Selfhosted Guides
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Running a Private Container Registry: Docker Registry and Harbor Self-Hosted
A practical guide to self-hosting a private container registry with Docker Registry or Harbor. Covers setup, authentication, storage backends, garbage collection, CI/CD integration, and security best practices.
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Hoarder: Self-Hosted AI-Powered Bookmark and Read-Later App
A complete guide to self-hosting Hoarder (now Karakeep), an AI-powered bookmark manager with automatic tagging, full-text search, browser extensions, and mobile apps. Covers Docker setup, configuration, and practical usage.
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Open WebUI: The Self-Hosted AI Interface That Does More Than Chat
A deep dive into Open WebUI's advanced features beyond basic LLM chat. Covers RAG pipelines, multi-backend configuration, user management, custom functions, and why it's becoming the default self-hosted AI gateway.
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Self-Hosting a Time Server with Chrony: Accurate NTP for Your Network
Set up a self-hosted NTP time server using chrony. Covers configuration, Docker deployment, security hardening, and network-wide time synchronization.
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Infisical: Self-Hosted Secrets Management for Your Infrastructure
How to self-host Infisical for centralized secrets management. Covers Docker deployment, environment syncing, CI/CD integration, Kubernetes operator, and comparison with HashiCorp Vault.
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AFFiNE: A Self-Hosted Alternative to Notion and Miro
A practical guide to self-hosting AFFiNE, the open-source workspace that combines documents, whiteboards, and databases. Covers Docker deployment, feature comparison with Notion, real-time collaboration, and daily usage tips.
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Documenso: Self-Hosted DocuSign Alternative for E-Signatures
How to self-host Documenso, an open-source electronic signature platform. Covers Docker deployment, SMTP configuration, template management, and comparison with DocuSign, HelloSign, and SignWell.
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Actual Budget vs Firefly III: Self-Hosted Finance Showdown
An in-depth comparison of Actual Budget and Firefly III, the two leading self-hosted personal finance applications. Covers budgeting philosophy, features, deployment, and which tool fits your financial workflow.
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CrowdSec Security Engine: AppSec, Multi-Machine Deployment, and Advanced Configuration
An advanced guide to CrowdSec's Security Engine covering the AppSec component (WAF), centralized LAPI for multi-machine setups, custom parser and scenario development, allowlisting strategies, and production hardening.
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Pingvin Share: Self-Hosted File Sharing Like WeTransfer
A complete guide to self-hosting Pingvin Share for temporary file sharing. Covers Docker setup, share configuration, expiration policies, reverse proxy setup, and comparison with other self-hosted file sharing tools.
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Immich vs PhotoPrism: Choosing the Right Self-Hosted Photo Manager
An honest comparison of Immich and PhotoPrism for self-hosted photo management. Covers features, performance, mobile support, and which to choose.
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Disaster Recovery for Self-Hosted Services: Planning, Testing, and Recovery
A comprehensive guide to disaster recovery planning for self-hosted infrastructure. Covers RTO/RPO concepts, the 3-2-1 backup rule, building a recovery kit, testing procedures, and monitoring backup health.
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Beszel vs Netdata vs Glances: Choosing the Right Lightweight Monitoring Tool
A detailed comparison of Beszel, Netdata, and Glances for self-hosted server monitoring. Covers resource usage, features, alerting, dashboards, and when to choose each tool.
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Karakeep (Hoarder): Self-Hosted AI-Powered Bookmark Manager
Guide to self-hosting Karakeep (formerly Hoarder), an AI-powered bookmark and read-later app. Covers Docker setup, AI tagging with Ollama, browser extensions, and comparison with Linkwarden, Wallabag, and Raindrop.io.
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Wallos: Self-Hosted Subscription and Recurring Payment Tracker
A complete guide to self-hosting Wallos for tracking subscriptions and recurring payments. Covers Docker setup, subscription management, notifications, analytics, currency support, and practical budgeting workflows.
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Node-RED: Visual Automation That Connects Everything in Your Homelab
Complete guide to self-hosting Node-RED for flow-based automation. Covers installation, flow design, MQTT integration, and comparison with n8n, Home Assistant automations, and Huginn.
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Wiki.js: A Beautiful Self-Hosted Wiki With Modern Features
Complete guide to self-hosting Wiki.js for team documentation and knowledge management. Covers installation, editors, Git sync, and comparison with BookStack, Outline, and MediaWiki.
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Stalwart Mail Server: Modern Self-Hosted Email That Handles Everything
Complete guide to self-hosting Stalwart Mail Server with SMTP, IMAP, JMAP, and built-in spam filtering. Covers installation, DNS setup, and comparison with Mailcow, Mail-in-a-Box, and Maddy.
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Technitium DNS: A Self-Hosted DNS Server That Does It All
Complete guide to self-hosting Technitium DNS Server for local DNS resolution, ad blocking, and DNS-over-HTTPS. Covers installation, zones, DHCP, and comparison with Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, and CoreDNS.
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Pterodactyl: Self-Hosted Game Server Management Done Right
Complete guide to self-hosting Pterodactyl Panel for managing game servers. Covers installation, server eggs, user management, and comparison with AMP, Crafty, and PufferPanel.