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Early Santa: what is missing in selfhosted (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by DerCommodoreX@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

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Hi guys! I was wondering:

What self hosted software are you missing? What would you which existed?

Background: I am a quite Senior Dev and have 6 months between gigs. Would be fun to start a side project to keep my skills sharp.

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[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Think about reaching out to some charitable organizations - especially small ones like local pet reduces, food banks, social services, and so on - and volunteer your time.

They might be less interesting projects like updating a website or adding registration services, or you might do something interesting with data analysis, but it might have a huge impact for that organization and for the community.

You may also be able to deduct your donated time as a donation in kind for tax purposes, but talk to an accountant to get the details on how you’ll have to work that out.