I can relate.
reddit / selfhosted

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duckofdeath87 · 2023-11-23 03:47

Give me the code ( and preferably a docker image) or it ain't open
source

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52mohammedsiam · 2023-11-23 10:34

i totally understand where you're coming from. it's frustrating when
things don't work out as expected. just hang in there, things will get
better!

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hipi_hapa · 2023-11-23 11:49

It's easy to understand why they do this

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UnacceptableUse · 2023-11-23 12:22

Had this recently with Facebox. You can't even get a key anymore so
it's completely useless. I can't find any alternatives either so I
guess I'm just fucked

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MassPatriot · 2023-11-23 12:29

Is this similar?
https://github.com/exadel-inc/CompreFace
https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/s/qFo94q95ii

I've never used either Facebox or this.

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UnacceptableUse · 2023-11-23 12:40

This looks promising, I have no idea why this didn't come up when I
searched. Thanks

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Potentially_Canadian · 2023-11-23 12:59

So as someone who is part of the problem with my PirateWeather.net
API, I feel this, and wish there was a better way. The issue is that
the cloud makes so many things possible (in my case, downloading and
processing 500 GB/day of data), which is awesome, but also can’t just
be wide open, since the bill would be outrageous. One thing I’m toying
with is using email addresses as an API key with some sort of
verification process afterwards, since this might be easier for people
to use and still prevent abuse. Long term, the way forward is to
reduce download and processing requirements to make self hosting
feasible. It’s a tricky problem to solve though.

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SwedishTiger · 2023-11-23 14:00

It is, but also easy to understand why I avoid it.

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KingPinX · 2023-11-23 14:39

personally, I think something like yours that does a lot of processing
on your end is a different beast. I can see why you would want to put
something like an api key in front to prevent some abuse.

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pydry · 2023-11-23 15:40

How big are the data sets for individual regions/countries? Could you
host them via torrent?

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HoustonBOFH · 2023-11-23 18:15

Check out the open source front end to our closed and locked down
service.  Give us your personal data...

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Nope.

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Noah_Body_69 · 2023-11-23 20:21

If it’s called ‘open source’ then the source code should be available
for people to self host. Don’t call it open source if it’s not. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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-defron- · 2023-11-23 23:00

The majority of open source software doesn't make sense to be used via
a docker image and the definition for open source [needs more than
just source code access](https://opensource.org/osd/)

You may find this pedantic but it really is an important distinction.
I've had licensed access to source code that was not open source and
very restrictive through various jobs in the past (not talking about
code I worked on but business agreements that included access to
source code for audits and stuff)

Having access to the source code does not necessarily give access to
use, share, modify. The two biggest requirements for open source
beyond just the actual source code is the ability to modify and
redistribute. [Source-available
software](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-available_software)
is NOT good enough

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Cybasura · 2023-11-24 02:08

You cant call it opene source when you need a goddamn API key from a
server to do it, because wheres that api generator algorithm?

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hipi_hapa · 2023-11-24 08:16

If it's truly open source you can always host it yourself. But if you
want the convenience of using someone else server then you will need
an API key and pay if you reach a certain usage limit.

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Cybasura · 2023-11-24 10:48

Yeah exactly, the assumption is that if they gice you the api key
generator, but most with API key requirements dont unfortunately