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Secure External Access

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:45:00 +0200

A practical comparison of Cloudflare Tunnel, Pangolin, Tailscale, Nginx Proxy Manager, and port forwarding for exposing self-hosted services.

Private Downloads Guide

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:40:00 +0200

A practical map for running private download clients with Docker, qBittorrent or Transmission, and Gluetun as a VPN network container.

Privacy Communication Tools

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:35:00 +0200

A reusable reference for privacy-oriented communication tools: Matrix, Conduit, Synapse, Signal TLS Proxy, IRC clients, Cabal, Mastodon, and alternative frontends.

Matrix Conduit - Lightweight Matrix Server with Docker

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:20:00 +0200

Matrix Conduit is a lightweight Matrix homeserver written in Rust. This guide uses Docker Compose, RocksDB persistence, a local Element test workflow, and the Home-Lab compose config to run a private Matrix server before deciding whether to expose it publicly.

Herdr - Terminal Workspace Manager for AI Coding Agents

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0200

Herdr is a terminal-native workspace manager for AI coding agents. It keeps agents in real terminal panes, adds workspaces, tabs, mouse-native splits, detach and reattach, status detection, remote SSH attach, official agent integrations, and a local socket API for automation.

Voicebox - Local AI Voice Studio for Speech, Dictation, and Agents

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:50:00 +0200

Voicebox is a local AI voice studio for cloning voices, generating speech, dictating into apps, transcribing captures, adding effects, composing stories, and giving AI agents voices through REST and MCP. It ships a Tauri desktop app, FastAPI backend, web UI, Docker setup, and multiple local TTS/STT engines.

Herdr

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Herdr is a native terminal tool rather than a Docker service. Use the guide for install options, shortcuts, and the local binary trial notes.

Matrix Conduit

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Matrix Conduit is a lightweight Matrix homeserver option for running private or federated chat infrastructure with Docker.

Voicebox

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Voicebox is a local AI voice studio with Docker support, REST endpoints, and MCP tools for giving agents a voice.

Chatterbox - Local Open-Source Text-to-Speech by Resemble AI

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0200

Chatterbox is Resemble AI’s MIT-licensed open-source text-to-speech toolkit. It ships Python APIs, Gradio demos, English and multilingual models, voice conversion, Turbo inference, paralinguistic tags, and built-in Perth watermarking. It is not a Docker-first self-hosted app; it is a local ML package where GPU access matters.

ComfyUI-Qwen-TTS - Qwen3 Voice Nodes for ComfyUI

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:45:00 +0100

ComfyUI-Qwen-TTS is a custom-node pack for running Qwen3-TTS workflows inside ComfyUI: text-to-speech, zero-shot voice cloning, designed voices, saved speakers, multi-role dialogue, and experimental fine-tuning.

Playwright - Browser Automation That Saves the Rendered Page

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200

Playwright is more than an end-to-end testing framework. For self-hosters and developers, it is a reliable way to automate a real browser, keep an authenticated profile, wait for hydrated content, and save the DOM the user actually sees.

CloakBrowser - Stealth Chromium for Automation

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:20:21 +0100

CloakBrowser wraps a custom Chromium build with Python and JavaScript APIs for browser automation, testing, and controlled fingerprint research. This post reviews its architecture, Docker path, humanized interaction layer, and important licensing caveats.

Bitchat - Decentralized Mesh Messaging

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:20:21 +0100

Bitchat is a native iOS and macOS messaging app built around local Bluetooth mesh, Nostr fallback, and privacy-first design. This review looks at its architecture, protocol choices, build workflow, and why decentralized messaging projects like this matter.

Self-Hosting Gonic - Music Streaming Server with Docker

Sat, 23 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Gonic is a lightweight self-hosted music streaming server with Subsonic API compatibility, letting you stream your own music library from any compatible client. This post covers how to deploy it with Docker Compose.

Self-Hosting Gotify - Push Notifications with Docker

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Gotify is a lightweight self-hosted push notification server that lets you send alerts from scripts, cron jobs, or IoT devices to any connected client. This post covers deploying Gotify with Docker Compose and a PostgreSQL backend.

