n8n vs Node-RED: Automate Everything Without Learning to Code (Much)
You're paying $20/month to Zapier for two HTTP requests. n8n and Node-RED replace it for free: Docker setup, real workflows, and a head-to-head comparison.
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You're paying $20/month to Zapier for two HTTP requests. n8n and Node-RED replace it for free: Docker setup, real workflows, and a head-to-head comparison.
Cloudflare Tunnels expose local services to the internet without open ports, secure setup with zero-trust access controls.
Ollama makes local LLMs easy to start. The only decision that matters is whether the model fits your VRAM. Compose file, real sizes, and the gotchas.
LocalAI serves chat, embeddings, images and audio behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Auth is deny-by-default now, and old compose files pull dead models.
Zabbix is enterprise-grade monitoring that you can self-host, agents, templates, triggers, and dashboards for your entire home lab.
Wiki.js is a gorgeous self-hosted wiki with Markdown, WYSIWYG, and Git sync, Docker Compose setup with PostgreSQL backend.
NocoDB wraps any SQL database in a spreadsheet UI, self-host an Airtable alternative on top of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite with Docker.
Appwrite is an open-source Firebase alternative you can self-host, databases, auth, storage, and functions without vendor lock-in.
Run a WireGuard VPN server in Docker with the linuxserver image, Compose setup, peer config generation, and road warrior access to your home network.
Run WordPress on PHP-FPM with Caddy as the web server, all in Docker Compose with automatic HTTPS and proper PHP config.
Self-host Nextcloud with Docker Compose, persistent storage, and Caddy for HTTPS. The full compose file, the Caddyfile, and the parts that will bite you.
Run PHP apps with PHP-FPM and Caddy in Docker, FastCGI configuration, volume mounts, and the Caddyfile that wires it all together.