Quad9 exits France November 24: update your DNS configs now
Quad9 will stop serving French users on November 24, 2026, following a court ruling. Sysadmins must audit and update DNS settings across routers, servers, and browsers to avoid outages.
Self-hosting
Running your own apps, servers and homelabs instead of renting SaaS.
Self-hosting OpenClaw on a VPS for private Telegram AI access
A new guide details how to deploy the open-source OpenClaw assistant on a Ubuntu VPS, connecting it to Telegram with strict pairing-based security.
Critical PHP flaws leaked early force urgent updates for self-hosters
Two severe PHP vulnerabilities were exposed before patches were ready, causing service disruptions and requiring immediate action from server administrators.
Automating ZFS snapshots and offsite replication with sanoid and syncoid
A technical guide details how to use sanoid for snapshot retention and syncoid for secure pull-based replication to protect self-hosted ZFS storage.
Debugging a self-hosted LLM performance regression on legacy hardware
A developer diagnosed a severe slowdown in a 125B parameter model running on two Tesla P40 GPUs, tracing the issue to a single code change in the inference engine.
Secure Umami analytics deployment with Docker and PostgreSQL
A technical guide details how to self-host Umami v3 using Docker, highlighting critical security steps like localhost binding and default credential changes.
Yarrtube brings selected YouTube channels to self-hosted media servers
Yarrtube downloads videos from chosen YouTube channels and playlists to local storage, integrating with Plex and Jellyfin for offline viewing without algorithmic recommendations.
Why successful docker backups often fail to restore applications
A new analysis reveals that file-level Docker backups frequently miss critical database states and environment variables, rendering them useless for full recovery.
Google retires Gmail POP fetching, prompting self-hosted webmail alternatives
Google is ending its website-based POP mail collection in January 2027. plMail offers a self-hosted web interface that aggregates existing IMAP accounts without replacing your mail server.
Forgejo v17.0 introduces breaking webhook changes and new collaboration tools
Forgejo v17.0 is now available with significant updates to webhooks, LFS support, and organization management. Administrators must manually migrate deprecated action run events.
Censys report finds 114,000 exposed n8n instances with critical vulnerabilities
A new Censys report reveals that n8n is the most exposed AI product online, with 76% of detectable instances running vulnerable versions.
MiBee Steward v0.7.3 drops Go agent for Rust and enforces schema resets
The self-hosted network monitor MiBee Steward v0.7.3 replaces its Go agent with a lighter Rust version, breaks backward compatibility with older databases, and introduces read-only federation between
Self-hosted Dify users may still share a public secret key after upgrades
Dify instances installed before version 1.15.0 often retain a default SECRET_KEY that is publicly known, allowing unauthorized token signing.
Barnaby Home bundles Matrix chat and AI agent into one deploy script
A new open-source project automates the setup of a private Matrix server with an integrated AI assistant, requiring only Docker and a domain name.
Self-hosting large media transfers with OpenMediaVault and Cloudflare Tunnels
A developer details a setup using OpenMediaVault, FileBrowser Quantum, and Cloudflare Tunnels to share terabytes of video footage without cloud storage subscriptions.
