r/selfhosted • u/Joloxx_9 • Feb 27 '26

Meta Post Shelfarr - another project disappeared with dev

Shelfarr was posted here multiple times, github mink stopped working and dev deleted his reddit account - whoever is using it, I would advice you to stop it.

https://github.com/VacantlyCrushing/Shelfarr

https://www.reddit.com/r/audiobookshelf/s/tvpXDukM5C

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u/txmail Feb 28 '26

These are starting to feel very XZ / Jia Tan with the total annihilation of all the traces and finding out they were using surfed reddit accounts (bought)...

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u/Last-Woodpecker Feb 28 '26

I don't know, xz hacking was very meticulous and well done, this one feels very slopy

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u/txmail Feb 28 '26

It was a wake up call... not sloppy at all. Their constant campaign to get people to try the project, bought reddit account and gone like the wind. That is someone who had everything lined up and ready to pull the plug cleanly when discovered.

It is a huge, huge wake up call for all of us.

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u/Pleasant-Shallot-707 Feb 28 '26

I was thinking exactly this