What I Self-Host | Clever Blog Title
https://viceconsole.fyi/blog/2026/10/10/what-i-self-host/
https://lobste.rs/s/j4tlzg/what_i_self_host
wiki-go: A modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform built with Go. · GitHub
https://github.com/leomoon-studios/wiki-go
A modern, feature-rich, databaseless flat-file wiki platform built with Go. - leomoon-studios/wiki-go
State of Homelab 2026 | Tech blog about the boring stuff.
https://mrlokans.work/posts/state-of-homelab-2026/
Evolution of a self-hosting hobby: from clueless to amateur.
some interesting suggestions here.
hn with more suggestions! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47746577
planka: PLANKA is the Kanban-style project mastering tool for everyone · GitHub
https://github.com/plankanban/planka
PLANKA is the Kanban-style project mastering tool for everyone - plankanban/planka
Trello alternative that looks good. Might be worth a try. License is a bit restrictive, but keep it internal and all good.
ScaleTail: Tailscale Sidecar Configurations for Docker · GitHub
https://github.com/tailscale-dev/ScaleTail
Tailscale Sidecar Configurations for Docker. Contribute to tailscale-dev/ScaleTail development by creating an account on GitHub.
Hister
https://hister.org/
Your Own
Search Engine
Full-text search across your files, visited sites and beyond.
Looks really good.
Also see: https://lobste.rs/s/xcknxz/indexical_private_local_first_memory_for
I Traced My Traffic Through a Home Tailscale Exit Node | Stonecharioteer on Tech
https://tech.stonecharioteer.com/posts/2026/tailscale-exit-nodes/
A practical deep dive into Tailscale exit nodes: route changes, traceroute evidence, DERP fallback, trust boundaries, and why this model can be free.
good detailed how to for exit nodes. prob worth it!
beszel: Lightweight server monitoring with historical data, docker stats, and alerts. · GitHub
https://github.com/henrygd/beszel
Lightweight server monitoring with historical data, docker stats, and alerts. - henrygd/beszel
Alternative to Pulse - might be better - see https://lobste.rs/c/x1dl1q
Tailscale’d Into Homelabbing | Lobsters
https://lobste.rs/s/abrpfr/tailscale_d_into_homelabbing
23 comments
A few ideas here including Pulse which I also bookmarked
Pulse: Real-time monitoring for Proxmox, Docker, and Kubernetes with AI-powered insights, smart alerts, and a beautiful unified dashboard · GitHub
https://github.com/rcourtman/Pulse
Real-time monitoring for Proxmox, Docker, and Kubernetes with AI-powered insights, smart alerts, and a beautiful unified dashboard - rcourtman/Pulse
Garage - An open-source distributed object storage service
https://garagehq.deuxfleurs.fr/
An open-source distributed object storage service tailored for self-hosting
s3 minio alternative nlnet funded - looks great
From Apple Photos to Immich | Baty.net
https://baty.net/posts/2025/12/from-apple-photos-to-immich/
I deleted my entire Apple Photes library and moved everything into a self-hosted Immich instance.
has good export command from apple photos in case anyone else needs it!
Running My Own XMPP Server » Danny
https://blog.dmcc.io/journal/xmpp-turn-stun-coturn-prosody/
Notes from setting up Prosody in Docker for federated messaging, with file sharing, voice calls, and end-to-end encryption.
Readeck
https://readeck.org/en/
Save interesting articles, long read, pictures, videos. Read or revisit them later.
Does seem like a more comprehensive version of Linkding
Disco — Self-hosted PaaS for teams outgrowing Render & Heroku
https://disco.cloud/
Disco is a self-hosted Heroku alternative for teams with many services and environments. Git push deploys, zero-downtime releases, amatic SSL, on your own servers at hardware cost.
I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47085483
Good article and some useful comments on hosting everything in Europe and choosing EU SaaS providers.
I finally understand the hardest part of self-hosting, and it’s not the setup
https://www.xda-developers.com/the-hardest-part-of-self-hosting-is-not-the-setup/
Self-hosting isn’t hard, living with it is
Why Self-Hosting and Open Source Matter More Than Ever | paco
https://paco.bearblog.dev/why-self-hosting-and-open-source-matter-more-than-ever/
Digital Privacy in 2025
Personal infrastructure setup 2026 | Lobsters
https://lobste.rs/s/fsqjwr/personal_infrastructure_setup_2026
17 comments
Self-hosting taught me which data actually matters
https://www.xda-developers.com/self-hosting-taught-me-which-data-actually-matters/
Do I need thousands of food pics?
Steadfast Self-Hosting - 📖 Home
https://selfhostbook.com/
This book will free your data and empower your users.