Self-Hosting Home Assistant with Docker

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Home Assistant is the leading open-source home automation platform, supporting thousands of devices and keeping all your data local. This post covers the Docker Compose deployment using the LinuxServer image.

Self-Hosting Hoppscotch - Open-Source API Testing with Docker

Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Hoppscotch is a lightweight, browser-based API client that supports REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, and MQTT testing. This post shows how to run it locally with Docker in minutes.

Self-Hosting n8n - Workflow Automation with Docker

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

n8n is an open-source workflow automation tool that lets you connect apps, build pipelines, and automate tasks with a visual editor. This post covers how to deploy n8n with Docker Compose using a PostgreSQL backend.

Self-Hosting Immich - Google Photos Alternative with Docker

Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

Immich is a feature-rich, self-hosted alternative to Google Photos with mobile apps, facial recognition, and automatic backup. This post walks through deploying Immich using the official Docker Compose setup.

Self-Hosting eKuiper - Edge Stream Processing with Docker

Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

eKuiper is an open-source edge stream processing engine from the LF Edge project that lets you filter, transform, and route IoT data using SQL-like rules. This post covers deploying eKuiper with Docker and connecting it to an MQTT broker.

Self-Hosting ESPHome with Docker

Fri, 08 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

ESPHome is a YAML-driven firmware framework for ESP8266 and ESP32 microcontrollers that integrates natively with Home Assistant. This post shows how to run the ESPHome dashboard with Docker so you can manage all your devices from a browser.

Self-Hosting EMQX - MQTT Broker with Docker

Fri, 01 May 2026 10:00:00 +0100

EMQX is a high-performance open-source MQTT broker designed to connect IoT devices, microcontrollers, and sensors at any scale. This post shows how to get EMQX running with Docker in minutes.

Velxio - Arduino Emulator That Runs Entirely in Your Browser

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0100

Velxio is a browser-based Arduino and embedded systems emulator supporting 19 microcontroller boards and 5 CPU architectures. Write code in Monaco Editor, compile in-browser, simulate components visually, and test everything without hardware—no local installation required.

VeloMate - Self-Hosted Cycling Analytics Without Strava Premium

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0100

VeloMate is a self-hosted cycling analytics platform that brings TeslaMate-style tracking to your training data. Automatically ingest activities from Strava, compute advanced fitness metrics locally (no premium required), visualize with Grafana dashboards, and plan intelligent routes using real OpenStreetMap data.

Exposing Services with no Port Forwarding: Pangolin with Docker

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:20:21 +0100

How to expose home services running on a Raspberry Pi or any home server to the internet without forwarding any router port and without publishing your home IP — using Pangolin (server on a cheap VPS) + Newt (client at home) + a Cloudflare-managed domain.

Understanding Open Source Licenses

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:20:21 +0100

Understand the differences between permissive and copyleft licenses, learn which ones are best for commercial use, and discover how to stay compliant.

Self-Hosting and HTTPs with Traefik

Sat, 31 May 2025 19:39:00 +0100

How to use Traefik and Setup Cloudflare DNS Challenge to get HTTPs on all your HomeLab Applications.

Self-Host Commento with Docker: A Privacy-Focused Commenting System

Thu, 29 May 2025 13:04:57 +0200

Introduction to Commento

Commento is an open-source, lightweight, and privacy-focused commenting system that you can self-host.

Unlike traditional commenting systems, Commento doesn’t track your users, respects their privacy, and is fully compliant with GDPR and other privacy regulations.

Why Choose Commento?

Privacy-focused: No tracking, no ads, no analytics
Lightweight: Fast-loading with minimal JavaScript
Open Source: Full control over your data, with MIT license
Markdown Support: Format your comments easily
Email Notifications: Get notified of new comments
Moderation Tools: Full control over comments

And…anonymous comments!

