Tag: self-hosting

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.

Backups and disaster recovery are not the same thing. Learn RTO and RPO, the 3-2-1 rule, Proxmox and Restic backups, and a runbook that survives a real outage.

Stop paying per-token to ask questions about your docs. Build a local RAG pipeline with Ollama and ChromaDB: Docker Compose, Python code, chunking strategy.

ComfyUI, Fooocus, A1111, and Forge compared for local AI image generation, which to pick based on your GPU, Docker comfort level, and workflow needs.

Appwrite is self-hosted BaaS: auth, databases, storage, and serverless functions on hardware you control. Docker setup plus a Supabase/PocketBase comparison.

Connect n8n to Ollama for automations that classify, summarize, and triage instead of just moving data around. Three practical workflows plus prompt design tips.

The upload works locally and dies through NGINX. The four timeouts that matter, the config that breaks them, the buffering trap, and how to test first.

Uptime Kuma goes past HTTP checks: TCP, DNS, and Docker monitors, push monitors for cron jobs, public status pages, and the scripting API that actually exists.

Tired of manually updating containers? Watchtower handles it. But if you set it wrong, you'll wake up to broken apps. Here's how to do it right.

Your backend logs every client as 127.0.0.1 because the proxy dropped the header. Set X-Forwarded-For, X-Real-IP, and X-Forwarded-Proto right in Nginx.

Your DNS queries go out in plain text, so your ISP logs every site you visit. This covers how DoH, DoT, and DoQ fix that, and how to self-host with AdGuard Home.