Self-hosting is being enshittified | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46416618
Self-hosting isn't the solution everyone thinks it is
https://www.xda-developers.com/self-hosting-not-solution-for-everyone/
There are limits when it comes to self-hosting as an alternative to Big Tech
Perkeep
https://perkeep.org/
Brad Fitz's interesting take on storing everything. Was camlistore. Got a major update on 2025-11-12
Karakeep
https://karakeep.app/
The Bookmark Everything app. Hoard links, notes, and images and they will get automatically tagged AI.
Comprehensive bookmark manager and site archiver plus more... more modern alternative to Archive Box etc - might be worth a look...
Why Nextcloud feels slow to use | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45798681
Show HN: One year of bewCloud (a simpler Nextcloud alternative) | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43125641
A file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav...
https://github.com/sigoden/dufs
A file server that supports static serving, uploading, searching, accessing control, webdav... - sigoden/dufs
Looks good and would be the one to use if you need something like this. Maybe for digital self sufficiency companies might use this
Stalwart Mail & Collaboration Server
https://stalw.art/
Open-source mail and collaboration server with JMAP, IMAP4, POP3, SMTP and WebDAV support and a wide range of modern features. Written in Rust and designed to be secure, fast, robust and scalable.
Why Self-host? | Roman Zipp
https://romanzipp.com/blog/why-a-homelab-why-self-host
Let me make the argument why you should start self-hosting more of your personal services.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45528342
Why I Ditched Spotify, and How I Set Up My Own Music Stack | LeshiCodes
https://leshicodes.github.io/blog/spotify-migration/
more good info on hn https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45133109 beware of complex systems!
🪴 About this website | Will Webberley
https://wilw.dev/this
About this website, privacy, and technology
Some good thoughts and self hosting info here - guy from Cardiff
Aspect
https://aspect.bildhuus.com/
Aspect is a digital asset manager (DAM) tailored towards photographers, supporting P2P synchronization for working with multiple devices, without the need for cloud storage
lightroom alternative from Nik software people
Music Assistant - Music Assistant
https://www.music-assistant.io/
Music Assistant is a music library manager for local and streaming providers
The future is not self-hosted, but self-sovereign | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44698899
good discussion
RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions
https://rustdesk.com/
RustDesk offers an open-source remote desktop solution with self-hosted server options. Perfect TeamViewer alternative for secure, private, and customizable remote access. Explore our professional on-premise licenses.
https://youtu.be/27apZcZrwks
pangolin: Tunneled Reverse Proxy Server with Identity and Access Control and Dashboard UI
https://github.com/fosrl/pangolin
Tunneled Reverse Proxy Server with Identity and Access Control and Dashboard UI - fosrl/pangolin
consider instead of tailscale or cloudflare tunnels for family access to services
stalwart: All-in-one Mail & Collaboration server. Secure, scalable and fluent in every protocol (IMAP, JMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV, WebDAV).
https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart
All-in-one Mail & Collaboration server. Secure, scalable and fluent in every protocol (IMAP, JMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV, WebDAV). - stalwartlabs/stalwart
Mox – modern, secure, all-in-one email server | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43261729
other suggestions in comments
GitHub - navidrome/navidrome: 🎧☁️ Your Personal Streaming Service
https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome/
🎧☁️ Your Personal Streaming Service. Contribute to navidrome/navidrome development by creating an account on GitHub.
music streaming like spotify, could replace plexamp plex?
Why I self host my servers and what I've recently learned | Hacker News
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41440855
lots of perspectives here... icluding this gys projects
https://github.com/anderspitman/awesome-tunneling
https://takingnames.io/blog/introducing-takingnames-io
Remotely access and share your self-hosted services
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4PDUXB_fg
We're going to use Tailscale and the reverse proxy Caddy to share self-hosted services on your Tailnet with friends and family.
Personal accounts are always free on Tailscale and can include up to 3 users and 100 devices. Get started today at https://tailscale.com/yt
In today's video we focus on Immich - a self-hosted photo backup tool, Audiobookshelf - an audiobook server, and Jellyfin - an open source media server.
Choose your own adventure in today's video and use it as a resource to share with friends or relatives who you'd like to be access your services. If you're looking for the chapter to send your remote users to, it's at 10:44 "instructions for remote users".
Free and OpenSource Photo Libraries | foss_photo_libraries
https://meichthys.github.io/foss_photo_libraries/
Free and Open Source Photo Libraries
Release Notes: How to make self-hosted maps that work everywhere and cost next to nothing • MuckRock
https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2024/feb/13/release-notes-how-to-make-self-hosted-maps-that-work-everywhere-cost-next-to-nothing-and-might-even-work-in-airplane-mode/
Can we build a better way to build — and maintain — maps? DocumentCloud developer Chris Amico shares his recent work exploring new advances and opportunities when it comes to self-hosting maps.