Self-Hosting

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

Glowing wireframe globe on a home study desk with news feed filaments streaming in, wired to a small local server tower

Watch 500 news feeds on your own PC with World Monitor

World Monitor puts 500 news feeds on a 3D globe you self host on your own PC. It runs on local Ollama with no API keys, and has an MCP server for agents.

Humans and robot agents seated together along a glowing chat channel, each stamping a unique key seal into a linked event chain

Buzz is a team chat you host and your AI agents work in it

Buzz team chat is Block's self hosted Slack alternative where AI agents join channels with their own keys. Nostr relay, Rust crates, full audit trail.

Niri's scrollable tiling might ruin every other window manager for you

A deep dive into niri, a Rust Wayland compositor with infinite horizontal window arrangement. Covers KDL config, daily workflow, and stack interop.

Fedora Silverblue, NixOS, or Vanilla OS: which immutable Linux holds up?

Immutable Linux keeps your root filesystem safe with atomic updates and instant rollback. Compare Fedora Silverblue, NixOS, and Vanilla OS approaches.

Gamescope brings HDR, VRR, and FPS caps to any Steam game on desktop Linux

Gamescope brings HDR10, VRR, FPS limiting, and integer scaling to Steam games on desktop Linux. Works on KDE Plasma, Hyprland, and GNOME sessions.

The ridiculously cheap 10GbE home network you can build for under $200

Upgrade your homelab to 10-gigabit Ethernet using budget switches, secondhand NICs, and Cat6a cabling. Covers configuration and performance numbers.