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import-base64on Cybersecurity links; a resource dump I'm maintaining

it's a bit more focused on cloud security at the moment, but it will continue to grow and improve over time. sharing it here so people may benefit from it and learn from the resources.

import-base64on Show HN: Tool to backup GitHub repos to local mirrors; (also self hostable)

nope, it's meant to be open source

import-base64on Show HN: Transform your codebase into a single Markdown doc for feeding into AI

nice! i made something similar that converts codebases (local and github urls), as well as youtube videos (transcripts) and blog posts to markdown.

https://github.com/tanq16/ai-context

import-base64on Show HN: I've built personal site in plain HTML/CSS, withouth React/Next.js BS

nice! i agree using vanilla webstack for a portfolio website, mine is the same way. outside of using ssg's i think vanilla code is fairly straightforward to maintain and iterate on.

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

i agree, intention behind this project is - select a category add cost and done! no tags, no wallets, no budgets

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! glad you like it!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

appreciate it! thank you for showing support!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

100% agree, that's the precise use case for this app!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

yes, this is the intended way for now

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thanks! yours looks great too, love the report aspect

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! for now the intent is to self host and keep it simple and private; so there's no plan to integrate banks.

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you, i'll take this as food for thought and see if i can improve the datavis!

I agree, if you need insights related to budgeting, then I recommend Actual or Firefly, as noted in readme. This app is strictly intended to be simpler. no budgeting, just tracking.

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! look forward to your calorie tracker app!!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

for sure, i agree with you! i mention firefly and actual both in my readme as much more fleshed out options. intent behind this app was strictly to be simple.

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! that's a good suggestion! i kept the pie charts monthly for simplicity. I think adding an annual or all time report doesn't take away from simplicity. I'll look into prepping an insights pdf and having a button for that. cheers:)

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

nice that's a pretty cool project!

different intent from my project, but glad you introduced it to me! thanks

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

yea, most certainly! from a setup perspective tunnels are much easier to configure, just need a domain and an agent container that routes to your services. To have family and friends access web services is easy too - there is support for email totp, certificates, passwords, etc. so you'll definitely find what suits you. Vpn is still required the monent you're looking into higher bandwidth requirements, but for services like expenseowl (one-off and quick operations), tunnels are free and easy

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thanks! also my first time learning about Sandstorm, will read more about it!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

haha! i hope it can! lemme know!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! totally with you on building the habit of manually tracking and being aware of where my money goes! hopefully you like it more when you give it a try, open source, simplicity, and self-hosting are at the core for this.

also, on a side note, for non streaming workloads, i prefer cloudflare tunnels over a vpn solution like tailscale, feel free to check that out too :)

cheers!

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! glad you like it! currently the intent is to be a simple and fast expense tracker, so there are no plans to integrate banks and auto-combing transactions.

import-base64on Show HN: ExpenseOwl – Simple, self-hosted expense tracker

thank you! those are good thoughts!