A modern NAS replaced my smart home hub, backup solution, and media server
…I wanted an all-in-one solution to run a clean, open-source setup, backups and more. Now, you might say that a PC would be a better fit for that. However…
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I ditched Claude Projects for a self-hosted setup that costs nothing and does more
1d agoTwo days without internet taught me why local LLMs are worth the setup
1d agoThe AI automation tool nobody talks about just replaced my entire workflow setup
1w agoI replaced Cursor and Antigravity with a completely local VS Code setup, and I missed less than I expected
1w agoYou can turn "dumb" devices smart without replacing anything; just Home Assistant integrations will suffice
…Related I revived my old Android phone by turning it into a better voice assistant than any smart speaker I've owned This free Home Assistant setup finally made my old Android…
Open Notebook’s AI-powered podcasts are a game-changer for productivity, provided you’re willing to configure them right
…Fortunately, I came across Open Notebook a few months ago, and this FOSS tool can replicate nearly all the tools in NotebookLM. This includes the podcast generation facility, which can convert academic…
I ditched Portainer for Dockhand and I regret not doing it sooner
…Sign in to your XDA account Docker is an integral part of my self-hosted journey because I moved from conventional tools to an organized, containerized setup. Doing so with Docker is…
I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead
…WinBoat has the easiest setup A nice, friendly UI Running a Windows instance on Linux with the kind of integration these tools offer is actually somewhat complicated, which is why these options…
I started using my local LLMs and an MCP server to manage my NAS – it's surprisingly powerful (and safe)
…I’ve spent the last couple of months pairing my local models with open-source tools, and these LLMs are surprisingly good at tackling OCR workflows, generating bookmark tags, organizing notes, and…
My $15 Raspberry Pi hosts my password manager and gets rid of expensive subscriptions
…The tool can download and flash the latest edition of DietPi on your SD card. After a brief initial setup, you can use the DietPi_software utility to download and install Vaultwarden…
I connected Claude to my terminal, and now it does things I used to script by hand
…tool recommendations, and hands-on coverage you won't find anywhere else on the site. Subscribe by modifying your newsletter preferences ! The same applies to debugging. I ran into a broken setup…
I replaced Notion and Obsidian with NotebookLM and Gemini — and it supercharged my productivity
…setup. But how exactly do chatbots replace these dedicated knowledge base tools? Related I stopped paying for three productivity apps after Claude started doing their jobs better Why pay for more tools…
I practically live in the terminal now, and these 6 apps are why
…It works with PulseAudio, ALSA, and PipeWire, so it fits into most Linux setups without much effort. You can tweak colors, bar spacing, sensitivity, and smoothing to match your setup. Once it…