Self-Hosting

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

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.

Self-host Plausible on a cheap VPS with Docker Compose: a 1 KB gzipped privacy-first tracking script, zero cookies, a real Google Analytics swap.

USB-C docking stations for dual-monitor Linux setups. Compare Thunderbolt 4 vs USB4, review top docks by price, and check kernel compatibility.

Systemd timers add logging, dependency management, and resource controls that cron lacks. A migration guide with units for backups, renewal, syncs.

NixOS version-controls your whole system: config, packages, services, dev shells. One flake lock makes two machines identical and ends drift.

Turn a Raspberry Pi into a KVM-over-IP device with PiKVM: hardware setup, software install, virtual media, multi-server switching, and Tailscale.