Self-Host Your First App in 15 Minutes with Docker Compose
Host your first app on your own hardware with one Compose file and one command. No container experience, no subscription, real gotchas included.
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Running your own apps with Docker Compose, from the first container to documentation and AI models on your own hardware.
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PrivateGlue Walkthrough: One UI for Your Homelab
Walkthrough of PrivateGlue, my self-hosted Flask app for homelab documentation: device inventory with CSV import, encrypted credentials and Markdown notes.
How to Install Ollama on Windows and Run DeepSeek R1 Locally
Install Ollama on Windows and run DeepSeek R1, Llama and other open-source models locally, step by step, with no cloud dependency.
installing a Unifi Controller with Docker and Lets Encrypt!
Install Docker and Docker Compose on Ubuntu and run a UniFi controller behind jwilder/nginx-proxy with a Let's Encrypt certificate from one compose file.
UrBackup - Backup Image Restore
Video showing how to restore a full image backup from UrBackup onto a machine, completing the UrBackup server and client series.
UrBackup - Deploying Clients with GPO!
Deploy the UrBackup client to all servers and workstations with Group Policy software installation, following the UrBackup server install video.
UrBackup - Installing the Backup Server!
Install a UrBackup backup server for the lab environment. Video walkthrough of the server installation, followed by client deployment in the next part.