1d ago · 5 min read · How I Replaced Google Photos for My Wife Using Immich on an N100 Mini PC (Full Setup Guide) TL;DR Deploy Immich on an N100 mini PC using Docker Compose, mount an external drive for photo storage, and set up automatic mobile backup on your partner's ...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How I Hardened My Self-Hosted Server with Tailscale (Stop Exposing Ports Forever) TL;DR Stop forwarding ports. Stop exposing Nginx Proxy Manager to the internet. Install Tailscale on your server and every client device, bind your services to your Ta...
Join discussion2d ago · 4 min read · How to Secure Your Self-Hosted Server So It Never Gets Compromised (Tailscale + Vaultwarden + Uptime Kuma Setup) TL;DR Close every public port. Route all access through Tailscale. Store secrets in a self-hosted Vaultwarden vault locked behind a Yubi...
Join discussion2d ago · 4 min read · How to Actually Harden Your Self-Hosted Server Before It Gets Compromised (Tailscale + Vaultwarden Setup) TL;DR Close every public port. Run Vaultwarden behind Tailscale only. Add a YubiKey for 2FA. Back up encrypted. Do this before someone else doe...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How I Hardened My Self-Hosted Server in 2025: Tailscale + Vaultwarden + Uptime Kuma (No Exposed Ports) TL;DR Stop exposing ports. Run Tailscale on your home server, lock Vaultwarden behind it, and monitor everything with Uptime Kuma — all with zero ...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How I Hardened My Self-Hosted Server After a VPS Got Compromised (Tailscale + Vaultwarden Setup) TL;DR My VPS got owned. Unknown process, outbound traffic spike, the works. Root cause: Vaultwarden exposed on a public port with weak firewall rules. F...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How I Hardened My Self-Hosted Server After a VPS Got Compromised (Tailscale + Vaultwarden Setup) TL;DR A public-facing VPS with open ports got hit. The fix: move everything behind Tailscale, run Vaultwarden privately on a local mini PC, and never ex...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How to Secure Your Self-Hosted Server Before It Gets Hacked (Tailscale + Vaultwarden Setup) TL;DR Stop exposing your homelab to the public internet. Use Tailscale to keep services private, run Vaultwarden behind it, block all inbound ports on your r...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How I Replaced NordVPN Meshnet With Tailscale for Free (And Own My Data) TL;DR NordVPN Meshnet is free until it isn't — and you're trusting a commercial VPN company with your network topology. Tailscale gives you a zero-config WireGuard mesh VPN tha...
Join discussion2d ago · 5 min read · How I Replaced NordVPN Meshnet With Tailscale for Free (And Why It's Better for Self-Hosters) TL;DR NordVPN Meshnet is free only because it's a retention tool for a commercial VPN company. Tailscale gives you a real WireGuard mesh network, open-sour...
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