Running Jellyfin for Your Own Media Library
Stream your own movies and shows with Jellyfin using Docker Compose, hardware-accelerated transcoding, metadata, and a secure Caddy reverse proxy.
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32 practical Self-Hosting articles from Netbay Engineering — written for operators running Linux and Windows VPS in India.
32 articles in this topic
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Centralized Auth for Your Homelab with Authelia
Put one authentication layer in front of all self-hosted apps with Authelia so every public tool shares the same login, 2FA, and access rules.
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Isolating Self-Hosted Services with Docker Networks
Give every self-hosted service its own Docker network and limit cross-service talk so one compromised container cannot walk the whole stack.
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Self-Hosting Vaultwarden: A Password Manager
Run Vaultwarden, the lightweight Bitwarden-compatible server, with hardened TLS, invitation-only signup, and encrypted off-box vault backups.
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Exposing Self-Hosted Apps Safely with Caddy
Use Caddy for automatic TLS, http-to-https redirects, and controlled exposure of internal apps without opening more than the ports you intend.
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Setting Up Nextcloud for File Sync and Backup
Deploy Nextcloud with Docker Compose to self-host file sync and backup, then tune clients, cron jobs, caching, and storage backups on your VPS.
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Self-Hosted Stacks: Put a Reverse Proxy First
Route every self-hosted app through one Nginx Proxy Manager entry point so TLS, hostnames, and access rules stay consistent as your stack grows.
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Self-Hosting a Personal Git Server with Gitea
Run Gitea on a VPS with Docker Compose to build a self-contained GitHub-style forge with issue tracking, Actions CI, and total control over your repositories.
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