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PostHog: Self-Hosted Product Analytics That Respects Privacy
PostHog replaces Google Analytics, Mixpanel, and Hotjar in one platform. Self-host it for privacy and unlimited events.
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Horizontal vs Vertical Scaling for Self-Hosted Apps
When your app needs more resources, should you get a bigger server or add more servers? Here's how to decide.
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Terraform for Self-Hosting: Infrastructure as Code
Define your self-hosted infrastructure in code. Reproducible, version-controlled, and automated server provisioning.
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API Rate Limiting: Protecting Self-Hosted APIs from Abuse
Without rate limiting, a single client can overwhelm your self-hosted API. Here's how to implement effective rate limiting.
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Self-Hosting for Education: Tools for Schools and Universities
Educational institutions can save millions by self-hosting. Here are the best open-source tools for schools and universities.
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Log Management for Self-Hosted Infrastructure
Centralize and search logs from all your self-hosted applications. Essential for debugging, auditing, and security monitoring.
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Self-Hosting CalDav: Your Own Calendar Server
Free yourself from Google Calendar. Self-host a CalDAV server and sync calendars across all your devices.
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Managing Multiple Self-Hosted Apps: Organization Tips
Running 10+ self-hosted apps? Here's how to stay organized with documentation, monitoring, and update strategies.
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The Self-Hoster's Guide to Cloudflare
Cloudflare's free tier offers DDoS protection, CDN, and DNS for your self-hosted apps. Here's how to set it up properly.
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Webhook Best Practices for Self-Hosted Applications
Webhooks connect your self-hosted apps together. Here's how to implement, secure, and debug them properly.
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Self-Hosting Vaultwarden: Your Private Password Manager
Replace 1Password or LastPass with Vaultwarden. Full Bitwarden compatibility, self-hosted, and completely free.
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NVMe vs SSD vs HDD: Storage Performance for Self-Hosted Apps
Storage speed directly impacts application performance. Here's how NVMe, SSD, and HDD compare for self-hosting.
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Self-Hosting for Developers: Setting Up a Complete Dev Environment
Run your entire development stack on a self-hosted server. Code server, Git, CI/CD, databases, and monitoring — all in one place.
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Object Storage with MinIO: Your Private S3
MinIO is S3-compatible object storage you can self-host. Store files, backups, and media with the same API as AWS S3.
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Container Security Best Practices for Self-Hosting
Containers aren't inherently secure. Follow these best practices to harden your self-hosted container infrastructure.
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Self-Hosting Mattermost: The Complete Slack Replacement
Mattermost gives you everything Slack does — channels, threads, integrations — without per-user fees. Here's how to self-host it.
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Zero-Downtime Deployments: Updating Self-Hosted Apps Safely
Users hate seeing 'Service Unavailable.' Learn how to update self-hosted applications without any downtime.
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Prometheus and Grafana: The Self-Hosted Monitoring Stack
The industry-standard monitoring duo. Prometheus collects metrics, Grafana visualizes them. Here's how to set it up for your infrastructure.
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Building a Home Lab: Self-Hosting on Your Own Hardware
Run your self-hosted apps on a mini PC at home for the ultimate privacy and control. Here's how to build a home lab.
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Understanding HTTP/2 and HTTP/3: Why Your Self-Hosted Apps Are Faster
Modern web protocols make your self-hosted apps significantly faster. Here's how HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 work.