Sumukh has a knack for simplifying tech for the masses and helping consumers pick the right gadgets with his in-depth insights and reviews. He decided to hide his engineering degree in the closet to ...

I self-host almost everything. I have a half-dozen Raspberry Pis, two PCs, and an old thin client running most of my digital life. The services range from a Pi-hole with Unbound, fully redundant VPNs, ...

One account that should be firmly under your control is your email. Self-hosting an email server is great for privacy and stops the hosting provider from scanning your inbox for advertising reasons.

If you're looking to start self-hosting services to break free from the likes of Google, Apple, and Microsoft, you'll want to get to know Ubuntu Server. Ubuntu Server is my go-to for self-hosting. A ...

I don’t have a great history with mail servers. At sixteen, I accidentally created an open relay while trying to self-host sendmail and Postfix, and got the family’s IP address blacklisted. I haven’t ...

Self-hosting is having a moment, but as interesting as it sounds, figuring out what you want to self-host is just as important as the process of setting it up. You can spin up containers all day long, ...

It’s hard to live in today’s world without apps and digital services, but they come at a steep price: your private information. Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, ...