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

A server with Docker and Docker Compose installed
A domain name pointing to your server (recommended)
Basic knowledge of Docker and the command line

Installation with Docker Compose

First, create a new directory for your Commento setup:

mkdir commento && cd commento

Create a docker-compose.yml file with the following content:

version: '3'

services:
  commento:
    image: registry.gitlab.com/commento/commento
    container_name: commento
    restart: always
    environment:
      - COMMENTO_ORIGIN=https://yourdomain.com
      - COMMENTO_PORT=8080
      - COMMENTO_POSTGRES=postgres://commento:yourpassword@postgres:5432/commento?sslmode=disable
      - COMMENTO_GZIP_STATIC=true
    depends_on:
      - postgres
    ports:
      - "8080:8080"
  
  postgres:
    image: postgres:13-alpine
    container_name: commento_postgres
    restart: always
    environment:
      - POSTGRES_USER=commento
      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=yourpassword
      - POSTGRES_DB=commento
    volumes:
      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data

volumes:
  postgres_data:

Replace the following values in the docker-compose.yml:

Self-Hostable F/OSS Note-Taking Tools

Sun, 25 May 2025 14:20:06 +0200

Dive into Memos, Many Notes, and SilverBullet – three powerful F/OSS note-taking tools that prioritize data ownership and privacy through easy self-hosting with Docker.

Self-Hosting Many Notes: Your Markdown Files, Your Control

Sat, 24 May 2025 13:35:10 +0200

Many Notes offers a powerful web-based Markdown note-taking experience with the ultimate control of direct filesystem access for your data, easily deployable with Docker.

Memos: Self-Hostable Feed of Thoughts & Notes

Sat, 24 May 2025 12:59:30 +0200

Memos offers a simple, fast, and self-hostable way to manage your notes and personal knowledge. Take full control of your personal knowledge

Eigenfocus: Self-Host Your Project, Time, and Focus Hub

Sat, 24 May 2025 08:43:06 +0200

Learn to deploy Eigenfocus on your own server using Docker, bringing robust project and time management under your complete control.

Self-Host Raneto: OSS Markdown Knowledge Base

Sat, 24 May 2025 00:14:19 +0200

An in-depth guide to self-hosting Raneto, a lightweight, file-based knowledge base system powered by Markdown and Node.js. Learn deployment options, configuration settings, and best practices for managing your own documentation hub.

Self-Host a Joplin Server: Open Source Note-Taking

Fri, 23 May 2025 08:20:21 +0100

A step-by-step guide to deploying Joplin Server with Docker Compose, exploring its features, modules, and best practices for a secure, self-hosted note-taking solution.

Self-Hosting SilverBullet with Docker: Your Local-First PKM

Thu, 22 May 2025 19:39:00 +0100

Local-first, markdown-based personal knowledge management system with SilverBullet on Docker.

F/OSS Web Analytics Tools for a Better Internet

Wed, 21 May 2025 10:20:21 +0100

Discover F/OSS alternatives to Google Analytics, giving you control over your data and respecting user privacy.

Keeping Your Self-Hosted Services Up-to-Date with Watchtower

Sun, 18 May 2025 23:20:21 +0100

Setting up watchtower.

Self-Hosting Vince: Open Source Web Analytics

Sat, 17 May 2025 10:20:21 +0100

Learn to deploy and manage Vince, a zero-dependency self-hosted web analytics platform. Explore its architecture, modules, key algorithms and Docker deployment.

Liwan: Easy & Privacy-First Web Analytics

Sat, 17 May 2025 08:20:21 +0100

Liwan is a self-hosted, privacy-first web analytics platform written in Rust, featuring real-time dashboards, lightweight tracking, and customizable deployments. This guide covers features, architecture and deployment with Docker.

Checkmate: Self-Hosted Uptime & Infrastructure Monitoring

Fri, 16 May 2025 08:20:21 +0100

SelfHosting Checkmate for monitoring application providing real-time uptime, performance, and infrastructure metrics. It features customizable dashboards, email alerts, and status pages. You get full control of your data, scale to thousands of monitors, and deploy easily with Docker Compose.

Rybbit Analytics: Self-Hosted Web & Product Analytics

Thu, 15 May 2025 19:20:21 +0100

An overview of Rybbit Analytics: architecture, key features, modules, dependencies, and self-hosted deployment.

