Self-Hosting like it's 2025
(kiranet.org)
In recent years, self-hosting has emerged as a popular alternative to data-collecting, big-brother services.
In recent years, self-hosting has emerged as a popular alternative to data-collecting, big-brother services.
Ask HN: Do you still self-host a blog? What's your publishing stack?
(ycombinator.com)
Question says it all - I'm curious what the state of the art is for a community like HN (that, intuitively, wouldn't just start an eg. Substack).
Question says it all - I'm curious what the state of the art is for a community like HN (that, intuitively, wouldn't just start an eg. Substack).
I threw away Audible's app, and now I self-host my audiobooks
(arstechnica.com)
We’re an audiobook family at House Hutchinson, and at any given moment my wife or I are probably listening to one while puttering around.
We’re an audiobook family at House Hutchinson, and at any given moment my wife or I are probably listening to one while puttering around.
Celebrating 8 years of self-hosting Mail-in-a-Box – nilsnh.no
(nilsnh.no)
One fateful weekend I decided to try and self-host my e-mail. Now over eight years later I have to commend the Mail-in-a-Box (MiaB) project, its main author @JoshData and the community around it. Thanks for the eight years so far and here’s to eight years more, and beyond!
One fateful weekend I decided to try and self-host my e-mail. Now over eight years later I have to commend the Mail-in-a-Box (MiaB) project, its main author @JoshData and the community around it. Thanks for the eight years so far and here’s to eight years more, and beyond!
Self-Hosting a Firefox Sync Server
(diego.dev)
After switching from Firefox to LibreWolf, I became interested in the idea of self-hosting my own Firefox Sync server.
After switching from Firefox to LibreWolf, I became interested in the idea of self-hosting my own Firefox Sync server.
Ente: Self Host the Google Photos Alternative and Own Your Privacy
(developer-friendly.blog)
In the recent few years, I keep seeing people being more aware of their privacy and taking it into their own hands.
In the recent few years, I keep seeing people being more aware of their privacy and taking it into their own hands.
Jellyfin: The Free Software Media System
(jellyfin.org)
Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media.
Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media.
Show HN: CLI tool that makes your app self-hostable in one command
(kagehq.com)
Kage is powerful CLI tool that transforms your web applications into self-hostable solutions in minutes.
Kage is powerful CLI tool that transforms your web applications into self-hostable solutions in minutes.
Show HN: Meelo, self-hosted music server for collectors and music maniacs
(github.com/Arthi-chaud)
Welcome! Meelo is a self-hosted music server and web app. It works similarly to Plex, Jellyfin, Koel and Black Candy, but focuses on flexibility, browsing and listening experiences. Actually, Meelo is designed for music collectors. What does it mean? Scroll down to see our killer features ⤵️
Welcome! Meelo is a self-hosted music server and web app. It works similarly to Plex, Jellyfin, Koel and Black Candy, but focuses on flexibility, browsing and listening experiences. Actually, Meelo is designed for music collectors. What does it mean? Scroll down to see our killer features ⤵️
Forgejo: A self-hosted lightweight software forge
(forgejo.org)
Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge.
Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge.
Forgejo v10.0 – self-hosted lightweight software forge
(forgejo.org)
Forgejo v10.0 was released 16 January 2025.
Forgejo v10.0 was released 16 January 2025.
403ing AI Crawlers
(coryd.dev)
Now that I'm self-hosting this site and the associated infrastructure, the public facing part of the site (where you're reading this) is served via a boring old Linux/Apache/PHP stack. Which means I had to write an .htaccess file.
Now that I'm self-hosting this site and the associated infrastructure, the public facing part of the site (where you're reading this) is served via a boring old Linux/Apache/PHP stack. Which means I had to write an .htaccess file.
Personal Mail Server on OpenBSD (2019)
(nicolascarpi.github.io)
It’s time to host your email yourself!
It’s time to host your email yourself!
Fast WYSIWYG tool for building and self-hosting professional documentation sites
(tiledocs.com)
Create professional documentation websites with our no-code online editor
Create professional documentation websites with our no-code online editor
Building a Self-Hostable Product
(fusionauth.io)
In this article, you’ll learn about the architecture, business model, and software design choices necessary to create a self-hostable developer tool.
