AdGuard Home is a DNS server that answers requests for known ad and tracking domains with a dead end, so devices never connect to them.
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Best open-source password managers for Linux
The best open-source password managers on Linux: KeePassXC for offline, Bitwarden for syncing everywhere, Proton Pass for aliases and pass for the terminal.
Updated 2026-09-29Best self-hosted apps for a Raspberry Pi
The best self-hosted apps for a Raspberry Pi, matched to model and RAM using each project's own requirements: Pi-hole, Vaultwarden, Immich, Nextcloud, more.
Updated 2026-09-29The best open-source self-hosted PaaS options
Coolify, Dokploy, Dokku and CapRover are the main open-source, self-hosted PaaS picks. Official requirements, licences, latest releases and who each one suits.
Updated 2026-09-29Best self-hosted password managers (Docker)
Vaultwarden, Bitwarden lite, Passbolt CE and Psono all run in Docker. Which suits a household, a Raspberry Pi or a team, plus the no-server KeePassXC route.
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Bitwarden alternatives
Free Bitwarden alternatives that hold up: Proton Pass Free, KeePassXC offline, self-hosted Vaultwarden, and Passbolt or Psono for teams. Free tiers and limits.
Google Photos alternatives
Open-source, self-hosted Google Photos alternatives: Immich for phone backup, PhotoPrism for folder archives, plus Ente, Nextcloud Memories and LibrePhotos.
Heroku alternatives
The best self-hosted Heroku alternatives are Coolify, Dokploy, Dokku and CapRover. What each needs, how buildpack apps move over, and a VPS versus a dyno.
Nextcloud alternatives
Lighter self-hosted alternatives to Nextcloud: Seafile for fast sync, ownCloud Infinite Scale, Syncthing with no server, and Immich if photos were the point.
Pi-hole alternatives
The three self-hosted Pi-hole alternatives worth running: AdGuard Home for encrypted DNS, Technitium for a full DNS server, Blocky for YAML and Grafana fans.
Plex alternatives
Plex now charges for remote streaming. The self-hosted alternatives: Jellyfin for free remote play and transcoding, Emby, Navidrome for music, Audiobookshelf.
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Bitwarden vs Proton Pass
Bitwarden Free and Proton Free both give unlimited passwords on unlimited devices. Proton adds email aliases, Bitwarden self-hosting. Paid tiers and security.
Coolify vs Dokploy
Coolify or Dokploy for your VPS? Both ask for 2 GB of RAM, but they differ on disk, architecture, licensing and Cloud pricing. A sourced side-by-side for 2026.
Immich vs PhotoPrism
Immich vs PhotoPrism: face recognition, phone backup, multiple users, RAM needs and Raspberry Pi support, with a quick verdict on who should pick which.
Jellyfin vs Plex
Jellyfin vs Plex for transcoding: Jellyfin's GPU transcoding is free, Plex's needs Plex Pass. Supported GPUs, platforms, remote costs and who should pick which.
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Coolify is an open-source, self-hostable platform for deploying apps, databases and one-click services onto servers you control.
Free (self-hosted)Open source · Apache-2.0Self-hostedLinux
Dokploy is a self-hosted deployment platform built on Docker and Traefik, and it installs Docker Swarm.
Free (self-hosted)Open source · Apache-2.0Self-hostedLinux
Immich is a self-hosted photo and video backup app built to feel like Google Photos.
Free (self-hosted)Open source · AGPL-3.0Self-hostedLinuxDocker
Jellyfin calls itself "the Free Software Media System".
Free (self-hosted)Open source · GPL-2.0Self-hostedWindowsmacOSLinuxDocker
KeePassXC is a free, open-source desktop password manager for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Free (open source, donation-funded)Open source · GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-onlyWindowsmacOSLinux
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Install Dokploy on a VPS, connect GitHub, deploy an app with Nixpacks or a Dockerfile, add a domain with Let's Encrypt, then close port 3000 and firewall it.
By Toni Luke
Deploy Next.js on self-hosted Coolify: install it, connect your repo, pick Nixpacks or the official standalone Dockerfile, set env vars and add an HTTPS domain.
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Move your Google Photos library into Immich: export it with Google Takeout, then upload every zip part with immich-go so albums, dates and locations come across.
By Toni Luke
Self-host Vaultwarden on a Raspberry Pi with Docker Compose and a real Let's Encrypt certificate via Caddy and Duck DNS, then lock down sign-ups and /admin.
By Toni Luke
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