LumenOne: Open-Source Effortless Self-Hosted Web Management

Wed, 14 May 2025 19:20:21 +0100

Explore LumenOne, the free and open-source alternative to Plesk, built for self-reliant webmasters. Discover its architecture, modules, and how to deploy it on your own infrastructure.

FileBrowser: Simple, Self-Hostable Web File Manager You Didn't Know You Needed

Sun, 11 May 2025 23:20:21 +0100

Take control of your files with this lightweight, self-hostable web file manager.

Take Control of Your Links - Exploring Open-Source URL Shorteners

Thu, 08 May 2025 19:20:21 +0100

F/OSS url shorteners and how to set them up with docker. Snapp URL shortener with Container Setup.

Medama Analytics Self-Hosting Guide

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:20:21 +0100

Medama Analytics offers a lightweight, self-hostable, privacy-first analytics platform, featuring a tiny cookie-free JavaScript tracker, Go-based API server, and React TypeScript dashboard. This review covers core modules, key algorithms, dependencies, and comprehensive deployment strategies using Docker or Fly.io, along with best practices for configuration, monitoring, and scaling.

[Setup] URl Shortener with Sink and Cloudflare

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 00:20:21 +0100

Sink, the F/OSS url shorteners you can setup with CLoudflare

Network Deep Dive: Understanding and Using Wireshark with Docker

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100

Setting up and using Wireshark within a Docker environment.

Self-hosting Swetrix: Open Source Analytics with Docker

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 19:20:21 +0100

This guide explores self-hosting Swetrix Analytics, detailing setup with Docker containers, Nest.js backend, Remix frontend, MySQL & Clickhouse databases. Gaininsights into project structure, dependencies, and deployment best practices for open source, privacy-focused web analytics. Also covers static code analysis, modulebreakdown, configuration, and version release notes.

Neko Browser: Self-Hosting Your Private Browsing Experience

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 22:20:21 +0100

Enhancing privacy with Neko Browser. How to SelfHost Neko browser with Docker.

AdventureLog - SelfHostable Trip Planner

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:20:21 +0100

Want a beautiful and organized way to track your past adventures? Lets SelfHost AdventureLog with docker!

AirTrail - Your flight history with OSS

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:20:21 +0100

With AirTrail you can track and visualize your flight travel history. Learn how to setup AirTrail with Docker.

Running DeepSeek v3 locally. With Open Source.

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:20:21 +0100

DeepSeekv3 is an open source model. Learn how to run it locally in your own computer (even with CPU only). Powered by Ollama and Open Web UI.

Open Web UI - Using Ollama. Done Simpler

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:20:21 +0100

Run models locally. Use Ollama with Open Web UI to get a confortable interface for LLMs.

Why markdown matters and can help you with the Notes

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:20:21 +0100

Markdown is just amazing. For note taking and even website creation

Simple Web Analytics with Tianji

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:20:21 +0100

Website Analytics + Uptime Monitor + Server Status with one docker container. Simply Tianji.

Self-Hosting FreshRSS: Reclaim Your Attention and Subscribe Privately

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 23:20:21 +0100

A step-by-step guide to self-hosting FreshRSS with Docker on your server.

Better Server security with Fail2Ban

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 23:20:21 +0100

Setting up Fail2Ban with NGINX with Docker.

Different ways to Host your Static Website

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Alternative ways to Host Static Websites. Get a Web SSG generated for free and use it with your own domain. Propietary Free Tiers vs SelfHosting Static Sites.

LibreChat and A recap on F/OSS LLMs Tools and how to use them in 2024

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 00:20:21 +0100

Setup LibreChat with docker. Compared with different ways to setup LLMs locally - From Ollama to PrivateGPT

A Container Recap for All

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 23:20:21 +0100

How to setup Containers to create apps and SelfHost reliably.

How to setup Elia AI ClI

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Setup Elia AI CLI with docker to work with different LLMs: Open and Private ones

HUGO: Migrating the Site to Hextra

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Im migrating this site from HUGO PaperMod to HUGO Hextra. A Recap on HUGO and SSGs. What Ive learnt so far.

