Most people waste their GPU's potential, but I found a way to use every spare cycle
…It'll transcode any formats your client can't play back, but there is one reason you might want to re-encode your library. That's space on your NAS. Hard drive…
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I replaced enterprise gear with a $50 compact PC, and my power bill thanked me
…Not only am I saving considerably on draining our battery storage, but it's quieter and takes up less space. Choosing the right compact PCs Just pick one with everything you need…
After self-hosting everything, here's what I still pay for and why it's worth it
…This subscription can be eliminated if you strike a deal with your buddy to host each other's offsite backups on the other person's NAS, but I don't have that…
I finally ditched Letterboxd for this self-hosted movie tracker and I am never looking back
…That's what finally pushed me towards installing Yamtrack on my NAS. This open-source tool solves a simple problem: keeping all my media tracking in one place. The tool is a…
Stop upgrading your CPU for media server transcoding; a used GPU does it better
…On the software side, older GPUs can be finicky with newer Linux kernels, especially AMD on older GCN cards. There are a few hardware acceleration quirks on Jellyfin and Plex, such as…
I replaced 5 expensive student subscriptions with these self-hosted apps
…If you already have a NAS or small server running, Stirling PDF is one of those apps that's easy to justify keeping around because you never quite know when you'll…
My home server now hosts my entire ebook collection, and this free container makes managing everything painless
…NAS-powered Calibre-Web and switched to a Docker container running inside a VM on my Proxmox home server. But as you’d expect, I ended up running out of space on…
The most important PC upgrade in 2026 might be the one that makes your old hardware easier to reuse
…Old laptops can now turn into dedicated Plex media servers, have home NAS applications , be turned into network-wide ad blockers, and even run lightweight Linux distributions. Much of it is thanks…
I turned my old Android phone into an iPod Classic, and it streams from my Navidrome server
…Today, I keep my entire music library on a Navidrome server running on my NAS. But much as I enjoy the experience of using Navidrome, truth be told, I haven't really…
I started my home lab with a mini PC instead of a Raspberry Pi, and the difference was massive
…It was a simple transition from using a NAS for everything to a dedicated platform for virtualization. I wasn't planning to run just one service. I wanted a small environment where…