Felix Braun is a software developer and homelab enthusiast who has spent four years running self-hosted infrastructure and writing about what it teaches you. He has debugged failed Nextcloud updates, misconfigured email servers, and expired Let's Encrypt certificates—sometimes at the same time—and emerged with strong opinions about when self-hosting is worth the effort and when it isn't.
Homelab
Self-Hosting
Do You Need a Domain Name for a Home Server?
Felix Braun
September 27, 2026
Micro-SaaS
Self-Hosting
GlitchTip vs Sentry for a One-Person App: Error Tracking That Fits on the Same VPS
Felix Braun
September 22, 2026
Docker
Homelab
Docker Compose depends_on service_healthy vs a Sleep: The Race the Healthcheck Misses
Felix Braun
September 21, 2026
DevOps
Self-Hosting
Coolify vs a Docker Compose File on a VPS: When the PaaS UI Hides the Deploy That Failed
Felix Braun
September 21, 2026
Homelab
Self-Hosting
Syncthing vs Nextcloud for Two Laptops: When File Sync Shouldn't Be a Suite
Felix Braun
September 18, 2026
Homelab & Self-Hosting
Privacy & Digital Rights
What Self-Hosting Your Own Services Actually Teaches You About Cloud Dependence
Felix Braun
July 7, 2026