How to customize the Hugo Blowfish Theme

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 23:20:21 +0100

You might have heard about Wordpress. Today, you will learn how to create your website with another Free Open Source alternative, HUGO. Which offer a much faster response.

Self-Hosting Gitlab CE with Docker

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 23:20:21 +0100

An alternative to Github or BB to track your projects code history.

Creating Invoices with F/OSS - Serverless Invoices and More

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 23:20:21 +0100

How to use open source projects (serverless invoices and react invoices) for your business

What do I enjoy SelfHosting so far? Basket of Services with TailScale

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 23:20:21 +0100

My favourite Service to SelfHost as of August 2024. Together with Tailscale Docker Container

SelfHosting your Static Websites

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:20:21 +0100

How create and host a website based on open source software. Hosting your SSG generated websites.

Creating a CV with Open Source

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Free Tools to Create a Powerful Curriculum. Selfhosting Open Resume and reactive resume

Open Source Tools To Create Presentations: MARP and more

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Stay Productive with this Free and Open Source Tools to Create PPTs: Marp, SliDev and Remark

Running a Tor Node: Bridges and Middle Relays with Docker

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Exploring the TOR network: Setting up Tor Bridges and Middle Relays with Docker.

Quick UI's for AI Projects in Pure Python

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Quickly Prototype Gen AI Web Apps in pure Python.

Presentations for Developers - SliDev

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Presentations for Developers - How to use SliDev to Create PPTs with Code

Free Tools For Diagramming

Wed, 15 May 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Stay Productive with this Free and Open Source Diagramming Tools.

The Power of Next.js to Make a Free Website

Thu, 02 May 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Next.js is not just for server-side rendering. Build a static sites that are fast, secure, and scalable. NextJS is great if you are a developers looking to enhance your web projects.

SelfHosting Dify AI: No Code AI Apps

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:20:21 +0100

Selfhosting Dify AI with Docker. Vector Database for Gen AI Projects.

Pezzo AI - Free AI Platform

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 23:20:21 +0100

A guide on how to use Pezzo AI with Docker - The developer first AI Platform.

MetaGPT: Open Source Multi-Agent Framework

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Develope your ideas faster with MetaGPT - F/OSS AI Multi Agent Framework.

Fast AI Apps with SQL - MindsDB

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Connect your data to a full ecosystem of state-of-the-art of ML and LLMs with MindsDB

Torrenting with Transmission and VPN (Proton and Nord VPN)

Sat, 09 Mar 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Self-hosting Transmission using Docker (and VPN: Gluetun with Proton or Nord VPN). Use P2P responsibely while keeping your privacy.

SelfHosting ChatWoot - Customer Engagement Platform

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 00:20:21 +0100

SelHosting ChatWoot - Open-source live-chat, email support, omni-channel desk. An alternative to Intercom, Zendesk, Salesforce Service Cloud.

FlowiseAI: AI Apps with Low Code UI

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Developing LLMs APPs faster with UI together with Flowise AI. Start your Low Code AI journey.

How to Manage Python Dependencies (for AI and not Only)

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 23:20:21 +0100

The fastest way to start trying Generative AI Python Projects that have been open sourced. Get the dependencies right and run simply run them.

Cloudflared

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

Dify

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

Excalidraw

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

Joplin

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

Ollama

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

qBittorrent

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

The Ultimate Self-Hosted Note-Taking Comparison

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A practical map of self-hosted and local-first note-taking tools: Joplin, Logseq, SilverBullet, Memos, Many Notes, Trilium, and Obsidian.

Traefik

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

Transmission

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Detailed information about the app can go here, or just stick to the frontmatter for the directory view.

Making Ollama Better - OLLama Web UI

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 23:20:21 +0100

OLLama is an amazing project. And Ollama Web UI makes it even better. Control your local LLMs with this F/OSS UI built on top of Ollama.

Vector DBs? Local LLMs? How to Setup Vector Admin

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 23:20:21 +0100

Managing VectorDBs with UI with to VectorAdmin. SelfHost VectorAdmin with Docker and use it with Local VectorDBs.

AdventureLog