7 lessons I learned after switching from Google Drive to a home NAS
…You get fine control over your files, backups, and privacy, but you also have to put in extra effort. Months after switching from Google Drive to a NAS, here is what I…
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This is where Unbound DNS comes in. Unbound is a "local, validating, and recursive" DNS resolver, meaning it uses a built-in list of root nameservers that first solve the domains for the root hints (such as .net or .com) which then respond with a top-level domain that can then determine which authoritative servers are handling the specific domain you're looking for, and only after that does it ask that authoritative name server for the IP associated with that domain. This recursive approach abstracts your DNS queries so that your requests don't all go through a single server and log your inter
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My self-hosted search engine finds articles faster than Google
…5 reasons I switched to a self-hosted, bookmarking solution From privacy control to archiving and cross-platform access, Hoarder redefines how you manage and organize bookmarks effectively and securely. Discovery-based…
My browser in a container gives me access from anywhere, and it's simpler than you'd think
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I installed Immich Power Tools to fix my 170,000-photo library, and it saved me weeks of work
…Think of it as a privacy-focused, open-source alternative to Google Photos that you run on your own server or NAS, keeping all your media under your personal control. 04 / 8…
I paired a local LLM with Frigate and Home Assistant, and my smart cameras finally understand what they are looking at
…Sign in to your XDA account Considering the privacy implications of letting cloud platforms manage footage of my surroundings, I’ve moved to a completely self-hosted surveillance setup. Frigate is my…
I gave up on stock Android until I found these 4 apps that fix what Google broke
…Here are four apps that add features to Google's Pixel phones (and other Android devices) that the company could've added in the past decade. Related Google turned the Pixel’s…
Your old phone is still better than half the smart displays people keep buying
…Your old phone is a high-performance computer that, with 10 minutes of setup, can outperform them in speed, privacy, and visual quality. While companies like Amazon and Google have dominated the…
My old Pixel does more useful things for my home lab than my current phone ever will
…Your current phone is a tool for the world, but your old phone, more specifically your Google Pixel, is a tool for your network . It's a powerful Linux node with a…