Immich
A self-hosted photo and video backup platform with mobile auto-upload, albums, search and facial recognition.
Docker
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THE SHORTLIST
Software worth a closer look
Look beyond features: understand licensing, deployment, and maintenance.
n8n
A workflow automation platform with visual flows, code nodes and native AI capabilities that can be self-hosted.
Docker
Vaultwarden
A lightweight Bitwarden-compatible password manager for individuals and small teams that want control of their data.
Docker
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FROM THE NOTEBOOK
Ideas you can put to work
Practical guides, considered choices, and the details that make a difference.
Trilium Notes: An Open-Source, Self-Hosted Personal Knowledge Base
Trilium Notes suits people who want to build and maintain a long-term personal knowledge base. Its deployment, upgrade, backup, and ARM64 Docker requirements deserve careful review.
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Vaultwarden Docker pre-deployment checklist
A production-minded checklist covering domains, HTTPS, persistent storage and backups for Vaultwarden.
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Self-hosting n8n: from one Docker node to production
The database, encryption key, webhook URL, reverse proxy and scaling decisions that are easy to miss when self-hosting n8n.
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Plan storage and backups before deploying Immich
Immich is more than a group of containers: plan media, PostgreSQL, SSD capacity, growth and recovery before launch.
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Beyond the first launch.
Built to keep running.
Make persistent data, backups, security, and upgrades part of your deployment plan.
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