@Kobiac @Printdevil Thanks that looks like a good solution for anyone willing to self host *and* learn Docker.
I'm not that kind of Geek 🤣 (well I mean I ~kinda am~ but not in this instance ~) I just regularly download my Librarything info.
It's easier for me.
Oct 12, 2026, 10:29 AMI've hit the exciting wall with library thing of "most of my books don't have a bar code or ISBN" and typing them in is quite boring.
What's even more annoying is neither of my children wants to do this as "Fun Activity"
@Printdevil @Kobiac yeah unfortunately the initial scan of any collection - comes with the hindsight of 'I should have done this when collection was smaller', however when you're collection is small you already know what's in it !
It's a catch 22
@Faintdreams @Printdevil @Kobiac See also board games, where the increasing restrictions on BGG's API have left me cobbling together my own thing.
Increasingly as I get older, despite my hatred of all things Capitalisim I do think that the answer to a lot of my problems is A Personal Assistant and / or Valet and / or Butler 🤣
It's the single 'Rich People trick' that I'd love to emulate !
@Faintdreams @Printdevil @Kobiac I am a Technical Advisor to a lot of friends. They run the New Shiny past me and I tell them why it's bed. It's a bit dispiriting but at least I can help keep them out of the snares.
Oct 12, 2026, 11:41 AMI am the concierge to my children I fear, but I have no advice on how to get one, and I'm taken.