Windows 11's system requirements killed my old laptop — so I made it a home server instead
…It takes care of port mappings, file system concerns, and other default settings, and is regularly updated with bug fixes and security updates. See at Docker
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I stopped exposing half my self-hosted services to the internet, and nothing broke
…Not only was I concerned about security, but I also finally had fewer services running through Pangolin. That meant simple routing, fewer authentication pages, and a cleaner reverse proxy configuration. By default…
For the first time, Windows 11 has a wall that workarounds can't break, and it sets a dangerous precedent
…It sets a precedent What other blocks will come? This particular CPU instruction set may not make much of a difference to the vast majority of people, but it sets a concerning…
Denuvo is finally dead, and the industry's response could be far worse than piracy
…Slowly but surely, though, the industry quietly came to accept Denuvo as a necessary evil despite performance concerns and community backlash. Sure, cracks did exist, but they took a long while to…
My ISP stuck me behind CGNAT, and a free Cloudflare tunnel made my home server reachable again
…No need to change any settings on your router, no public address needed, and it's as secure as the service that you're hosting. In practice, the setup is two containers…
I tried multiple self-hosted dashboards but keep coming back to Glance
…Some apps don't work with iFrames due to security concerns, but support bypassing them by editing the configuration file. I won’t hide the fact that editing the YML feels confusing…
The self-hosted ecosystem has a duplication problem, and that's killing the projects you depend on
…That's what concerns me about vibe coding. Creating another project is becoming easier, but keeping it healthy isn't. AI can help me build features quickly, but it can't replace…
A modern NAS replaced my smart home hub, backup solution, and media server
…It takes care of port mappings, file system concerns, and other default settings, and is regularly updated with bug fixes and security updates. See at Docker
I bought a Coral accelerator for Frigate and couldn't get it to work — turns out I didn't need it anyway
…The primary cause of concern is the deprecated nature of the device. Better solutions include Intel OpenVINO, an Nvidia GPU, or some other detector path. Coral-powered detection is still worthwhile, but…
An AI found a $500k WordPress exploit in 10 hours for $25 — and that's the least worrying part
…Sign in to your XDA account A security researcher recently gave an advanced AI model the WordPress source code and asked it to find a path from an unauthenticated request to remote…