Continuing the discussion from Vikunja as a business: Hi everyone, I’m posting this as a standalone thought following up on the founder’s 2024 discussion regarding the future monetization and long-term sustainability of Vikunja. I’ve been thinking a lot about the core philosophy of self-hosting, and the persistent, quiet tension that exists between a project’s visual identity and the administrator’s sense of ownership. A white-label product is a product or service produced by one company that...
The write up is detailed, but the fact is that Vikunja does not support customization of their self-hosted platform. If you tried it, you’ll have definitely noticed. It is worthy of discussion, especially for those of us enthusiasts explicitly wanting to “own” our platform identities through self-hosting. Isn’t that exactly why we use Lemmy and self-hosting?
The write up is detailed, but the fact is that Vikunja does not support customization of their self-hosted platform. If you tried it, you’ll have definitely noticed. It is worthy of discussion, especially for those of us enthusiasts explicitly wanting to “own” our platform identities through self-hosting. Isn’t that exactly why we use Lemmy and self-hosting?
Fork it and add customization options. I’ll use your fork.