Self-Hosting

Practical guides for self-hosting open-source software — Docker deployments, VPS setup, reverse proxies, monitoring, and more. Take back control of your data and infrastructure.

Kuvasz uptime monitoring dashboard cover with status checks, SSL expiry, DNS, TCP, and incident timeline panels
9 min read

Kuvasz - Self-Hosted Uptime and SSL Monitoring

A source-first look at Kuvasz, a self-hosted uptime and SSL monitoring service with status pages, YAML configuration, …

Monitoring Self-Hosting Docker
LanGuard dashboard showing LAN device inventory and network status
9 min read

LanGuard - Self-Hosted LAN Visibility

A practical look at LanGuard, a self-hosted LAN discovery and device monitoring dashboard with Docker deployment, a …

Self-Hosting Docker Networking
ntfy self-hosted push notifications cover
15 min read

ntfy - Self-Hosted Push Notifications with Docker

Self-host ntfy with Docker for curl-friendly push notifications from scripts, monitoring jobs, and homelab automations.

Self-Hosting Docker Notifications
Slink self-hosted image sharing cover
7 min read

Slink - Self-Hosted Image Sharing Platform

Run Slink as a self-hosted image sharing platform with private links, collections, tags, ShareX integration, SSO/OIDC, …

Self-Hosting Docker Image Sharing
Technitium DNS Server self-hosted DNS with DoH DoT DoQ and ad blocking
11 min read

Technitium DNS Server - Self-Host DNS with Ad Blocking and Encrypted Queries

Technitium DNS Server is a self-hosted DNS with ad blocking, DoH/DoT/DoQ, DNSSEC, DHCP, clustering and a full web …

Self-Hosting Docker Security
NoteDiscovery self-hosted knowledge base cover
7 min read

NoteDiscovery - Self-Hosted Markdown Knowledge Base

Run NoteDiscovery with Docker as a self-hosted Markdown knowledge base with search, backlinks, themes, plugins, sharing, …

Self-Hosting Docker Markdown
Kiln Controller web interface showing a kiln firing schedule graph
7 min read

Kiln Controller - Raspberry Pi Kiln Control

Kiln Controller turns a Raspberry Pi into a web-enabled electric kiln controller with firing profiles, PID tuning, …

Raspberry Pi Hardware Self-Hosting
PiGallery2 directory-first photo gallery running on a home server
9 min read

PiGallery2 - A Lightweight, Directory-First Photo Gallery

Run PiGallery2 with Docker to browse an existing photo library while keeping the original folders read-only.

Self-Hosting Docker Media
Self-hosted Ente dashboard with encrypted photos, authenticator codes, and secure documents
9 min read

Self-Hosting Ente - E2EE Photos, Auth, and Locker

A practical look at self-hosting Ente, the AGPL-3.0 end-to-end encrypted cloud platform for Photos, Auth, Locker, …

Self-Hosting Docker Privacy
copyparty browser file manager with folders, thumbnails, and media files
7 min read

copyparty - Portable Self-Hosted File Server

copyparty is a portable Python file server with resumable uploads, WebDAV, SFTP, FTP, media indexing, thumbnails, and …

Self-Hosting File Sharing Docker
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