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Guides tagged “homelab”

9 guides

  • 5 min read

    Komodo vs Portainer vs Dockge 2026: Container Management UIs

    Komodo, Portainer, and Dockge cover three very different points on the Docker management UI spectrum. A 2026 comparison for home labs and small teams.

    komodo · portainer · dockge

  • 5 min read

    Pi-hole vs AdGuard Home vs Blocky 2026: Self-Hosted DNS Blockers

    Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, and Blocky compared for DNS ad blocking: UX, performance, encrypted DNS, and homelab vs Pi fit.

    pi-hole · adguard-home · blocky

  • 16 min read

    How to Build a Homelab in 2026: Software Stack

    Complete homelab software stack guide for 2026: OS, hypervisor, containers, storage, monitoring, media, DNS, and security. Docker Compose configs included.

    homelab · self-hosting · docker

  • 9 min read

    Jellyfin vs Plex: Open-Source Media Server 2026

    Jellyfin vs Plex: free hardware transcoding, no subscriptions, zero telemetry. Plex raised prices 75% in 2025, now requires Plex Pass for remote streaming.

    jellyfin · plex · media-server

  • 7 min read

    Uptime Kuma: Self-Hosted Monitoring for Homelabs 2026

    Uptime Kuma gives you unlimited monitors, 90+ alert channels, and public status pages — free forever. Docker setup, homelab use cases, and limitations.

    uptime-kuma · monitoring · homelab

  • 10 min read

    Self-Host Dashy: Configurable Homelab Dashboard 2026

    Self-host Dashy in 2026. MIT license, ~17K stars, Vue.js — highly customizable dashboard with themes, widgets, status checks, Kubernetes support, and a.

    dashy · dashboard · homelab

  • 10 min read

    How to Self-Host Homarr 2026

    Self-host Homarr in 2026. MIT license, ~7K stars, Next.js — customizable dashboard with Docker integration, widgets for Sonarr/Radarr/Jellyfin/Plex, and.

    homarr · dashboard · self-hosting

  • 10 min read

    How to Self-Host Homepage 2026

    Self-host Homepage for a self-hosted services dashboard in 2026. Apache 2.0, ~19K stars — app launcher with live service stats, Docker integration, widgets.

    homepage · dashboard · self-hosting

  • 6 min read

    Self-Hosting on a Raspberry Pi 2026

    Evaluate 10 project families on Raspberry Pi using exact ARM artifact and dependency checks, measured workloads, backup and restore, and operator capacity.

    raspberry-pi · self-hosting · arm

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