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Authentik vs. Zitadel 2026: Open-Source Identity Provider Comparison
If you're looking for an Okta or Auth0 alternative, two open-source projects quickly rise to the top: Authentik and Zitadel. Both solve the same problem...
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ThingsBoard Community vs Professional Edition: Which Fits Your IoT Project?
ThingsBoard is one of the most mature open-source IoT platforms on the market. But with two editions – Community Edition (CE) and Professional Edition (PE)...
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Industry 4.0 in Hamm: LoRaWAN Sensors for Manufacturing and Chemical Plants
Hamm is an industrial location with a long tradition. From chemical parks to metalworking companies and food producers - Hamm's industry is diverse. Many production...
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Smart Logistics Dortmund: IoT Monitoring for Port Operations and Distribution Centers
Dortmund is one of Germany's most important logistics hubs. The Port of Dortmund as Europe's largest canal port, the former Westfalenhuette site as a logistics...
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NetBird Reverse Proxy: Securely Expose Internal Services to the Internet
NetBird has released the Reverse Proxy – a feature that fundamentally changes self-hosted setups: Internal services can now be exposed directly to the internet through...
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IoT App & Platform Development Costs: What Does an IoT Project Really Cost?
IoT platform projects are not standard app projects. Firmware, protocols, time-series databases, real-time dashboards – each layer has its own cost drivers. This article explains...
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