What are you doing this weekend?

kept by eddie jan 02

A developer recounts returning to FreeBSD for a home NAS after years on Linux, praising its simplicity for servers but sticking with Arch for desktops.

Instant database clones with PostgreSQL 18
PostgreSQL 18 adds instant, zero-copy database cloning via CREATE DATABASE with FILE_COPY and WAL_LOG strategies, enabling template-based cloning for testing and CI.
also on ZFS, #open-source, #developer-tools
ZeroFS — A log-structured filesystem for S3
ZeroFS provides a log‑structured filesystem over S3‑compatible storage, exposing POSIX via NFS/9P and block devices via NBD with built‑in encryption and caching.
also on #storage, #open-source, #developer-tools
Amazon S3 annotations: attach rich, queryable context directly to your objects
Amazon S3 introduces annotations allowing up to 1 GB of mutable, queryable context per object, purpose-built for AI agents and autonomous workflows.
also on #storage, #developer-tools
What They Don't Tell You About Maintaining an Open Source Project ~ andrej acevski
Maintaining an open-source self-hosted kanban board involves relentless documentation, user support, scary database migrations, and careful scope management far beyond building the initial product.
also on #self-hosting, Docker, #open-source, #developer-tools
ONCE is back! It's now a full-fledged application server for running dockerized web apps, like Campfire/Writebook/Fizzy or your own vibe-cod
Basecamp releases ONCE as a full application server for dockerized web apps with zero-downtime upgrades, scheduled backups, and a TUI interface.
also on #self-hosting, #open-source, #developer-tools