Immich GPU Acceleration: Speeding Up Facial Recognition & Smart Search
Why Your CPU Is Begging for Mercy During Immich Library Scans If your Immich server grinds to a halt every time it processes a new batch of photos,…
Audiobookshelf: Self-Hosting Your Own Audiobook & Podcast Server
What Is Audiobookshelf and Why Ditch Plex for It? Audiobookshelf is a self-hosted, open-source server for audiobooks and podcasts, designed from the ground up for that purpose. If…
Paperless-ngx: Self-Hosting a Document Management System on Your NAS
Shoving paper receipts into a shoebox and taking phone photos of tax documents is a temporary fix that creates a long-term mess. Paperless-ngx solves this by turning your…
Matrix Synapse: Self-Hosting a Private Family Chat Server
Introduction Matrix Synapse is a federated messaging protocol, not just another app. For a private family chat server, this means you own your data, control who can join,…
FreshRSS: Self-Hosting an RSS Reader on Your NAS
Introduction If you’re tired of relying on third-party RSS readers that track your reading habits, limit your feeds, or charge a monthly subscription, self-hosting FreshRSS on your NAS…
Mealie: Self-Hosting a Recipe Manager & Meal Planner on Your NAS
If you are tired of losing recipes to broken links, scattered browser bookmarks, and a folder full of screenshots that you can never search, Mealie is the self-hosted…
qBittorrent Behind a VPN on Your NAS: A Safe Setup Guide
Running qBittorrent without a VPN on your NAS is essentially broadcasting your real IP address to every peer in the swarm. A single DMCA notice from your ISP,…
Grafana + Prometheus for NAS Monitoring: A Practical Setup Guide
What You Need to Know About Grafana and Prometheus for NAS Monitoring If you want detailed historical graphs of your NAS CPU, RAM, disk, and network performance—not just…
Uptime Kuma: Free Self-Hosted Monitoring for Your Homelab
2GBRAM Needed FreeOpen Source 5 minInstall Time You run a homelab with a dozen self-hosted services — Jellyfin, a NAS, a game server, maybe a Pi-hole. The moment…
Vaultwarden: Self-Hosting a Password Manager on Your NAS
FreeSoftware Cost 512MBRAM Minimum 1GBVault DB Storage If you want a self hosted password manager that works with Bitwarden’s official apps (browser extensions, mobile, desktop) without paying $10/year…
How to Install Jellyfin on TrueNAS SCALE: Step-by-Step Guide
Installing Jellyfin on TrueNAS SCALE is the fastest way to turn your NAS into a full media server for movies, TV, music, and photos. This guide walks you…
How to Install Immich on Proxmox: LXC Setup with ZFS Storage
Why Run Immich in an LXC Container on Proxmox? If you’re running Proxmox and want to self-host a photo backup solution, Immich is the clear frontrunner in 2026.…