Matrix Synapse Part 2: Migrate to PostgreSQL & Enable Element Client Discovery
This is Part 2 of the Matrix Synapse Self-Hosting Series. This guide covers the Matrix Synapse PostgreSQL migration process for a running Synapse instance. In Part 1, we built a working Synapse instance on Docker with SQLite. This Matrix Synapse...
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Host Your Own Matrix Synapse Server with Docker, SQLite & Cloudflare Tunnels
🎧 Listen to the 60-Second Audio Recap: Important Update: If your existing Matrix server is lagging or crashing due to high user load, it is time to ditch SQLite. Read our new guide on Migrating Matrix Synapse to PostgreSQL for...
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Your Own Netflix, Zero Subscriptions: Installing Jellyfin on Proxmox with Intel QuickSync GPU Passthrough
What Is Jellyfin and Why Does It Beat Plex in 2025? 🎧 Listen to the 60-Second Audio Recap: This guide covers a complete Jellyfin on Proxmox Docker deployment. Jellyfin is a fully open-source media server. You install it on your...
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Paperless-ngx on Portainer: Docker Compose Setup Guide (OCR & Split Storage)
This guide covers a complete paperless-ngx Docker Proxmox deployment. Your tax returns, pay stubs, medical invoices, and passport scans are sitting in a Google Drive folder right now. Google’s OCR engine has read every word. Adobe Scan has processed your...
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Self-Hosted Google Drive: Installing Nextcloud in Docker on Proxmox with Split NVMe + HDD Storage
This guide covers a complete Nextcloud Docker Proxmox deployment with split NVMe and HDD storage. Your tax returns, family photos, and personal documents are almost certainly living on servers you do not control, in data centers you will never visit,...
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Build Your Privacy Machine Room: Docker + Portainer on Proxmox LXC
🎧 Listen to the 60-Second Audio Recap: What This Guide Builds (And Why It Matters) Your Proxmox server is the building, and running Docker on Proxmox LXC is the machine room inside it. Every privacy-first application you will ever self-host...
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Ditch Google Photos Forever: Install Immich on Proxmox with ZFS & Docker
The Privacy Problem With Google Photos 🎧 Listen to the 60-Second Audio Recap: This guide covers how to install Immich on Proxmox with Docker and ZFS. Google Photos is not a free storage service. It is a data collection engine...
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Ultra-Efficient DIY NAS on Proxmox: Native ZFS + Ubuntu LXC FileServer (Bind Mounts)
Build a Privacy-First DIY NAS on Proxmox with Native ZFS and a Lightweight LXC FileServer 🎧 Listen to the 60-Second Audio Recap: Your First Step Away from Google Drive and Google Photos This guide covers building a Proxmox ZFS file...
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QNAP TS-669L Running OMV: The Right Way to Resurrect Abandoned Enterprise Hardware
🎧 Listen to the 60-Second Audio Recap: This guide covers QNAP TS-669L running OMV as a backup server on end-of-life hardware. The QNAP TS-669L has been end-of-life for years. QNAP stopped shipping QTS updates for it long ago, and anyone...
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TERRAMASTER F4-424 Pro as a Proxmox Host: Full Installation & Optimization Guide
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase something through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products we genuinely use and love. TL;DR Verdict This guide covers the complete...
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