Selfhosted Guides
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Glances: Lightweight System Monitoring for Your Self-Hosted Server
Set up Glances, a cross-platform system monitoring tool that gives you a real-time overview of CPU, memory, disk, network, and Docker containers. Includes Docker Compose deployment, web UI, API usage, and integration with Grafana.
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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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Ente: End-to-End Encrypted Photo Storage You Can Self-Host
Guide to self-hosting Ente, an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Google Photos. Covers server setup, client apps, photo migration, and comparison with Immich, PhotoPrism, and Google Photos.
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Actual Budget vs Firefly III: Choosing the Right Self-Hosted Finance Tool
A practical head-to-head comparison of Actual Budget and Firefly III for self-hosted personal finance. Covers architecture differences, budgeting philosophy, data import, daily workflows, and which tool fits which user.
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Reactive Resume: Self-Hosted Open Source Resume Builder
A complete guide to self-hosting Reactive Resume, a free open-source resume builder with real-time preview, multiple templates, PDF export, and OpenAI integration. Covers Docker setup, configuration, and practical usage.
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Dozzle: Real-Time Docker Log Viewer with a Beautiful Web UI
A complete guide to self-hosting Dozzle for real-time Docker container log viewing. Covers Docker setup, log filtering, multi-host monitoring, authentication, and comparison with other logging solutions.
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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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Zammad: Self-Hosted Helpdesk and Ticketing System
How to self-host Zammad for helpdesk and customer support ticketing. Covers Docker deployment, multi-channel support, knowledge base, SLA tracking, and comparison to alternatives.
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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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Hoarder: Self-Hosted Bookmark Manager with AI-Powered Tagging
Deploy Hoarder, an open-source self-hosted bookmark manager that uses AI to automatically tag and organize your saved links, notes, and images. Complete setup guide with Docker Compose.
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Self-Hosting HedgeDoc: Real-Time Collaborative Markdown Editing
A guide to self-hosting HedgeDoc for real-time collaborative markdown editing. Covers setup, features, authentication, and practical use cases.
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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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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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Open WebUI vs Text Generation WebUI: Self-Hosted AI Interfaces Compared
A detailed comparison of Open WebUI and oobabooga's Text Generation WebUI, the two most popular self-hosted interfaces for running local LLMs. Covers features, deployment, model support, and which one suits your use case.
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Wakapi: Self-Hosted Coding Time Tracking as a WakaTime Alternative
A practical guide to self-hosting Wakapi for tracking coding time across editors and projects. Covers Docker deployment, editor plugin setup, dashboard configuration, goal tracking, and comparison with WakaTime.
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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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Kopia: Fast, Encrypted Backups With a Modern Web UI
Complete guide to Kopia for self-hosted backup and restore. Covers installation, repository setup, snapshot policies, and comparison with Restic, BorgBackup, and Duplicati.
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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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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.
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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.