self-hosting

If you do self-hosting, run a home lab, or manage a small VPS, you’re probably familiar with Portainer. It’s the de-facto standard: a powerful, all-encompassing “Swiss Army knife” for Docker.

But let’s be honest: sometimes the Swiss Army knife is too heavy when you just need to peel an apple.

Recently I discovered Dockge — a tool from the same developer as the popular Uptime Kuma. It made me completely rethink how I manage containers. In this article I’ll explain why Dockge can be the perfect replacement for Portainer in many scenarios.

In a world where data volume grows faster than GPU prices, the question “Where to store files?” becomes critical. Google Drive and iCloud are convenient but expensive and not unlimited. External hard drives are unreliable. Ready-made solutions from Synology or QNAP are good, but hit the wallet.

Enter TrueNAS. It’s an operating system that turns a regular computer into a powerful enterprise-grade network-attached storage (NAS).

Let’s figure out why TrueNAS is so popular, what challenges you’ll face, and whether this system is right for you.

Introduction

We are used to using convenient services like Google Meet or Zoom. But what if you are a doctor, mentor, or consultant for whom privacy and full control over client data are crucial? Let’s compare two popular tools: Jitsi Meet and Google Meet, and figure out which one is better suited for professional work.

What is Jitsi Meet?

Jitsi Meet is not just a video conferencing service but a full-fledged platform with open-source code. It can be used via the public server (meet.jit.si) or deployed on your own server for complete control.

n8n + Appwrite: An Open-Source Firebase Alternative for Self-Hosting

We’ve already explored Supabase and Firebase — now it’s time to look at Appwrite, a powerful and fully open-source BaaS platform designed for self-hosting and complete data control.

If you want to build a backend on your own infrastructure, Appwrite can be the perfect partner in combination with n8n.

What Is Appwrite?

Appwrite is a full-featured Backend as a Service (BaaS) platform with open-source code. It provides REST APIs for most features a modern application needs: