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…software. The NAS became an exception where it was almost entirely proprietary. Our data needs continued to grow, and I eventually needed to offload many of the services that were previously hosted…
You don't need an expensive GPU to run a local LLM that actually works
…Throw in a smart home platform like Home Assistant and your own self-hosted LLM, and you've got one powerful local setup. What is problematic when looking to self-host your…
I wanted a Synology home server until I realized it was designed to stop me from building one
…Over the last few years, Synology has also removed or restricted several features that enthusiasts and self-hosters relied on. In 2024, the company discontinued Video Station, its built-in media management…
My entire homelab runs on an 8-year-old laptop most people would throw away
…With this foundation, I started replacing paid services that I used regularly with self-hosted alternatives. Immich replaced Google Photos for me AI-powered backups without the subscription Google Photos and Apple…
I tried running a full desktop OS inside a browser tab, and it actually works for real work
…You can even self-host it Run your operating system on a NAS One thing that's extra cool about Puter is that you can also self-host the entire platform using…
I turned a mini PC into a 24/7 remote workstation, and KVM-over-IP was only half the story
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I built a Plex server to escape streaming app fatigue — and it actually worked
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I thought I needed a GPU for local LLMs until I tried this lean model
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Cloudflare Mesh gave me everything Tailscale did, minus another company in my network
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