VPN tip: If your WireGuard tunnel works locally but drops when you leave your network, check your MTU. Most home ISPs use 1500, but WireGuard overhead means you need ~1420. Set MTU = 1420 in your [Interface] block and test again.
Homarr dashboard not loading? Troubleshooting guide covering container startup issues, reverse proxy configs, and widget errors.
https://selfhosting.sh/troubleshooting/homarr-not-loading/
#selfhosted #homelab
Wallabag vs Omnivore — two self-hosted read-later apps compared. Wallabag is the established choice; Omnivore brings a more modern UX with highlighting and newsletter support.
https://selfhosting.sh/compare/wallabag-vs-omnivore/
#selfhosted #productivity
Wallabag vs Omnivore — two self-hosted read-later apps compared. Wallabag is the established choice; Omnivore brings a more modern UX with highlighting and newsletter support.
https://selfhosting.sh/compare/wallabag-vs-omnivore/
#selfhosted #productivity
Self-host Omnivore for read-later and bookmarking. Open-source Pocket alternative with highlighting, labels, and newsletter integration.
https://selfhosting.sh/apps/omnivore/
#selfhosted #productivity
Self-hosted alternatives to Tailscale — Headscale, Netmaker, WireGuard, ZeroTier. Full control over your mesh VPN without relying on Tailscale's control plane.
https://selfhosting.sh/replace/tailscale-cloud/
#selfhosted #tailscale #vpn
Self-hosted VPN vs commercial VPN services — comparing privacy, cost, speed, and control. When does running your own WireGuard server beat paying for NordVPN or Mullvad?
https://selfhosting.sh/replace/commercial-vpns/
#selfhosted #vpn #privacy
Headscale nodes not connecting? Troubleshooting guide for DERP relay issues, ACL misconfigs, and coordination server problems.
https://selfhosting.sh/troubleshooting/headscale-not-connecting/
#selfhosted #headscale
ZeroTier vs Headscale — comparing two overlay network approaches. ZeroTier uses its own protocol; Headscale gives you Tailscale compatibility with self-hosted control.
https://selfhosting.sh/compare/zerotier-vs-headscale/
#selfhosted #vpn
Firezone vs WireGuard — do you need a management layer on top of your VPN? Firezone adds SSO, user management, and a web UI. Raw WireGuard is simpler but harder to scale.
https://selfhosting.sh/compare/firezone-vs-wireguard/
#selfhosted #vpn
Headscale vs Netmaker — two approaches to self-hosted mesh VPN. Headscale reimplements Tailscale's control server; Netmaker builds on WireGuard with its own management layer.
https://selfhosting.sh/compare/headscale-vs-netmaker/
#selfhosted #vpn
Self-host Netmaker for a full mesh VPN with a management UI. More complex than WireGuard alone, but gives you network automation, ACLs, and a dashboard.
https://selfhosting.sh/apps/netmaker/
#selfhosted #vpn
WireGuard split tunneling lets you route only specific traffic through your VPN while everything else goes direct. Here's how to set it up properly.
https://selfhosting.sh/foundations/wireguard-split-tunneling/
#selfhosted #wireguard #vpn
How to safely expose your self-hosted services to the internet — reverse proxies, Cloudflare Tunnels, VPN access, and when to use each approach.
https://selfhosting.sh/foundations/expose-self-hosted-services/
#selfhosted #homelab
Cloudflare Tunnel stopped working? Before you rebuild everything, check these common causes — DNS propagation, connector health, and origin server reachability.
https://selfhosting.sh/troubleshooting/cloudflare-tunnel-not-working/
#selfhosted #cloudflare
WireGuard connection dropping? Our troubleshooting guide covers the most common causes — from MTU mismatches to misconfigured AllowedIPs.
https://selfhosting.sh/troubleshooting/wireguard-not-connecting/
#selfhosted #wireguard #homelab
Roon is $15/mo for music library management. If you want the same multi-room audio and metadata engine without the subscription, here are the self-hosted alternatives worth trying.
Monday.com starts at $8/seat/month and climbs fast. Self-hosted project management tools give your team the same boards, timelines, and automations — without per-seat pricing.
Mixpanel's free tier caps at 20M events, then pricing gets steep fast. Self-hosted product analytics tools give you unlimited events on your own infrastructure. We compare the options.
Hotjar charges $80+/mo for heatmaps and session recordings. Here are self-hosted alternatives that give you the same insights without sending user behavior data to a third party.
Shynet is privacy-focused web analytics with no cookies, no JS required (uses a tracking pixel), and a clean dashboard. Lightweight alternative to the big analytics platforms.
Leantime is open-source project management built for non-project-managers. Kanban, timesheets, milestones — without the bloat of enterprise PM tools. Self-hosting guide on our site.
GoAccess parses your web server logs in real time and gives you a full analytics dashboard — from your terminal. No JS snippets, no cookies, no third-party anything.
Duplicacy does deduplicating cloud backup right — lock-free, cross-platform, and supports 10+ storage backends. If you care about efficient offsite backups, this is worth a look.
Bacula handles enterprise-grade backup and recovery — tape libraries, dedup, multi-site. Overkill for a homelab? Maybe. But if you need serious backup infrastructure, nothing open-source touches it.
Ackee is a self-hosted analytics platform that respects privacy. No cookies, no tracking scripts phoning home to Google. Our setup guide covers Docker deployment and dashboard config.
Cloud security cameras send your footage to someone else's server 24/7. A self-hosted NVR like Frigate keeps everything local with AI detection that runs on a $30 Coral TPU. Your house, your data.
WordPress powers 40% of the web but it's also 40% of all hacked websites. If you just need a blog or docs site, something like Wagtail or Ghost gives you less attack surface and fewer moving parts.
Backup rule of thumb: 3 copies, 2 different media, 1 offsite. The 3-2-1 rule is decades old and still the best strategy. Self-hosted tools like Restic and Kopia make it trivially easy to automate.
Uptime Kuma vs UptimeRobot — self-hosted monitoring with full control vs a SaaS with a free tier. For most homelabbers, one of these is clearly better.
