5 self-hosted tools I prefer to install on every new PC
…Home Assistant OS Windows, macOS, Linux iOS compatible Yes Android compatible Yes Home Assistant is the best way to connect your smart home systems together. See at Apple App Store See at…
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I ignored BIOS updates for three years until I realized they were fixing my entire platform
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…
n8n, Dify, and Ollama might be the best self-hosted AI automation stack right now
…It lets you run open models locally through a REST API and supports OpenAI-compatible endpoints. That makes it easy to connect with tools that already expect that format. All three tools…
I've been running Vaultwarden on my Proxmox home server for two years, and I don't miss LastPass
…Likewise, I used to avoid self-hosted password managers when I first jumped into the FOSS ecosystem, partly because they seemed too complex to deploy, and also because I was worried I…
The Pi Zero 2 W is the only Raspberry Pi that makes sense right now
…Sign in to your XDA account As the very device that got me into single-board computers, DIY projects, and (to some extent) the Linux ecosystem, the Raspberry Pi holds a special…
I replaced 6 paid subscriptions with a homelab on an old laptop — here's the full stack
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…
Wine has been translating Windows games to Linux since 1993, but Proton is what made it effortless
…Wine is the foundation that everything builds on, a compatibility layer started in 1993 that reimplements the Windows API one function at a time. Proton is the gaming-focused compatibility stack built…
I replaced my core Windows 11 apps with open-source alternatives — and I don't regret it
…He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS…
Your next home lab upgrade isn't a shiny new motherboard, it's someone's old workstation
…Once you step into the home lab ecosystem, the inflation is far worse – to the point where the recommended server starter kit has changed dramatically. Factor in the obnoxious price tags on…
My Fire TV Stick is infinitely better ever since I enabled this hidden setting
…Sign in to your XDA account By default, Amazon locks your device down to its curated ecosystem. This means you miss out on powerful media players, custom launchers, and niche streaming tools…