Blue Iris vs Frigate vs Synology Surveillance
Frigate, Blue Iris, and Synology Surveillance Station solve the same problem three different ways: Frigate is free, open-source, Linux-based, and…
Category: Self-Hosting & Services
Self-hosting guides: Docker, Proxmox, reverse proxies, Home Assistant, media servers, and the apps that run on a homelab.
How to Get a Static or Public IP From Your ISP and the Alternatives
How to get a public or static IP from your ISP, exactly what to ask for, what it costs, and…
Paperless-ngx for a Self-Hosted Document Archive
Paperless-ngx is a self-hosted document archive that watches a folder, runs optical character recognition on everything that lands in it,…
Sizing Storage for 24/7 Camera Recording
Sizing storage for 24/7 camera recording comes down to one formula: bitrate in megabits per second, times 86,400 seconds a…
Immich: Self-Hosting a Google Photos Replacement
Immich is a self-hosted photo and video library that reproduces the Google Photos features you miss — timeline, face grouping,…
Vaultwarden: Your Own Bitwarden-Compatible Vault
Vaultwarden is a lightweight, Rust-based server that implements the Bitwarden API, so the official Bitwarden apps connect unmodified and you…
Cloudflare Tunnel vs a VPS Reverse Proxy for Exposing Home Services
Cloudflare Tunnel or a VPS reverse proxy for exposing home services? A factor-by-factor comparison of cost, protocols, control, and privacy.
Nextcloud vs Seafile vs OwnCloud for File Sync
Nextcloud, Seafile, and OwnCloud all self-host your files but answer different questions. Seafile chunks files into 1 MB blocks and…
Coral TPU vs GPU for Frigate Object Detection
For Frigate on a typical home rig of 4 to 12 cameras, a Google Coral TPU beats a GPU: it…
Self-Hosted Personal Cloud Apps: The Complete Guide
A self-hosted personal cloud is the set of apps — files, photos, passwords, documents, notes, calendar — you run on…