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Latest articles
NoteDiscovery vs Obsidian vs AppFlowy: Which Self-Hosted Notes App in 2026?
In short. Obsidian is the strongest pick for local-first power users who live in a single device and want the deepest plugin ecosystem. NoteDiscovery is the better fit…
What Is an AI Agent Framework? A 2026 Guide for Developers
In short. An AI agent framework is the software layer that gives a large language model tools, memory, and a control loop so it can complete multi-step tasks…
What Is AI Penetration Testing? Tools, Methods, and Self-Hosting
In short. AI penetration testing uses machine learning and LLM-driven agents to automate vulnerability discovery, exploit simulation, and remediation reporting — completing in hours what a manual pentest…
What Is NoteDiscovery? The Self-Hosted Obsidian Alternative
In short. NoteDiscovery is a lightweight, Docker-based, self-hosted knowledge base app inspired by Obsidian. It stores everything as plain Markdown files, ships with a graph view and MCP…
What Is Immich? The Self-Hosted Google Photos Alternative
In short. Immich is an open-source, self-hosted photo and video management platform — a Google Photos alternative that runs entirely on your own server. Released under AGPL-3.0, it…
Pangolin vs Cloudflare Tunnels vs Tailscale: Which Should You Self-Host?
Cloudflare Tunnel is the easiest option — zero infrastructure, free tier, global edge network — but it routes your traffic through Cloudflare’s servers where they terminate TLS. Tailscale…
What Is Pangolin? Self-Hosted Zero-Trust Remote Access Explained
Pangolin is an open-source, identity-aware remote access platform built on WireGuard. It combines a tunneled reverse proxy and zero-trust VPN into one self-hosted stack, running on a public…
Best Self-Hosted Wiki & Documentation Tools in 2026
The best self-hosted wiki tools in 2026 are Docmost, Outline, Wiki.js, BookStack, and Trilium Notes — each built for a different team size and use case. Docmost and…