I set up a home server for the first time and these 5 apps changed everything
…In my case, my old gaming PC was begging for some sort of home, and instead of being relegated to storage, I decided to install Proxmox on it and give it a…
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I ditched Plex, Google Photos, and iCloud for self-hosted alternatives, and Pangolin made it actually work
1d agoI ditched my gaming PC for cloud gaming when hardware prices spiraled out of control
4d agoI integrated Claude with Adobe without paying for Creative Cloud, and it took my graphics workflow to the next level
1w agoI replaced cloud LLMs with local models running off a Proxmox LXC, and the performance trade-off was worth it
1w agoFree open-source apps do everything I need from Microsoft 365, except cost money
…In her spare time she plays video games and geeks out about the latest tech. Sign in to your XDA account After years of avoiding Microsoft's subscription for its office and…
6 Proxmox LXCs I set up once and never think about again
Ayush Pande Apr 9, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
I got rid of my Ring doorbell and my home actually feels more secure
Jasmine Mannan Mar 21, 2026, 3:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I put Google's Gemma 4 on my homelab and Tailscale on my phone — and cancelled Claude Pro
…While I used to game once or twice a day, now I only think about gaming on a free weekend. The 4070 Ti spent most of its life doing nothing because, in…
I replaced NotebookLM with this free tool that uses my local LLMs
Ayush Pande May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with…
Local AI has a hardware accessibility problem, and the answer to it isn't RTX Spark
…A lifelong tech enthusiast who has built three gaming and productivity powerhouse PCs since 2018, his passion for technology keeps him closely following the semiconductor industry, from NVIDIA and AMD to ARM…
Home Assistant's local LLM support outperforms Gemini for Home, and Google knows it
…In comparison, Gemini’s cloud dependency adds noticeable latency, especially on reasoning-heavy commands, and that’s before hitting the daily limits. Gemini for Home’s limitations are visible in practice Cloud…
Your NAS is wasted if it is just a dumb storage box — you can do a lot more with it
…Once you have the right hardware, you can take your self-hosting game to a whole new level. You can also turn your NAS into a home server if you like to…
Running Claude Code locally saved me money, but that wasn't even the real win
…You don't need a dedicated AI box or heavy workstation GPUs (though I have used both), and I've moved to serving my LLMs from my gaming PC . I've found…