Your friendly guide to what's running around here.
A small self-hosted alternative to Big Tech's cloud: tips for fellow homelabbers, plus simple step-by-step help for anyone invited to connect.
Why this exists
Big Tech would rather host your photos, messages, and shows than let you own them. This is my attempt to opt out: running my own services instead of renting space in someone else's cloud. If that idea appeals to you, the guides below cover how.
What's running around here
A few things from the guides below. Reload for a different set.
Servarr Suite
The Radarr/Sonarr/Lidarr/Readarr/Prowlarr/Bazarr/qBittorrent stack: automated movie, TV, music, and audiobook fetching, all behind a VPN kill switch.
Read the guide
Jellyseerr
The friendly front door to the Servarr suite: browse a Netflix-style catalog and request what's missing, no technical knowledge required.
Read the guide
nginx
The reverse proxy that routes traffic and handles HTTPS for every service in this stack.
Read the guide