I replaced Portainer, Grafana, and Prometheus with this stack
…Sign in to your XDA account After spending a few weeks running self-hosted tools individually on a puny Raspberry Pi Zero, I made the shift to Docker. Containerizing self-hosted tools…
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Plex slaps a price increase on Remote Watch Pass subscriptions
…Introductory pricing ends June 1st, 2026; renewals move to the new subscription price Higher Watch Pass costs could push non-Plex Pass users to Jellyfin or other self-hosted alternatives. If you…
I installed Immich Power Tools to fix my 170,000-photo library, and it saved me weeks of work
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
I finally organized my Docker Compose files and saved myself hours of time
…He writes for XDA-Developers, where he focuses on topics like productivity, networking, self-hosting, and more. Over the years, his work has also appeared in leading publications such as Android Police…
I blocked my devices from bypassing my DNS server with one firewall rule
…Self-hosting a DNS server intercepts all outbound DNS traffic, redirecting it to an internal server, stopping as many clients from accessing external services as possible. This is wonderful for a home…
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…
Chrome Remote Desktop is an okay TeamViewer alternative, this free, open-source tool is better than both
…Related I tried every method to remotely access my PC, and this self-hosted method is the best and actually works consistently Bid adieu to TeamViewer and the likes Chrome Remote Desktop…
Cloudflare Mesh gave me everything Tailscale did, minus another company in my network
…Related I used a Cloudflare Tunnel to self-host Nextcloud, and I wish I’d thought of it sooner After days of struggling to set up my self-hosted Nextcloud instance, Cloudflare…
A $40 label maker and QR codes completely changed how I manage my home lab
…Sign in to your XDA account Building out a serious network for the home can completely transform how everyone interacts with self-hosted content and other devices on the LAN. It's…
Building my own NAS taught me why prebuilt enclosures are holding you back
…This was ample system memory for running a few self-hosted apps and services. NAS devices used to be solely for stashing data, at least that's what I always believed. But…