Tag: self-hosting

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

Four file-sharing protocols compared for home labs: NFS speed, SMB compatibility, SSHFS convenience, WebDAV over HTTP, and which one to pick per use case.

Compare cold storage tiers: Backblaze B2, Storj decentralized cloud, and Scaleway Glacier. Pricing, egress, restore times, and which backup service wins.

Why rsync.net is the no-BS off-site backup target for Restic and Borg: SSH-only ZFS, real Unix support, and what 1.5 cents per GB per month actually costs.

Jaeger does distributed tracing only; SigNoz bundles traces, metrics, and logs. Which should you self-host? Here's the honest breakdown.

Backup patterns that survive disasters: snapshot, replication, off-site. Retention, safety, and the 3-2-1 model done right.

Image upscaling with Real-ESRGAN, super-resolution AI models, ComfyUI workflows, and practical upscaler comparison for self-hosted setups.

Master ControlNet and LoRA for precise image generation control in Stable Diffusion. Learn Canny edges, depth, pose, scribbles, tiling, and style stacking in ComfyUI.

API vs self-hosted LLM cost reality, GPU TCO, privacy, latency, break-even math. When paying OpenAI/Anthropic wins. When local wins.

Free AI image generators win on convenience but lose fast on volume, style consistency, and control. Here's the real break-even against running your own GPU.

RAG beyond dense embeddings: BM25 lexical search, hybrid retrieval (RRF, weighted fusion), cross-encoder re-rankers (BGE, Cohere, Jina). When pure vector search fails.

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