Hello, World!
Hi, I'm Ariel, a tech enthusiast living in Florida. Welcome to my blog, where I write about self-hosting, Linux, web development, and any other tech things I'm interested in.
I mostly write for myself, each time I figure out how to install or run a new thing, I write down how I did it for future reference. I figured I may as well make these writings available for others who may also need help with self-hosting and Linux in general. In addition to having them online for my own access from anywhere, I hope some of it will be helpful to someone out there.
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Recent Posts
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Setting up a reverse proxy for HTTPS with a custom domain using Nginx Proxy Manager, Pi-Hole and Cloudflare
I've used a reverse proxy to access my self-hosted apps and services for years, but I recently re-did everything from scratch and decided to write it down. When done, we'll be able to access our apps and services through a custom domain, with unique sub-domains for each app or service, with full HTTPS and accessible only locally.
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How to use Pi-hole from anywhere with Tailscale
Tailscale is my new homelab toy. I've been using it to access my media on the go, to connect to a VPS for sharing my Plex library with family, and now with on-the-go adblocking on my phone, tablet and laptop. Here's how.
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How to securely expose Plex from behind CGNAT using Tailscale and a free Oracle VM
I wrote before about securely exposing Plex for external access, but my previous solution relied on Cloudflare Tunnel and it was technically against their TOS. So I switched to using a Oracle VM on their free-tier, connecting it to my home network with Tailscale, and exposing Plex via reverse proxy. It works like a charm!
Recent Links
- Jellyfin Type: self-hosted A personal media server for your videos, like Plex though with less slick UI, but it's fully open-source with no paid features.
- Plex Type: self-hosted A personal media server that provides a slick Netflix-like frontend for all your videos, automatically grabbing metadata, generating posters, etc. However, Plex is closed-source and they some lock features behind Plex Pass.
- Tautulli Type: self-hosted A web app that you can run alongside your Plex Media Server to monitor activity and track various statistics.
- IT-Tools Type: tool A suite of online tools for developers and IT professionals. Use the website or self-host it as a Docker container.
- Paperless Type: tool A document management system that transforms your physical documents into a searchable online archive so you can keep less paper.
Popular Articles
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How to remotely access your home server from anywhere using Tailscale
Accessing self-hosted services from outside the home is a challenge for many, and can be complex to manage, but Tailscale makes it easy to set up a VPN between your phone (or laptop, or any other device outside your network) and your homelab, securely and without opening ports on your router.
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Complete guide to self-hosting a website through Cloudflare Tunnel
Self-hosting a static web blog has never been easier thanks to Cloudflare Tunnel. In this guide I explain how to expose a static website hosted on machine inside my network to the internet using Nginx as webserver and securing it with various free Cloudflare services.
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How to run self-hosted FileBrowser in Docker
FileBrowser is a self-hosted file manager for a specified directory in a Linux machine that lets you upload, download, move, copy, create, delete, rename, and edit your files in a nice web interface through your browser. Here's a quick guide to setting it up in Docker.