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Self-hosted PaaS compared 2026: Coolify, Dokploy, CapRover, Dokku and Kamal
Since February 2026 the question of running your own deployment platform has changed shape. Heroku no longer develops new features, and the search for a...
Caddy, Traefik or nginx: reverse proxy compared 2026
Comparisons between Caddy, Traefik and nginx usually end at throughput figures. That is understandable, because requests per second are easy to measure, and largely useless...
restic, Borg or Kopia: backup tools compared for business operations
There is no shortage of comparisons between restic, Borg and Kopia, and almost all of them come from the homelab world. Different things matter there:...
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,...
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