Selfhosted Guides
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Mattermost: Self-Hosted Team Chat That Enterprises Actually Trust
Complete guide to self-hosting Mattermost for secure team communication. Covers installation, integrations, compliance features, and comparison with Rocket.Chat, Element, and Zulip.
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Shlink: Self-Hosted URL Shortener With Analytics That Respect Privacy
Complete guide to self-hosting Shlink for URL shortening and link analytics. Covers installation, custom domains, QR codes, and comparison with YOURLS, Kutt, and Dub.
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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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Self-Hosting Meilisearch: Lightning-Fast Full-Text Search for Your Apps
A practical guide to self-hosting Meilisearch for full-text search. Covers Docker deployment, index configuration, relevancy tuning, security, and comparison with Elasticsearch and Typesense.
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Running Matrix Synapse: Self-Hosted Encrypted Messaging at Scale
A deep dive into deploying Matrix Synapse as your homeserver for encrypted messaging. Covers Docker deployment, federation, database optimization, bridges, worker scaling, and performance tuning.
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Self-Hosted Backups with BorgBackup and Restic: A Practical Comparison
A hands-on guide to self-hosted backup solutions using BorgBackup and Restic. Covers deduplication, encryption, remote storage, and how to build a reliable 3-2-1 backup strategy for your homelab.
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Netdata: Real-Time Server Monitoring Without the Complexity
A practical guide to Netdata for self-hosted server monitoring. Zero-config installation, real-time dashboards, alerting, and how it compares to Grafana and Prometheus.
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IT-Tools: A Self-Hosted Swiss Army Knife for Developers
Set up IT-Tools as a self-hosted collection of developer utilities. Covers installation, available tools, and why you'd want a local instance of common online converters and generators.
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FreshRSS: A Self-Hosted RSS Reader That Respects Your Attention
A practical guide to self-hosting FreshRSS for RSS and Atom feed aggregation. Covers Docker setup, extensions, mobile apps, API support, and comparison with Miniflux and Tiny Tiny RSS.
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Forgejo: The Community-Driven Self-Hosted Git Forge
Host your own GitHub-like platform with Forgejo — a lightweight, community-owned Git forge born from Gitea, with CI/CD, packages, and issue tracking.
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Uptime Kuma: Self-Hosted Uptime Monitoring and Status Pages
Complete guide to setting up Uptime Kuma for monitoring service availability. Covers installation, monitor types, notifications, status pages, and maintenance windows.
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Nginx Proxy Manager: The Easiest Reverse Proxy for Self-Hosting
A practical guide to Nginx Proxy Manager for self-hosted services. Covers setup, SSL certificates, proxy hosts, access lists, and comparison with Traefik and Caddy.
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Speedtest Tracker: Monitor Your Internet Speed Over Time
How to self-host Speedtest Tracker for automated internet speed testing and historical tracking. Covers setup, scheduling, alerting, and interpreting your speed data.
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Keycloak: Enterprise Identity Management for Your Homelab
A practical guide to self-hosting Keycloak for single sign-on (SSO), user management, and identity federation. Covers setup, OIDC, SAML, and integration with self-hosted apps.
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Cloudflare Tunnels: Zero-Trust Access to Your Self-Hosted Services
A practical guide to using Cloudflare Tunnels for secure remote access to self-hosted services without port forwarding. Covers setup, DNS configuration, access policies, and comparison with Tailscale Funnel, ngrok, and Pangolin.
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Authentik: The Self-Hosted Identity Provider That Hits the Sweet Spot
A practical guide to self-hosting Authentik for SSO, OAuth2, SAML, and user management. Covers Docker setup, LDAP integration, and how it compares to Authelia and Keycloak.
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Gluetun: Route Docker Containers Through a VPN
How to use Gluetun to route specific Docker containers through a VPN while keeping the rest of your network unaffected. Covers setup with major VPN providers, kill switch, and common use cases.
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Self-Hosting Seafile: A Faster, Lighter Alternative to Nextcloud
A practical guide to self-hosting Seafile for file sync and storage. Covers Docker setup, library-based organization, versioning, encryption, SeaDrive, and comparison with Nextcloud and Syncthing.
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Audiobookshelf: Self-Hosted Audiobooks and Podcasts Done Right
A complete guide to Audiobookshelf, the self-hosted audiobook and podcast server with mobile apps. Covers setup, library organization, podcast management, and how it compares to Audible and Pocketcasts.
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Self-Hosting Actual Budget: A Local-First Alternative to YNAB
A guide to self-hosting Actual Budget for envelope-style budgeting. Covers Docker setup, zero-sum methodology, bank sync, multi-device access, and comparison with YNAB and Firefly III.