3-2-1-1-0: The Backup Strategy That Survives Ransomware
3-2-1 backups aren't enough anymore. The 3-2-1-1-0 rule adds immutable & offline copies plus verified restores, here's how to implement it.
Tag: self-hosting
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The Free AI Stack: What $0 Gets You
A capability map of what's genuinely free from AI providers in 2026: chat, APIs, image generation, speech tools, and coding help, with the real quotas.
dbt-core for Self-Hosters: SQL With Tests, Without dbt Cloud
Run dbt-core free with Postgres, DuckDB, or ClickHouse. SQL transformations, tests, docs, and star schemas without the dbt Cloud price tag.
Ditch Your ISP Router for MikroTik
Your ISP's box doesn't have to run your network. How to find bridge mode, dodge double NAT, and hand real routing duty over to a MikroTik router instead.
SigNoz vs Grafana LGTM Stack
SigNoz gives you logs, metrics, and traces in one ClickHouse-backed app. The Grafana LGTM stack gives you four. Here's how to pick the right one.
Audiobookshelf vs Booksonic: Self-Hosted Audiobooks
Audiobookshelf vs Booksonic: which self-hosted audiobook server wins? ABS takes it for most homelabbers. Here's why, and when Booksonic still makes sense.
Agentic Browsers: Browser-Use & Skyvern Reviewed
Browser-Use and Skyvern let LLMs drive real browsers via natural language goals. Here's what they can actually do, where they break, and when Playwright is still the right call.
Local Voice Assistant: Whisper + Piper + Home Assistant
Ditch Alexa and Google Home. Build a fully local voice assistant with Whisper STT, Piper TTS, and Home Assistant using the Wyoming protocol.
Sandstorm: Self-Hosted Apps in a Sandbox, Not Just a Container
Sandstorm gives every app instance its own capability-gated sandbox. Different threat model than a Compose stack, here's what that actually means.
Llamafile: Single-Binary LLMs That Actually Just Run
Llamafile bundles llama.cpp + Cosmopolitan libc into one portable binary that runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD with zero install.
DeepSeek V4 Flash: 28 Cents a Million
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 hits 50 on the independent intelligence index at $0.14/$0.28 per million tokens. Same weights as the preview, redone post-training.
Sunshine + Moonlight: Roll Your Own Cloud Gaming
Stream your own gaming PC with Sunshine + Moonlight. Low-latency NVIDIA NVENC, AMD VAAPI, Intel QSV, Tailscale remote play, and no monthly bill.