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Self-Hosting Penpot on Docker: The Private, Open-Source Figma Alternative
Ditch the Figma subscription. Learn how to deploy and optimize Penpot on Docker for a faster, more private design workflow in your HomeLab.
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Stop Paying for YNAB: Self-Host Actual Budget on Docker for Free
Ditch the $100/year YNAB subscription. Learn how to host Actual Budget on your own hardware using Docker for a private, secure, and free budgeting experience.
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Ditch Slack: Self-Host Mattermost with Docker for Total Data Control
Take control of your team's data. This guide walks you through deploying Mattermost on Docker with a PostgreSQL backend for a professional, self-hosted chat experience.
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Deploy Beszel on Docker: Lightweight Server Monitoring Dashboard for Your HomeLab (5-Minute Setup)
Beszel is a self-hosted server monitoring dashboard that runs on Docker and covers CPU, RAM, disk, network, and container stats with near-zero overhead. This guide walks through a 5-minute single-host setup, multi-server HomeLab configuration with remote agents, webhook alerting, and production tips from real deployment experience.
Posted inDatabase
Valkey: Install, Configure, and Migrate from Redis After the License Change
After Redis Ltd. changed its license to SSPL in 2024, our team migrated three environments to Valkey — the Linux Foundation-backed BSD fork. Six months in, here's the full guide: installation, configuration, and proven zero-downtime migration strategies from Redis to Valkey.
Posted inDevOps
Kubernetes Local Development with Tilt: Ditch the Build-Push-Deploy Loop for Good
The traditional Kubernetes build-push-deploy cycle eats 30–90 minutes per workday in waiting time. This guide shows how to set up Tilt with k3d and a local registry to get live file sync, real-time auto-reload, and in-cluster debugging — cutting iteration cycles from 3 minutes to under 10 seconds.
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Ditch Google Photos: Self-Hosting PhotoPrism with AI Face Recognition
Stop paying for cloud storage. This guide shows you how to host PhotoPrism on Docker to get AI-powered photo search and face recognition on your own hardware.
Posted inSecurity
How to Build a Lightweight Pen-Testing Lab with Docker (DVWA & Metasploitable)
Forget heavy VMs. Build a lightweight, legal penetration testing lab using DVWA and Metasploitable on Docker. A battle-tested guide for rapid security practice.
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Self-Host Vikunja on Docker: The Modern, Private Alternative to Todoist
Take control of your data. Learn how to deploy Vikunja on Docker to replace expensive task managers with a private, high-performance HomeLab solution.
Posted inLinux
Mastering OverlayFS: A Practical Guide to Union Filesystems and Container Storage
Master Linux OverlayFS to merge read-only and writable layers. This technical guide provides hands-on examples for Docker optimization, persistent Live USBs, and troubleshooting XFS ftype issues.