhosted Todoist-like todo / tasks list app.

Looks to me like Todoist interface.

August 16, 2025

15:25

Beelink auto start after power outage

Reddit thread discussing how to auto start Beelink system after a power outage.

August 15, 2025

23:08

Spotizerr

Spotify music downloader with a lossless twist, based on the deezspot library

18:35

I want to love #Papra, but in its current state, I can’t. I need support for custom fields, which the developer says is in the works. Until then, I’ll stick with #PaperlessNGX.

August 13, 2025

23:13

@julian I wonder how much of that 9GB of #GoToSocial is the sqlite.db alone? I’m already bothered with the 1.7GB size of my sqlite database.

23:05

To all the other #GotoSocial instance owners, how large now is your sqlite.db? Mine’s 1.7GB so far, and that is just after running VACUUM on it. Any help will be appreciated.