Guides for evaluating, self-hosting, and migrating to open source.

Docker Swarm vs Kubernetes for self-hosted workloads in 2026. Complexity, resource usage, rolling deploys, and when each orchestrator is the right choice.

Dokploy vs Coolify for self-hosted deployments in 2026. Feature comparison, Docker Swarm support, UI differences, licensing, and which one to pick for your.

Gitea vs Forgejo for self-hosted Git in 2026. Gitea (MIT, ~44K stars) vs Forgejo (GPL 3.0, ~10K stars). Both offer Actions CI/CD, container registry, and low.

Set up a complete self-hosted observability stack with Grafana, Prometheus, and Loki in 2026. Metrics, logs, alerting, and pre-built dashboards — all in Docker.

Step-by-step guide to migrating from AWS S3 to MinIO (or SeaweedFS) on your own server in 2026. Data migration with rclone, app code changes, cost now.

Step-by-step guide to migrating your Next.js app from Vercel to Coolify on a VPS. Covers Dockerfile setup, environment variables, custom domains, SSL, CI/CD.

Self-host Actual Budget in 2026. MIT license, ~15K stars, JavaScript — zero-based budgeting app with bank sync, reports, and reconciliation. Alternative to.

Self-host Actual Budget as a YNAB alternative in 2026. MIT license, ~15K stars — zero-based budgeting, local-first, bank sync. Complete Docker setup guide.

Self-host AdGuard Home for network-wide DNS ad blocking in 2026. GPL 3.0, ~24K stars, Go — Pi-hole alternative with DNS-over-HTTPS, parental controls.

Self-host Authelia in 2026. Apache 2.0, ~21K stars, Go — lightweight authentication middleware for your reverse proxy. Add 2FA, SSO, and access control to.

Self-host Authentik in 2026. MIT license, ~14K stars, Python — full identity provider with OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, LDAP, and proxy authentication. Protect any.

Self-host Authentik for SSO and identity management in 2026. MIT license, ~13K stars, Python — OIDC, SAML, OAuth2, LDAP provider. Add single sign-on to all.

Self-host Baikal in 2026. GPL 3.0, ~2K stars, PHP — CalDAV/CardDAV server with a browser-based admin UI. Manage users and calendars from a web interface.

Self-host Beszel in 2026: lightweight Go server monitoring with hub + agent setup, Docker stats, disk/CPU/RAM/network charts, and email/webhook alerts.

Self-host Budibase in 2026 — the open source Retool and AppSmith alternative for building internal tools. Docker setup, database connections, RBAC, and.

Self-host Calibre-Web in 2026. GPL 3.0, ~12K stars, Python — web interface for your Calibre ebook library. EPUB/MOBI/PDF, OPDS, Kindle send-to-device, Kobo.