Latest Blog Posts in homeserver

Step-by-step guide 2025: Set up a Raspberry Pi as an energy-efficient home server with Docker, AdGuard Home, Traefik, Heimdall, and UFW firewall. Includes power cost calculator.

Learn how to install Paperless-NGX on your Synology NAS — a powerful open-source document management system — using Docker and Portainer. Step-by-step guide.

Set up Immich, a private photo cloud, on your server. Step-by-step guide for NAS or Ubuntu. Secure alternative to Google Photos.

A practical guide for self-hosters: How to convert PFX certificates to PEM and securely set up SSL/TLS for your Nginx container in Docker.

Install Neko, a virtual browser for collaborative surfing, on your own server. This guide shows you the setup with Docker and Docker Compose.

Install Home Assistant with Docker on a Raspberry Pi. This step-by-step guide shows you the easy way to a private and powerful smart home.

A detailed performance benchmark comparing Nginx Proxy Manager, NPM+ with HTTP/3, and the newcomer Zoraxy. Which reverse proxy is the fastest and easiest for your setup?

Create interactive presentations with Claper. This guide shows you step-by-step how to install and secure Claper on your own server using Docker and Docker Compose.

Learn how to install Open WebUI with Docker and Ollama on your own server to create a private and powerful ChatGPT alternative. A step-by-step guide.

Install Karakeep, the bookmark manager for everything, on your own server using Docker and Docker Compose. Includes a reverse proxy with Caddy and optional AI integration.

Learn how to install Nginx Proxy Manager on your Synology NAS and assign it a dedicated IP address to avoid port conflicts.

Install password manager Vaultwarden on a Synology NAS using Docker.

Learn how to bypass DS-Lite with a tunnel and securely access your local services using a reverse proxy with Docker and Pangolin.

Learn how to set up a Ugreen NAS home server with this comprehensive step-by-step guide. From hardware installation to Docker and network configuration.

With Speedtest Tracker, you can monitor the internet speed of your connection.

Learn how to easily install Linkwarden, a self-hosted bookmark manager, on your Synology NAS to efficiently manage your bookmarks.

Learn how to set up an Ubuntu homeserver step-by-step with Docker and Docker-Compose.

The paperless office with the document management Paperless-ngx. I describe how to install Paperless with Docker on a home server.

Step-by-step setup of a new FritzBox from AVM as a router and home server, including DynDNS, VPN and network storage.

Synology DiskStation setup for beginners with explanations about VPN, DDNS via Netcup, Firewall, Nginx Proxy Manager etc.

Install Crater on Synology NAS. This is a program to track expenses and payments and create invoices.

Installation of Calibre for managing e-books on a Synology NAS.

This guide describes how to install the free and open source personal finance manager Firefly III on your Synology NAS with Docker.

Step-by-step setup of an Asustor NAS with VPN, Firewall, Proxy, Gitea, Calibre.

Install Mistborn in just a few steps and use it as your virtual private cloud platform with a firewall and Wireguard VPN.