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This self-hosted YouTube frontend strips out recommendations and gives you back your feed
YT Zero replaced my YouTube homepage with something beautifully simple — no algorithm, no tracking, just my subscriptions.
4 free Jellyfin tools that make my media server feel like a premium streaming service
I've caught the automation bug, I'm afraid
I replaced ChatGPT's free tier with a tiny local model running on my old laptop
It handles more daily tasks than its cloud-based rival
I've replaced almost every self-hosted app except this document manager
My server has seen countless apps come and go, but this document manager isn't going anywhere.
4 Jellyfin features that made me realize it's more than a movie streamer
I use Jellyfin for everything except movies now
Proxmox has a built-in ACME manager, and I haven't dismissed a browser security warning in my home lab in a year
Proxmox’s built-in ACME manager makes trusted HTTPS certificates easy, helping home lab dashboards feel cleaner and safer.
Linux containers do what my Proxmox VMs couldn't: run a dozen services without wasting half my memory
Linux containers replaced most of my Proxmox VMs, cutting memory use, speeding up restarts, and making a dozen services easier to manage.
I finally ditched Ollama after using llama.cpp's WebUI, and I'm not going back anytime soon
Using llama.cpp directly has never felt more polished
I installed TrueNAS 26 beta on my NAS, but I'm treating it like a test, not an upgrade
Installing TrueNAS 26 beta can be exciting, but beta storage software belongs in a careful test plan, not a casual NAS upgrade.
My Home Assistant was missing half its potential until Claude Code showed me what it could actually do
I never would have thought of some of these
I ditched cloud AI for these 3 local models, and my 8GB GPU handles them all
8GB may not be great for games, but it can be more than enough for these local models
WebShare and TrueSearch turn TrueNAS 26 into storage you actually use instead of manage
WebShare and TrueSearch make TrueNAS 26 feel less like a dashboard chore and more like storage you can actually use every day.
My old phone plays my PC games better than the latest flagships ever could, thanks to this free app
My PC games don't exist exclusively on my desk anymore
I switched my local AI setup to AMD's Lemonade after Nvidia support landed, and solved my local AI portability problem
Use your stack on whichever hardware you happen to be using at the time
5 Jellyfin tweaks turned my media server into something Netflix will never offer
Netflix suddenly feels like a hotel room — for everyone and no one
Google Opal solves the most serious problem non-coders face, and not even Claude or local AI could solve it better
The only no-code automation platform deserves more attention than it gets
I use my local LLM to triage my email every morning, but I'll still never let it send replies
The only way I'd ever let AI read my mail
I thought RAID was the important part of my NAS, but TrueNAS taught me snapshots matter more
TrueNAS taught me that RAID protects against drive failure, but snapshots are what make a NAS feel safer in everyday use.
