Self-Hosted

Self-Hosted applications are services that you run securely from home, or on your personal server. Self-hosting these applications gives you total control of your personal data.

Install Mealie on Docker

How to Install Mealie using Docker

October 21, 2021 Patrick 0

This article provides the required information to install Mealie using Docker. Mealie is a self-hosted recipe database and meal planner with a RestAPI with a pleasant user experience for the whole family. Easily add recipes into your database by providing the url and Mealie will automatically import the relevant data or add a family recipe with the UI editor. Mealie is a great way to keep track of all of your and your families recipes.

Install AdGuard Home

How to Install Adguard Home using Docker

October 20, 2021 Patrick 0

This article provides the required information to install Adguard Home using Docker. AdGuard Home acts as a recursive DNS resolver. It works at the network level and blocks advertisements and internet trackers. When a home router is setup to point devices DNS queries to your AdGuard Home installation it will block advertisements for your entire home. It is similar to other network level DNS ad blockers such as Pi-Hole.  This is a quick guide that can be used for most system architectures.  You can even use this guide to install AdGuard Home on a Raspberry Pi. 

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How to Install Bookstack using Docker

October 19, 2021 Patrick 0

Bookstack is a simple, self-hosted, platform for organizing and storing information. It is a simple to use wiki platform that allows you to store your data in a hirearchy of books, chapters, and pages. This application uses a seperate SQL database to store information. If you already have a database container running, you can configure the docker run command accordingly. However, if you do not have a database container setup, it is recommended that you install Bookstack using docker-compose.

Install Ombi on docker

How to Install Ombi using Docker

October 18, 2021 Patrick 0

Ombi is a Plex Request and User Management System that allows you to share your Plex server without any of the hassle. It allows users of your Plex server to search for and request new content using an easy to manage interface. Manage all your requests for Movies and TV with ease, leave notes for the user and get notification when a user requests something. This article provides the information required to install Ombi on Docker.

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How to Install Grocy Using Docker

October 13, 2021 Patrick 0

Grocy is an open-source, web based application that you can self-host at home. You can easily install Grocy using Docker. Grocy calls itself a groceries & household management solution for your home. It works like enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for your home. The application tracks inventory in your kitchen, helps plan your shopping list based on available inventory, plans meals and serves as a recipe database.

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How to Install Plex on a Synology NAS using Docker

October 10, 2021 Patrick 0

Plex is a media server than can be used to serve your stored photos, videos, and music to your devices. Installing Plex on a Synology Network Attached Storage (NAS) device is a great way to convert your NAS into a home media server. Plex can be installed as a beta from the Synology Package Center, however for this article, we will be using Docker to create a cleaner, more isolated install using a highly maintained Docker container from the LinuxServer.io team.

Monica CRM

How to Install Monica CRM in Docker using Portainer

October 9, 2021 Patrick 0

Monica CRM is an open-source, easy to use relationship manager for your contacts. CRM stands for Customer Relationship Manager, but Monica CRM is more of a personal relationship manager. It allows you to organize important information about your friends and family and can send you reminders of important events, such as birthdays and anniversaries.

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How to Manage Pi-Hole from Your Mac Menu Bar with Pi Stats

May 19, 2020 Patrick 0

Pi-hole is one of my favorite DNS level ad-blockers that can be self-hosted in a Docker container. After you install Pi-hole, occasionally it will become necessary to view the dashboard to see your network statistics, or even disable it completely for a short period to time in order to troubleshoot a network problem. In order to do that, you need to open up a browser and visit your Pi-hole dashboard, unless you are using iPhone shortcuts. To make that easier, Fernando Bunn, developed a very helpful swift application that allows you to control Pi-hole from the menu bar on your Mac.

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How to Quickly Install DokuWiki on Docker

May 7, 2020 Patrick 2

DokuWiki is a free and open-source wiki platform that you can self-host on Docker. It is super simple to use, you can edit pages using markdown or install a WYSIWYG editor. What makes DokuWiki unique when compared to other Wiki software is that it stores it’s information in markdown files on your server rather than relying on a separate database. Since it doesn’t require a separate database, DokuWiki is not only very simple to install, it is also quick and responsive.

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7 Great Websites to Find Self-Hosted Software

May 5, 2020 Patrick 0

Self-hosted software is a great way to maintain control and ensure the privacy of your data. Self-hosting software is the practice of running software on your own server. Utilizing containerization software such as Docker makes this practice very easy. You can self-host your own personal wiki, Wireguard VPN, DNS Ad Blocker, and even a password manager.