Tag: self-hosting

SearXNG aggregates 100+ search engines. Whoogle proxied Google cleanly but is now archived with no working fetch method left. Setup steps for both, inside.

Stirling-PDF is the self-hosted PDF toolkit your privacy-conscious brain needs, merge, split, OCR, compress, and redact without touching ilovepdf.

Run two AdGuard Home instances in sync so one dead node does not kill DNS for your whole house. Here is config sync with VRRP failover, done step by step.

wg-easy gives WireGuard a web UI: create clients, scan QR codes, see traffic stats, no SSH required. Self-hosted VPN made actually easy.

Run GitHub Actions-style CI on your own Forgejo server with Forgejo Runner. Same YAML, your hardware, zero GitHub dependency.

Skip the full mail server nightmare entirely. Self-host SimpleLogin or addy.io for private email aliasing on your own domain, privacy wins, sanity preserved.

CryptPad brings end-to-end encrypted docs, sheets, and kanban. EtherCalc is a featherweight spreadsheet. Pick the right tool for your threat model and budget.

KV cache eats your VRAM at long context, not the weights. Q8/Q4 KV quantization in llama.cpp and vLLM cuts it 2-4x with almost no quality hit.

NextDNS vs Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: an honest breakdown of when paying two dollars a month beats running and maintaining your own DNS server from home.

Ditch reCAPTCHA data harvesting for good. Here are the best self-hosted and privacy-respecting CAPTCHA alternatives for your home lab web apps in 2026.

cloudflared vs dnscrypt-proxy for encrypted DNS at home, setup steps, threat model, Pi-hole integration, and which one actually fits your home lab setup.

Komga vs Kavita: the definitive self-hosted comic and manga server comparison. Library structure, OPDS, reading apps, metadata, and Docker Compose for both.