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=== Timestamps ===
00:00 Beginning  
00:40 Thank you to my patrons over at Patreon  
01:40 Linux on the Desktop and Server  
04:45 Homepage  
06:05 Proxmox  
08:30 Technitium DNS Server  
09:50 Netbird VPN  
12:10 OpenWRT  
14:25 Beszel  
15:50 Minarca Backup  
17:20 LXConsole  
18:35 RxResumes  
19:17 Immicch  
20:00 Wazuh (SIEM)  
21:10 Uptime-Kuma  
22:30 Get My  
24:35 Invoice Ninja  
25:15 NGinX Proxy Manager  
27:05 Home Assistant  
31:05 Authentik  
33:40 Guacamole RDP SSH VNC  
34:40 Nextcloud  
41:40 Metabase  
43:15 FluffyChat for Matrix  
44:10 Evolution Email  
44:35 FreeCAD  
46:15 LibreOffice  
49:30 Veloren  
53:00 GIMP  
53:15 RustDesk  
54:50 Ghostwriter  
55:25 VSCodium  
56:55 OBS (Open Broadcast Studio)

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A comprehensive overview of open source software tools used in 2025, covering operating systems, virtualization, networking, monitoring, backup solutions, and productivity applications. The content explores Linux as a desktop OS, Proxmox for virtualization, Netbird for VPN, Home Assistant for automation, NextCloud as a Microsoft 365 alternative, and various other self-hosted solutions for personal and business use.

All the open source software i use in 2025!

<p>My homelab is very complex and difficult to operate, but I found the software introduced in this video useful. It’s too long to watch all of it, but I would like to refer to it in the near future.</p>
