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Coolify v4.0.0 Is Here: A Sovereign Deployment Platform Beyond Heroku and Vercel
In late April 2026, after almost two years in beta, Coolify officially released version 4.0.0 (release notes on GitHub). The timing is anything but coincidental:...
GitHub Actions Pricing Change 2026: Self-Hosted Runner Fees and Open-Source Alternatives
GitHub Actions has become the dominant CI/CD platform for many development teams since its launch in 2019. Deep integration with GitHub repositories, simple YAML configuration,...
Zammad vs. Zendesk: Self-Hosted Alternative Without Vendor Lock-in
Many support teams start with a SaaS solution like Zendesk – quick to set up, feature-rich, large marketplace. But as requirements like data sovereignty, compliance,...
Proxmox on Hetzner in 5 Minutes: ZFS RAID1 Single-Node Setup with Auto-Install Script
This post covers a fast, reproducible installation of Proxmox VE on a Hetzner Dedicated Server as a single node with ZFS Mirror (RAID1) – without...
Docmost Community Edition vs. Enterprise Edition: A Comprehensive Comparison
Introduction Docmost is a modern, open-source wiki and documentation platform, often mentioned as a self-hosted alternative to Confluence or Notion. It is available in two...
Open WebUI vs. AnythingLLM: The detailed comparison for self-hosted LLM interfaces
The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4, Claude or Llama has evolved from experimental applications to mission-critical tools in recent years. However,...
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