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.
Conduit
A lightweight, self-hosted Matrix homeserver, the backend that actually stores and routes messages.
Read the guideUnbound
A recursive DNS resolver that answers queries directly instead of forwarding them to a third party.
Read the guide
Frigate
A self-hosted security camera NVR with AI-powered object detection: no camera subscription, no cloud upload.
Read the guide