Review: Planka – Elegant open source project tracking

Self-Hosting community has multiple options for project management, with Kanban Boards, but some of them are complex to setup, some of them are complex to use, and some of them have paywalls. The only one easy, simple to use, and dynamic enough to handle everything you throw at it is Planka. It’s where I started … Read more

Review: Komodo – A tool to build and deploy software across many servers

Komodo is another Docker Management application, it’s not as well known as Portainer but it is perfect for self-hosting community members who run a finite number of applications in Docker. In some scenarios, Komodo is more intuitive and user-friendly when managing multiple docker environments. Unlike other similar tools, Komodo doesn’t have a paid version, but … Read more

Review: DIUN – A docker image update notification app

Diun is an application that is embraced by the self-hosting community and for the right reasons. In recent years, many people have entered the self-hosting with old hardware with a Linux OS, which can run docker applications. This has helped a lot of people to make life easier one way or the other. There are … Read more

Review: Portainer – lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications

Portainer is one of the most loved tools by the self-hosting community, as it allows you to easily manage Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, and ACI environments. Not only that, it has an open source, community edition as well as an enterprise edition which provides professional support with some additional features to the Portainer interface. The Portainer … Read more

HowTo: Run Docker Applications on QNAP using Container Station

Docker is a powerful platform for running applications in isolated containers. If you own a QNAP NAS, you can use Container Station to deploy and manage Docker containers with ease. In this guide, we will walk through the process of setting up and running a Docker application on your QNAP NAS. Step 1: Install Container … Read more

HowTo: Install .NET Core on Raspberry Pi OS

NET Core, now referred to as just “.NET” (starting from version 5), is an open-source, cross-platform framework for building various applications. You can install .NET on your Raspberry Pi running Raspberry Pi OS to develop and run applications directly on your Pi. In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to install .NET … Read more

HowTo: Allow Remote access to MySQL/MariaDB Instance

In the previous article we installed MariaDB on a Raspberry Pi OS which is a small piece of hardware that can barely handle the SQL instance, so you might choose to host a application on another hardware OR sometimes you just want to allow connections from another system to your MySQL instance. So, in this … Read more

HowTo: Install MariaDB on Raspberry Pi OS

Raspberry Pi OS (formerly Raspbian) is a versatile operating system for the Raspberry Pi, offering a wide range of functionalities. One of the most common use cases for the Raspberry Pi is as a web server, and MySQL is often used to manage databases for websites and applications. MySQL being owned by Oracle has a … Read more