The NAS feature I use every day isn't storage, it's Docker
…But the effort proved to be worth it, as I finally got more use out of my favorite self-hosted services. Self-hosting is my favorite NAS use case It has helped…
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I ditched Claude Projects for a self-hosted setup that costs nothing and does more
1d agoI built a Windows 3.1 dashboard for my homelab, and it's the most fun I've had self-hosting
4d agoI moved my self-hosted apps from a Raspberry Pi to an N100 mini PC, and I should have done it sooner
1w agoThe AI automation tool nobody talks about just replaced my entire workflow setup
1w agoI 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…
A dashboard replaced my scattered notes, and now my home lab actually feels organized
…like some kind of self-hosted locker combination. The easier something is to reach, the less it feels like a chore. That was the part of my setup that annoyed me more…
I moved my entire Kindle library to a self hosted server and escaped the Amazon walled garden for good
I ditched Kindle's walled garden for a self-hosted library, and the control is worth every minute of setup
Most Pi-hole setups leak your browsing to your ISP — here's the encryption layer that stops it
…This led me to a self-hosted solution, dnscrypt-proxy , instead of hunting for another cloud-based alternative. The setup was easy enough. I deployed it alongside Pi-hole via Portainer on…
Home Assistant is way more than a smart home dashboard, and here's what I actually run on it
…Related HACS is an underrated tool for Home Assistant lovers The Home Assistant Community Store is a treasure trove of useful integrations and dashboards Home Assistant can even self-host a bunch…
I run Hyper-V instead of VirtualBox on Windows 11, and it's faster and free
…dedicated home lab, this setup is really fun to experiment with. I’ve even got dedicated Windows Server 2025 and Hyper-V 2019 VMs on my Proxmox host (with nested virtualization enabled…
7 things I stopped paying for after getting a NAS
…full-featured productivity setup for free. Take control of your NAS You’ve already taken a big step toward digital self-sustenance by ditching subscriptions and self-hosting alternatives that often work…
I switched from streaming to self-hosting my media — it cost more than I expected
…Related How I replaced all these streaming services with one self-hosted app Cutting the online streaming cord with this one free self-hosted app.
I saved $300 with this self-hosted flight price tracker and so can you
…Straightforward setup, smarter tracking Continuous price monitoring Installing self-hosted apps with Docker isn't too complicated, but Fairtrail makes it absurdly stupid. Just use the provided command on the website, and…