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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>Once your data is backed up, the next step is reducing dependence on US-based services. The alternatives below are either self-hostable or operated by European providers.<br />
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== Communication ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Service !! Replaces !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [https://nextcloud.com Nextcloud Mail] || Gmail / Outlook || Self-hosted, runs on your own server<br />
|-<br />
| [https://signal.org Signal] || WhatsApp / iMessage || End-to-end encrypted, open source<br />
|-<br />
| [https://delta.chat DeltaChat] || WhatsApp || Uses email as transport, no central server<br />
|-<br />
| Nextcloud Talk || Zoom / Teams || Self-hosted video calls and chat<br />
|-<br />
| [https://mattermost.com Mattermost] || Slack || Self-hosted team messaging<br />
|}<br />
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== Storage & productivity ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Service !! Replaces !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [https://nextcloud.com Nextcloud] || Google Drive / iCloud / OneDrive || Files, calendar, contacts, photos — all in one<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.libreoffice.org LibreOffice] || Microsoft Office / Google Docs || Local office suite, free and open source<br />
|-<br />
| [https://bitwarden.com Vaultwarden] || LastPass / 1Password || Self-hosted Bitwarden-compatible password manager<br />
|}<br />
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== Development & code ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Service !! Replaces !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [https://about.gitlab.com GitLab CE] || GitHub || Full Git hosting, CI/CD, issues — self-hosted<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.postgresql.org PostgreSQL] || Cloud databases || Self-hosted relational database<br />
|}<br />
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== AI & machine learning ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Service !! Replaces !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [https://ollama.com Ollama] || ChatGPT API || Run large language models locally<br />
|-<br />
| Local LLMs (Llama, Mistral) || OpenAI models || Runs fully offline, no data leaves your machine<br />
|-<br />
| Draw Things || Midjourney / DALL-E || Local image generation on Mac/iOS<br />
|}<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Service !! Replaces !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| [https://jellyfin.org Jellyfin] || Netflix / Plex || Self-hosted media server, no subscription<br />
|-<br />
| [https://joinpeertube.org PeerTube] || YouTube || Federated video hosting<br />
|-<br />
| [https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist TubeArchivist] || YouTube || Archive and self-host YouTube content locally<br />
|-<br />
| [https://www.openstreetmap.org OpenStreetMap] || Google Maps || Open map data, usable offline<br />
|}<br />
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== Infrastructure notes ==<br />
The author runs all of the above on a Netherlands-based VPS. See [https://ddq.nl ddq.nl] for the software development context.<br />
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Key self-hosted services running at ddq.nl:<br />
* '''cloud.ddq.nl''' — Nextcloud (files, calendar, contacts, photos)<br />
* '''git.ddq.nl''' — GitLab CE (code hosting)<br />
* '''chat.ddq.nl''' — Mattermost (team messaging)<br />
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== Next steps ==<br />
* [[Data backup]] — back up your existing data first before switching services<br />
* [[Offline preparedness]] — prepare for scenarios where the internet itself fails</div>
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