Self-hosted guides for the homelab enthusiast

An honest, feature-by-feature comparison of Nextcloud Photos and Immich for self-hosted photo management. Covers AI, mobile apps, backup, storage, and real-world use cases.

Nextcloud and ownCloud are the leading open-source cloud suites. Compare features, licensing, performance, and community support to choose the right one for your homelab.

Pi-hole and AdGuard Home are the two leading self-hosted DNS ad blockers. Compare setup, performance, features, and filtering to pick the best for your network.

Head-to-head comparison of Prometheus and InfluxDB for homelab monitoring in 2026. Architecture, resource use, query languages, and real-world setup advice.

Compare Proxmox VE and VMware ESXi for homelab use. Licensing, performance, features, and migration paths after Broadcom’s VMware changes.

A side-by-side comparison of Proxmox VE and VMware ESXi for homelab use. Covers licensing, performance, features, community support, and the Broadcom fallout.

Compare self-hosted password managers for your homelab. Vaultwarden, official Bitwarden, and KeePassXC evaluated for security, sync, cost, and usability.

Wazuh is the free, open-source SIEM. Splunk is the enterprise leader. Compare features, cost, deployment, and learning value for homelab security monitoring.