Self-Hosting

How to run your own servers, Docker stacks, and self-hosted services without losing weekends to config files.

Build a fanless home server for under $300: silent, efficient, and powerful

Build a fanless home server under $300 with an Intel N150/N305 mini PC. Silent 6-15W builds run Home Assistant, Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and WireGuard.

Podman vs Docker for self-hosting: I measured the difference

I benchmarked Podman against Docker for my self-hosted stack: startup is a tie, pasta won every throughput run, dockerd idles at 144 MB.

Hyprland vs Sway vs COSMIC: best Wayland compositor for developers in 2026

Compare Sway, Hyprland, and COSMIC Wayland compositors. Covers tiling models, display handling, plugin ecosystems, and stability for your workflow.

The state of consumer SBCs in 2026: trends, trials, and the RISC-V frontier

The SBC market shifted toward industrial buyers and priced out hobbyists. RISC-V boards and microcontrollers now fill the gap Raspberry Pi once had.

30W solar Raspberry Pi server: off-grid setup

Build a self-sufficient solar-powered Raspberry Pi server with a 30W solar panel, 12.8V LiFePO4 battery, and charge controller for off-grid operation.

PCIe bifurcation: add 4 NVMe drives for $25-50 per adapter

PCIe bifurcation splits one x16 slot into four x4 lanes, so you can add up to four NVMe drives on a $25 adapter at full per-drive bandwidth.