Self-Hosting | page 16 of 22

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

Podman vs Docker for self-hosting, measured on my machine

Podman vs Docker for self-hosting, tested on my own machine: startup is a tie, rootless pasta won every throughput run, and dockerd idles at 144 MB.

Btrfs vs ZFS: which filesystem protects your data better?

Compare Btrfs and ZFS for data protection: checksumming, RAID, snapshots, compression, and speed. ZFS for NAS, Btrfs for single-disk desktops.

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.

Wall tiled three ways: a strict grey ceramic grid, glowing glass tiles sliding into place, and prefab panels with lamps and plants

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.

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

PCIe bifurcation splits one x16 slot into x4 links for up to four NVMe drives on a $25 adapter. See which CPUs allow 4x4 and how to verify it in Linux.