Reverse proxy hardening checklist: what I actually use (headers, auth, rate limits)
Access control, abuse resistance, TLS, and the headers that matter — without cargo cult security...
self-hosting
Local LLMs for self-hosters: what’s worth running at home
What to keep local, what to offload, and the minimum hardware that won’t make you hate it...
Caddy 502/504 playbook: Fix upstream timeouts in 20 minutes
A step-by-step checklist to find the slow hop: app, DNS, network, or proxy...
Docker volumes in self-hosting: 7 ways to lose data (and the safe patterns)
Volumes vs bind mounts, permissions, backups, and layouts you’ll still understand in 6 months...
Homelab on a budget: €3.49 cloud + a tiny home box = real server power
The two-box pattern with a bill of materials and what to run where (edge vs home)...
Expose your self-hosted services safely (no open ports): the practical pattern
A pragmatic self-hosting guide to embracing WireGuard meshes, identity, ACLs, tunnels with a deploy checklist...