Tag: self-hosting
All the articles with the tag "self-hosting".
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Cloudflare DNS: Beyond Pointing Records
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.
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Traefik: Docker Routing with Labels
Master Traefik's label-based routing in Docker: entrypoints, routers, middlewares, TLS, and the mental model that makes it all click.
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Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: Block Ads for Every Device on Your Network
Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home: which DNS ad blocker wins? Compare setup, Docker installs, features, and which one actually belongs on your home network.
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Nginx Proxy Manager for Normal Humans
Set up Nginx Proxy Manager in Docker, get SSL certs, proxy hosts, access lists, and TCP streams — without reading a 40-page nginx manual.
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Appwrite: Your Own Firebase, Minus the Google Surveillance Subscription
Appwrite self-hosted BaaS setup: auth, databases, storage, and serverless functions on your own hardware. Compare with Supabase and PocketBase.
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Fail2ban vs CrowdSec: Banning Bad Actors at Your Digital Door
Fail2ban vs CrowdSec compared: learn how both tools protect your Linux server, with real config examples, Docker setup, and tips for running them together.
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The Reverse Proxy Timeout That Kills Long Uploads
Your upload works fine locally. It times out through NGINX. The client closes the connection. Here's why.
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Uptime Kuma: Status Pages, Alerts, and Knowing Before Your Users Do
Advanced Uptime Kuma setup: TCP/DNS/Docker monitors, push monitors, Telegram alerts, public status pages, maintenance windows, and Docker Compose with backups.
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Watchtower: Safe Container Auto-Updates
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.
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The Header Your Reverse Proxy Keeps Dropping
Your backend can't see the client IP because the reverse proxy silently dropped it. Here's why and how to fix it right.
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Log Rotation for Self-Hosted Apps
Your app is logging to a single file. It's 50GB now. Here's how to rotate logs before your disk dies.
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Cockpit vs Webmin: Managing Your Linux Server Without the Terminal (Sometimes)
Cockpit vs Webmin compared: modern vs veteran Linux web admin panels. Install, features, and when to use each for server management without the terminal.