In this article, you’ll learn about the architecture, business model, and software design choices necessary to create a self-hostable developer tool.
Zero to Prod in C – Creating Server and Hosting
(brightprogrammer.in)
I recently started looking into self-hosting, and after spending two almost sleepless nights, I finally have a solution to self host any service and link it to an endpoint with your domain name.
I recently started looking into self-hosting, and after spending two almost sleepless nights, I finally have a solution to self host any service and link it to an endpoint with your domain name.
Hoarder: Self-hostable bookmark-everything app
(github.com/hoarder-app)
A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search
A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search
When Self–Hosting Fails: The Night My Blog Vanished
(bytedrum.com)
It was 1:09 AM on a quiet Friday night when my digital world went dark. In an instant, my carefully crafted blog and homelab setup vanished from the internet, leaving me feeling like I’d built a high–tech sandcastle only to watch the tide wash it away. The culprit? Not a sophisticated cyber attack or a critical bug in my code1, but something far more mundane and frustratingly out of my control: an unannounced ISP outage.
It was 1:09 AM on a quiet Friday night when my digital world went dark. In an instant, my carefully crafted blog and homelab setup vanished from the internet, leaving me feeling like I’d built a high–tech sandcastle only to watch the tide wash it away. The culprit? Not a sophisticated cyber attack or a critical bug in my code1, but something far more mundane and frustratingly out of my control: an unannounced ISP outage.
ZetaOffice: LibreOffice in the Browser
(zetaoffice.net)
Work from any device, maintain control over your data with self-hosting or our CDN, and enjoy seamless integration with your existing systems.
Work from any device, maintain control over your data with self-hosting or our CDN, and enjoy seamless integration with your existing systems.
Show HN: Self-Host Next.js in Production
(github.com/opennextjs)
OpenNext takes the Next.js build output and converts it into packages that can be deployed across a variety of environments. Natively OpenNext has support for AWS Lambda, and classic Node.js Server.
OpenNext takes the Next.js build output and converts it into packages that can be deployed across a variety of environments. Natively OpenNext has support for AWS Lambda, and classic Node.js Server.
Abbey: Self-hosted AI interface server for documents, notebooks, and chats
(github.com/US-Artificial-Intelligence)
Abbey is an AI interface with notebooks, basic chat, documents, YouTube videos, and more. It orchestrates a variety of AI models in a private self-hosted package. You can run Abbey as a server for multiple users using your own authentication provider, or you can run it for yourself on your own machine.
Abbey is an AI interface with notebooks, basic chat, documents, YouTube videos, and more. It orchestrates a variety of AI models in a private self-hosted package. You can run Abbey as a server for multiple users using your own authentication provider, or you can run it for yourself on your own machine.
How to self-host all of Bluesky except the AppView (for now)
(bsky.sh)
Did you know? You can self-host and/or mirror almost all of Bluesky's infrastructure today!
Did you know? You can self-host and/or mirror almost all of Bluesky's infrastructure today!
Commercial Opportunities in a Renaissance of Self-Hosting
(johnys.io)
The accessibility, performance, and cost-effectiveness of self-hosting today are fascinating. You can buy commodity hardware at one-tenth the annual cost of renting it on Amazon Web Services, connect it smoothly to the public internet behind a residential IP with Cloudflare Tunnels or Tailscale, and seamlessly deploy with a host of solutions from a mature Docker ecosystem to DHH’s Kamal. For a total cost of several hundred dollars, I now have about $15,000 of annual AWS compute running in my basement.
The accessibility, performance, and cost-effectiveness of self-hosting today are fascinating. You can buy commodity hardware at one-tenth the annual cost of renting it on Amazon Web Services, connect it smoothly to the public internet behind a residential IP with Cloudflare Tunnels or Tailscale, and seamlessly deploy with a host of solutions from a mature Docker ecosystem to DHH’s Kamal. For a total cost of several hundred dollars, I now have about $15,000 of annual AWS compute running in my basement.