Self-hosting Ntfy: cost analysis and iOS limitations for home servers
A detailed comparison of self-hosting Ntfy versus Pushover reveals hidden costs for iPhone users and specific setup requirements for reliable alerts.
Self-hosting
Running your own apps, servers and homelabs instead of renting SaaS.
Running a full homelab stack on a $10 OpenStick device
A developer demonstrates how to host ten self-hosted services on a 512 MB ARM device, proving that ultra-low-resource hardware can handle real-world workloads.
Four critical Metabase configuration decisions for self-hosted deployments
Self-hosting Metabase requires early decisions on database storage, encryption keys, JVM memory, and version pinning to avoid data loss and downtime.
Diagnosing ISP DNS hijacking when standard resolvers fail
Plaintext DNS queries on port 53 are vulnerable to interception. Learn how to detect ISP tampering using encrypted DNS and certificate validation.
Hosting Uptime Kuma in 2026: pricing and platform constraints
A guide to hosting Uptime Kuma on Ownkube, Fly.io, Railway, Render, or a VPS, with current pricing and technical requirements for persistent storage.
Survival LLM brings offline AI and Wikipedia to local servers
Survival LLM packages 1.5 million articles and a local AI assistant into an offline library for emergency preparedness and self-hosted knowledge retrieval.
BoxBox offers a lightweight self-hosted file manager for Linux servers
BoxBox is a new self-hosted file manager that provides a web interface for managing files on Linux servers without the complexity of full cloud suites.
New DeepSeek Harness plugins add mail, phone, and encrypted channels
Developer Loukas Tzekos released twelve MIT-licensed plugins for DeepSeek Harness, adding email, telephony, and enhanced security features to the self-hosted AI platform.
Proxmox VE 9 replaces HA groups with flexible placement rules
Proxmox VE 9 introduces HA rules for node and resource affinity, replacing legacy groups. This guide covers fencing, watchdogs, and testing failover safely.
Migrating from Zapier to self-hosted n8n requires a full rebuild, not a simple import
Moving automation from Zapier to self-hosted n8n involves rebuilding workflows manually due to format incompatibilities and missing native nodes for niche apps.
OpenSearch reduces AWS dependency as self-hosted deployments rise
AWS contribution share drops to 72% and self-managed cloud deployments reach 60%, signaling a shift toward vendor-neutral governance for the search platform.
TulipFarm releases Huntsman, a lightweight self-hosted web scraper for AI pipelines
TulipFarm has released Huntsman, a self-hosted tool that converts web pages into clean Markdown using the Lightpanda browser engine.
Immich self-hosting benchmarks reveal high RAM needs and critical backup requirements
A technical deep-dive into Immich shows the Google Photos alternative requires over 4 GB of RAM, strict database backups, and careful network configuration for secure mobile access.
PostgreSQL 19 release delayed as AI tools uncover legacy bugs
PostgreSQL developer Robert Haas confirms that the upcoming version 19 is late due to a surge in bugs discovered by large language models. The project prioritizes quality over speed while addressing d
Homelab Atlas simplifies self-hosted network documentation with auto-layout diagrams
A new self-hosted tool called Homelab Atlas helps users visualize their server setups by automatically arranging machines and services into clean, logo-rich diagrams.
