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Ebook/Manga/Light Novel manager recommendation?

Komga is always mentioned as a good option for this. I use it for books, manga, and comics, but my requirements are quite minimal (koreader sync, opds, and mihon), so it might not work for you exactly.

I do metadata fetching using komf, documentation is a bit lacking but once setup is pretty good (I use it for both manga and comics) and it does everything automatically. There is also a browser extension that provides a UI for it. For comics sometimes I use ComicTagger for manually reviewing tags too. I would just read carefully the folder structure Komga expects if you go with that, to avoid having weird surprises :)

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Recommendations on self hosting ebooks

Going a bit against the common suggestions here but my "workflow" is like this:

  • I download books through Z-Library, I tried in the past lazylibrarian and readarr/bookshelf, but I always ended up spending a lot of time on refining the search for non-english books, which was just way easier in Z-Library.
  • I tag/update metadata of books using Calibre of my laptop. I prefer to manually do that because while it took a few days to do it for my whole library, I don't really add books in such a high number that I can justify automating it or having a Calibre container on my homeserver. (I know Calibre Web Automated will do this, but see below). I use Hardcover to track my readings, so Calibre with the hardcover plugin makes it easy to find ids or HC editions for integrations with other apps I use.
  • After moving between Kavita, CWA and Booklore, I set up on Komga for library management. I found Komga's koreader sync way more stable and mature than the other options. I am a bit annoyed by the fact that (as in Kavita) each book/series folder is a series, but at the end of the day the pros outweighs the cons for me. I can manage custom reading lists or series, so it's not really an issue personally.
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Advice for a collaborative text editor

I would go for hedgedoc if the team can switch to markdown, otherwise Cryptpad to stay in an office-like suite.

If you already have nextcloud then that + collabora should be good enough. Otherwise installing the whole nextcloud suite just for collaborative editing seems like a lot imho.

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Recipes, Meal Planning, and Shopping List

I am currently using Mealie with docker, which being a containers noob seemed easier to setup compared to Tandoor. I have it behind tailscale as well.

Mealie works well for what I need to do, I don't plan in advance yet, but I just import recipes and it works 9 out 10. I will need to try the shopping list features sooner or later.

There is no mobile app that I am aware of but the webpage works perfectly on mobile with a bookmark.

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How often do you go to concerts?

Not at all since I got tinnitus :(

I never went too much but I enjoyed them from time to time, I tried to go only for bands I really loved and were unmissable (I still can't forgive myself for not going to a Linkin Park concert). Not sure I would enjoy now with all the crowd, plus the rising costs. I would prefer a pub or something similar to stadiums for sure.

Merch is usually super expensive so unless I can't find it anywhere else, not really.

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How often do you go to concerts?

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I feel you, I have it permanent as well and similar story about LP. Luckily compared to other horror stories I read, mine seems relatively "low" so I am thankful for that. In my case it was a couple of hi-fi headphones and amp thanks to a shitty person who made me believe that if you don't blast your wars you cannot feel everything a system like that has to offers.

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[Discussion] What's your stance on "looter" elements in soulslikes?

I don't mind as long as I am not forced to use it as extensively as some min-maxers do. Most of the time I just want to play and I don't want to lose too much time to calculate all the possible combinations for the perfect build or meta, I just want to have fun with the gameplay and story.

Of course I understand that for others min-maxing is part of the fun and that's absolutely good, but it's not too much for me and I am very pleased when a game offers me the chance to just go on with the story.