Useful Utilities

Anything with a ⭐ I’d consider essential for my own experience or workflow.

Data / Notes Organising

• ⭐ Obsidian - The notebook software I’m using to edit this notes website!
  ObsidianObsidian - Sharpen your thinkingThe free and flexible app for your private thoughts.
• ⭐ Syncthing - It syncs your things… I use it to sync my Obsidian vaults between devices so I can edit them anywhere. Also useful for generally sharing files between devices.
  syncthing.netSyncthing

Self-Hosting

• ⭐Copyparty - Single-script file server with a functioning web UI
  GitHubGitHub - 9001/copyparty: Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP,…Portable file server with accelerated resumable uploads, dedup, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, TFTP, zeroconf, media indexer, thumbnails++ all in one file - 9001/copyparty
• ⭐Home Assistant - FOSS smart home system with a lot of integrations for just about any smart device and great automation tools
  Home AssistantHome AssistantOpen source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.

Development

• Quartz - The static site generator which can turn Obsidian vaults into websites. It’s what I’m using on this notes site!
  Quartz 5Welcome to Quartz 5Quartz is a fast, batteries-included static-site generator that transforms Markdown content into fully functional websites.