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Nominatim: Self-Hosted Geocoding

Nominatim: Self-Hosted Geocoding

Stop paying the geocoding tax. Self-host Nominatim on Docker with an OpenStreetMap regional extract and own your address lookups end to end.

Docker Ate 215GB in a Week

Docker Ate 215GB in a Week

An AI coding agent rebuilding the same tag all day fills a disk fast. The mechanism, the truth about volume pruning, and a systemd timer that fixes it.

Stoat vs Fluxer: Self-Hosting Costs

Stoat vs Fluxer: Self-Hosting Costs

Stoat runs 16 containers and Fluxer runs 25. I read both Compose files line by line, and found the bigger stack is the easier one to actually self-host.

Postgres in Docker: The Durable Setup

Postgres in Docker: The Durable Setup

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Docker volumes, version pinning, health checks, and tuning. A production-ready Postgres Compose template with init scripts and backup strategy.

Self-Host SigNoz: Install Guide

Self-Host SigNoz: Install Guide

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SigNoz killed install.sh and its bundled Compose files. Here's how to self-host it with Foundry, wire an app via OTLP, and set retention and alerts.

TrueNAS Apps vs Docker on TrueNAS Scale

TrueNAS Apps vs Docker on TrueNAS Scale

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TrueNAS Scale ditched Kubernetes for native Docker. Apps catalog vs raw Compose, when each wins, dataset snapshots, and why custom apps took so long.

Podman Compose for Docker-Free Workflows

Podman Compose for Docker-Free Workflows

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Drop Docker's daemon entirely. Podman rootless containers with podman-compose, drop-in compatibility, daemonless orchestration, and where it bites you.

LXC vs Docker: Lightweight Containers

LXC vs Docker: Lightweight Containers

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LXC and Docker both containerize workloads, but one runs mini-VMs with init processes while the other handles single-process apps. Here's when each wins.

Your Agent Doesn't Need a Shell

Your Agent Doesn't Need a Shell

Coding agents get unrestricted shell access by default because it's easy, not because they need it. Here's the short list of what actually breaks without one.

Where Should Your Coding Agent Run?

Where Should Your Coding Agent Run?

Claude Code and other AI coding agents need somewhere to run. Compare laptop, Docker, throwaway VMs, and Cloudflare Workers on blast radius, cost, and setup.