Tutorials · 18 min read Self-Hosting n8n: A Comprehensive Docker & VPS Guide Ready to unlock the full power of n8n? This step-by-step guide walks you through everything you need to know to self-host your own automation powerhouse on a VPS.…
Tutorials · 11 min read How to Host Docker Learn how to host Docker effectively on cloud, VPS, or dedicated servers, and integrate with Kubernetes for optimal container management.
Tutorials · 12 min read Docker vs. Kubernetes: A Comparison Explore Docker vs. Kubernetes: A Comparison to understand the key differences and strengths of these leading container technologies.
Tutorials · 9 min read Docker Explained Docker Explained: Unleash the power of containerization for seamless software development and deployment with Docker.
Tutorials · 15 min read How to Remove Docker Images, Containers, Volumes, and Networks Remove Docker images, containers, volumes, and networks with step-by-step commands. Covers docker system prune, docker rm, docker rmi, and more.
Tutorials · 10 min read The Ultimate Guide to Docker installation and deployment using Cloud-Init Setting up Docker and instantly deploying a Container over and over again can be time consuming. With Cloud-Init this just takes a few seconds!
Tutorials · 8 min read lldap or OpenLDAP? Picking a Self-Hosted LDAP Server lldap and OpenLDAP solve the same problem very differently — here's how to decide which one fits your setup.
Tutorials · 10 min read Setting Up lldap for Centralized VPS Authentication lldap gives self-hosters a lightweight LDAP server without the usual complexity — here's how to set it up on a VPS.
Tutorials · 12 min read Self-hosting Boop: a tiny notification inbox for developers Boop is a self-hosted notification inbox that pushes events from your apps to your iPhone. This guide covers deploying it on a VPS with Docker, connecting Apple push…
Tutorials · 5 min read Stop Paying for SaaS: A Self-Hosting Starter Roadmap Start by auditing what you're actually paying for, then replace one tool at a time — not everything at once. The order that works: set up your server…
Tutorials · 11 min read Self-Hosting SGLang: Fast LLM Inference on a GPU VPS Deploy SGLang for fast, self-hosted LLM inference on a GPU VPS — what it is, how it installs, and when it's the right choice.
Decision Guide · 9 min read Shared Hosting vs. VPS: Why Your Site Keeps Failing Under Load Six specific, nameable technical failure modes explain why shared hosting breaks down under real-world load — noisy-neighbor resource contention, Docker's OOM killer terminating containers, database connection caps, and…
Tutorials · 8 min read What Is BentoPDF? A Privacy-First, Self-Hosted PDF Toolkit BentoPDF lets you run a private, self-hosted PDF toolkit on your own Contabo VPS. See how the client-side architecture works, how to deploy it with Docker, and which…
Tutorials · 8 min read Self-Hosting Supabase on a VPS: What You Need to Know Self-hosted Supabase gives you a full Postgres-backed backend on your own server. This guide covers the 11-container Docker stack, minimum VPS requirements, deployment steps, and how Contabo fits…
Tutorials · 7 min read How to Build a Self-Hosted AI Sales Agent for Lead Research and Outreach The most reliable approach isn't a single autonomous chatbot — it's a workflow system with an LLM in the middle: n8n handles orchestration, Ollama runs the model, and…