A roundup of self-hosting news covers Planka removing SSO from its community edition in v2.2.0, sparking backlash over the so-called 'SSO tax' where enterprise features get paywalled after users have already adopted a tool. The newsletter offers a balanced take: the move is frustrating but developers are free to make unpopular business decisions, and users can fork, switch, or build alternatives. Also covered: a new native Nextcloud desktop/mobile app, ESPHome Starter Kits from the Open Home Foundation, HCCF's application for a .self top-level domain with ICANN, a critiqued AI manifesto from Mark Zuckerberg, a spotlight on the self-hosted novel-writing tool Hammer, and a batch of video links and sponsor shoutouts.
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Does Planka still support single sign-on in the free community edition?
No, Planka removed single sign-on (SSO) capabilities from its community edition starting with the v2.2.0 release. Previously available SSO features are now gated behind a paid tier, a move often called the 'SSO tax' among self-hosted software projects. Existing community edition users who relied on SSO lost that capability with the upgrade, prompting significant user backlash on GitHub. Track breaking changes like Planka's SSO removal before they disrupt a self-hosted deployment, with daily.dev.
What is the 'SSO tax' in self-hosted software?
The SSO tax refers to the common practice among self-hosted software projects of gating single sign-on functionality behind a paid enterprise tier. This forces organizations that rely on SSO for security and user convenience to pay, while leaving amateur or budget-constrained self-hosters without that feature, even though SSO is often considered a baseline security capability rather than a premium extra. Developers comparing self-hosted tools by licensing terms can follow pricing shifts like this on daily.dev.
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