Learn to say popular self-hosted homelab application names correctly.
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How is Jellyfin (free, open-source media server for streaming your own movies and shows) correctly pronounced?
Jellyfin is pronounced 'JEL-ee-fin' — 'jelly' exactly like the everyday word, plus 'fin', echoing 'jellyfish'. In a technical interview: "Jellyfin transcoded the video on the fly so it played smoothly even on my old phone."
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How is Nextcloud (open-source, self-hosted file sync and collaboration platform) correctly pronounced?
Nextcloud is pronounced 'NEKST-klowd' — 'next' plus 'cloud', both plain English words. In a technical interview: "Nextcloud synced the shared folder across every device the moment a teammate uploaded a file."
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How is Paperless-ngx (self-hosted document management system for scanning and archiving paperwork) correctly pronounced?
Paperless-ngx is pronounced 'PAY-pur-les EN-JEE-EKS' — 'paperless' plus 'N-G-X' spoken as letters. In a technical interview: "Paperless-ngx OCR'd the scanned receipt and tagged it automatically based on the vendor name."
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How is Immich (self-hosted photo and video backup solution similar to Google Photos) correctly pronounced?
Immich is pronounced 'IM-ish' — stress on IM, two syllables. In a technical interview: "Immich backed up every photo from my phone automatically the moment I connected to my home Wi-Fi."
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How is Uptime Kuma (self-hosted monitoring tool for tracking the uptime of websites and services) correctly pronounced?
Uptime Kuma is pronounced 'UP-tym KOO-mah' — 'uptime' exactly like the everyday monitoring term, plus 'Kuma', the Japanese word for bear. In a technical interview: "Uptime Kuma pinged every service every minute and texted me the second one went down."