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
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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.
By Toni Luke
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
Turn on Intel Quick Sync (QSV) hardware transcoding for Jellyfin in Docker Compose: pass /dev/dri, add the render group, check vainfo, then pick codecs.
By Toni Luke
Sync a KeePassXC database to your phone and other computers: a sync folder (Syncthing, Nextcloud or cloud), a KeePass mobile app, and merging conflict copies.
By Toni Luke
Move your passwords from LastPass or Chrome into Bitwarden or a self-hosted Vaultwarden: direct import or CSV, the known import errors, and deleting the export.
By Toni Luke
Free, self-hosted website monitoring with Uptime Kuma v2: install with Docker Compose, add HTTP and keyword monitors, set up alerts and publish a status page.
By Toni Luke
Block ads for every device on your network: set up Pi-hole v6 or AdGuard Home on a Raspberry Pi with Docker, point your router's DNS at it, and test it.
By Toni Luke
Set up Nextcloud with Docker Compose from the official examples: PostgreSQL, Redis and a cron container, first login, updates, and when to use AIO instead.
By Toni Luke
Set up a homelab reverse proxy with HTTPS using Caddy (a Caddyfile) or Nginx Proxy Manager (a web UI): Docker Compose files, DNS and ports, and fixes.
By Toni Luke
Set up a Raspberry Pi 5 home server: 64-bit OS, SSD boot, Docker, then Pi-hole and Uptime Kuma, with sourced RAM guidance on which apps suit the 4GB and 8GB Pi.
By Toni Luke