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Trigger a Webhook After a Successful Kopia Backup

Configure Kopia snapshot actions to trigger a webhook after a successful backup, enabling simple and reliable backup monitoring.

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.

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January 20, 2026

22:59

@royal @grist #Grist #GetGrist is probably the most underrated low-code tool out there. Not #Airtable. Not #NoCoDB. Not #BaseRow. Etc.

22:47

A lot of the dislike for #Seafile seems to focus on its opaque server-side directory structure. But that’s just application-managed storage—if you want proper backups, you back up the entire Seafile instance, same as Paperless-ngx with its numeric filenames. Personally, I just want a responsive file-sharing app that’s light on resources and easy to maintain. That’s not how I’d describe #Nextcloud.

22:12

@oxidand and I also need custom fields and the ability to move documents across organizations. Been waiting for these #Papra features for a while now.

22:06

#Papra updated just an hour ago. Still no update on the feature I’ve been waiting for long now. Custom fields / properties. Always in backlog in their roadmap.

January 17, 2026

23:52

Windows 11 QEMU/KVM Installation Guide in Linux Including TPM and Secure Boot

This video is a tutorial on how to install Windows 11 in a QEMU/KVM Virtual Machine. This is based on Ubuntu 24.04 as the host Linux system, using a Linux compatible Laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 2025), with a TPM emulator and UEFI/Secure Boot emulator.

16:22

JSON Crack

JSON Crack Editor is a tool for visualizing into graphs, analyzing, editing, formatting, querying, transforming and validating JSON, CSV, YAML, XML, and more.

January 16, 2026

23:08

Anchor notes

Offline first, self hostable note taking application. Anchor focuses on speed, privacy, simplicity, and reliability across mobile and web. Notes are stored locally, editable offline, and synced across devices when online.

23:02

Any Sync Bundle

any-sync-bundle is a prepackaged, all-in-one self-hosted server for Anytype – a local-first, privacy-focused alternative to Notion. It merges all official Anytype sync modules into a single binary for simplified deployment. Think of it as “K3s for Any Sync”.