I built the weirdest possible NAS from hardware I already owned, and it works surprisingly well
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The NAS feature that changed my home setup wasn't RAID, snapshots, or file sharing
5d agoReplacing paid productivity apps with a self-hosted setup helped me save money, but I had to make some compromises
5d agoAfter self-hosting LLMs for a year, I realized that models are not the real bottleneck
1w agoThese 5 small tweaks made my self-hosted LLM setup way more productive
1w agoI self-host my PC game library with Moonlight instead of paying for a second PC or GeForce Now
…But after using it for a while, I decided that Steam Link should only ever be treated as a stepping stone to better self-hosting your game library. Related A Raspberry Pi…
I stopped choosing between SMB, NFS, and iSCSI, and my NAS finally makes sense
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Proxmox Backup Server is the wrong default for small home labs
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Your old Android phone is a better thin client than most mini PCs
…Remote desktop, or just being able to access web-based front ends for all my self-hosted services is what made the setup useful. In fact, that's where this setup makes…
You need these 6 self-hosted tools if you value your privacy
…Speaking of managing media files, I’ve got a self-hosted Firefly III instance keeping track of my financial transactions, with a Paperless-ngx setup (involving extra companions apps) in charge of…
This open-source F1 tool replaced my F1TV subscription with real data
…own self-hosted location tracker and ditched Google Timeline Take back your privacy with this powerful self-hosted location tracking solution. A smarter way to explore races A simple setup, and a…
I tried to make my Steam Deck a real server, and it’s better at it than it has any right to be
…It lets you keep SteamOS intact while still running things like file servers, media servers, or other self-hosted apps. Once I stopped trying to force a traditional setup and leaned into…
NetBird's new reverse proxy is the remote access tool I've been waiting for
…lengthy setup processes, so it's refreshing when a service comes along and makes it effortless. NetBird was already one of my favorite overlay networks , with managed and self-hosted options built…
TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox
…the self-hosting game. Related I ran my NAS in Proxmox and set up an SMB share so my LXCs can access it While it may sound weird, this setup works well…