Tag: self-hosting

A practical cookbook of real-world Caddyfile patterns, reverse proxy, auth, redirects, SPA serving, rate limiting, and more.

Obsidian Sync costs $10 a month to move Markdown files you already own. Set up the free alternative instead: LiveSync, CouchDB, and Docker, encryption included.

Certbot isn't the only ACME client. Explore Caddy, acme.sh, lego, and Step CA, with practical examples for wildcard certs and DNS-01 challenges.

vLLM, llama.cpp, and Ollama all run local LLMs, compare throughput, memory use, GPU support, and which fits your hardware.

HAProxy is the battle-tested load balancer powering GitHub, Reddit, and Instagram. Here's how to actually use it without reading 500 config options.

Stop using your registrar's janky DNS panel. Here's how Cloudflare DNS actually works, proxying, DNSSEC, dynamic DNS, and email records that don't break.

LiteLLM proxies every LLM, local or cloud, behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Pair it with vLLM for GPU-backed serving and ditch the SDK sprawl.

HashiCorp Vault vs Infisical compared: secrets management for DevOps teams, Docker Compose setup, SDK examples, and when the added complexity is worth it.

Master Traefik's label-based routing in Docker: entrypoints, routers, middlewares, TLS, and the mental model that makes it all click.

Piper vs Coqui TTS compared: speed, voice quality, Docker setup, and Home Assistant integration. Run offline neural TTS on your own hardware, no cloud fees.

Set up Nginx Proxy Manager in Docker, get SSL certs, proxy hosts, access lists, and TCP streams, without reading a 40-page nginx manual.

FOSS licenses explained for developers and self-hosters: MIT vs GPL vs AGPL vs Apache 2.0, copyleft vs permissive, and what recent license changes mean for you.