I don't expose my home server anymore: I let Tailscale do the scary part
…When I first started self-hosting, I tried following the same path but couldn’t, even though I wanted to. CGNAT blocked me before I started . At first, I treated it as…
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I replaced every online video editor with one self-hosted app on my NAS
2d agoI tried Open WebUI, AnythingLLM, and Odysseus to self-host my AI workflow, and only one delivered
6d agoSelf-hosted dashboards finally made my new tab page actually useful
1w agoI tried 3 self-hosted read-it-later apps for a month — only one actually got me to read what I saved
1w agoMy 3D printer profiles were a mess until I let Claude Code show me what I actually had
…outer wall speeds for cleaner surfaces, or support settings tuned for easier removal. That small amount of context means I’m not forced to interrogate my past self every time I open…
I connected my local LLM to my browser and it changed how I automated tasks
…Related 7 things I wish I knew when I started self-hosting LLMs I've been self-hosting LLMs for quite a while now, and these are all of the things I…
I built my first home server for under $200, and it replaced 4 monthly subscriptions
…Related It took some work, but I'm in love with these 6 self-hosted services now Self-hosting has been an amazing journey Subscriptions are useful, but a home server can…
5 Jellyfin tweaks turned my media server into something Netflix will never offer
…There's always some elbow grease and a few rough edges involved when it comes to self-hosting, but it sure feels rewarding to have features the Netflix crowd doesn't. I…
I ran the same complex prompts on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini — the results surprised me
…marketing text, and drafting clean B2B emails, I will happily hand that work over to Gemini. When it comes to spin-up single-file prototypes or generating self-contained HTML structures with…
I used my NAS to stream retro games to old phones, and it's the cheapest way to play anywhere
…Sign in to your XDA account Network-attached storage (NAS) may appear self-explanatory at first, but there's much more to this handy device than meets the eye. Whether you're…
I ran local AI models on a six-year-old laptop with no GPU, and they actually worked
…Higher-quality 4-7B models give strong reasoning and clean output but are very slow on CPU. Running a local AI model always feels like a hobby reserved for those with more…
I created a complex presentation using Claude Design, Copilot in PowerPoint, and Gemini in Google Slides – only one of them did a professional job
…What blew me away was its ability to dynamically adapt; it actually caught its own layout mistakes during generation, self-corrected on the fly, and adjusted the design accordingly. In terms of…
I replaced my entire browser extension stack with one local LLM, and I'm not going back
…You can always self-host your extension If your goal is simply to have a more private alternative, you can always self-host mature extensions instead of building them from scratch . For…