Tag: self-hosting

LazyLibrarian vs Readarr for ebook and audiobook automation in 2026, why Readarr got retired, what to run instead, with real Docker Compose configs.

TLS tunneling for legacy plaintext services, stunnel's X.509 cert model vs spiped's pre-shared key simplicity, and when each one actually wins.

OpenRouter is a hosted gateway, LiteLLM a self-hosted proxy, and Stripe now owns one of them. Which one belongs in your home lab as of August 2026?

Google Photos went paid and the alternatives matured fast. Immich, PhotoPrism, and Ente: which self-hosted photo library actually fits your life in 2026?

Picking a recursive DNS resolver for your home lab, Unbound, Technitium, and BIND9 compared on speed, GUI, DNSSEC, and split-horizon.

HACS custom integrations can brick your Home Assistant setup overnight. Here's how to use them safely, recover when they don't, and know when to skip them.

ntopng vs darkstat: full DPI flow analysis vs a tiny always-on stats page. Pick the right tool for home-lab network visibility without losing your mind.

AnythingLLM is the closest thing to a real private NotebookLM you can self-host. Workspaces, RAG, agents, document chat, running locally on Ollama in 20 minutes.

HAOS Add-Ons vs bare Docker Compose for Mosquitto, ESPHome, Frigate, when the Supervisor magic is worth it and when it just gets in your way.

Wyoming protocol vs Rhasspy for local Home Assistant voice, which offline stack actually works in 2026, hardware requirements, and when to choose each one.

Caddyfile zen vs Traefik labels-everywhere, picking a reverse proxy for self-hosted services in 2026. Real configs, real gotchas.

Promtail is deprecated. Here's how to migrate your scrape configs, pipeline stages, and Docker log setups to Grafana Alloy without losing your mind or data.