backups

Kopia vs Restic for Homelab Backups: A GUI With Snapshots or a Scriptable CLI

Homelab

Kopia vs Restic for Homelab Backups: A GUI With Snapshots or a Scriptable CLI

Ellis Crowe

Ellis Crowe

October 15, 2026

Paperless-ngx vs Nextcloud for Scanned Household Documents: OCR, Tags and Backups

Self-Hosting

Paperless-ngx vs Nextcloud for Scanned Household Documents: OCR, Tags and Backups

Colin Dyer

Colin Dyer

October 14, 2026

Healthchecks.io vs Cronitor for Cron Job Monitoring: Grace Periods, Free Tiers and Alert Routing

Homelab

Healthchecks.io vs Cronitor for Cron Job Monitoring: Grace Periods, Free Tiers and Alert Routing

Diana Vos

Diana Vos

October 13, 2026

What Happens to Your Notes If Supernote, Boox, or reMarkable Shuts Down?

E-Ink Devices

Note-Taking

What Happens to Your Notes If Supernote, Boox, or reMarkable Shuts Down?

Iris Bent

Iris Bent

September 27, 2026

Cron vs GitHub Actions for Scheduled Jobs

DevOps

Software Development

Cron vs GitHub Actions for Scheduled Jobs

Jonah Hale

Jonah Hale

September 27, 2026

Docker Compose Backup Strategies for Beginners: What to Copy and How to Prove It Restores

Homelab

Self-Hosting

Docker Compose Backup Strategies for Beginners: What to Copy and How to Prove It Restores

Ellis Crowe

Ellis Crowe

September 27, 2026

A Zapier zap vs a cron job for

Automation

A Zapier zap vs a cron job for "ping me if the backup did not run": the silence you mistake for success

Diana Vos

Diana Vos

September 23, 2026

WireGuard Site-to-Site vs a Mesh Overlay When Two Houses Share One Backup Target

Homelab

Mesh Networking

WireGuard Site-to-Site vs a Mesh Overlay When Two Houses Share One Backup Target

Rhea Colton

Rhea Colton

August 25, 2026

Wasabi vs Backblaze B2: Egress-Free Storage That Isn't Free to Leave

Data Storage

Wasabi vs Backblaze B2: Egress-Free Storage That Isn't Free to Leave

Colin Dyer

Colin Dyer

August 25, 2026

Healthchecks.io Cron vs Uptime Kuma Push: Jobs That Look Alive After a Silent Fail

Homelab

Monitoring

Healthchecks.io Cron vs Uptime Kuma Push: Jobs That Look Alive After a Silent Fail

Diana Vos

Diana Vos

August 25, 2026

Paperless-ngx vs a Folder of PDFs: When OCR Jobs Fill the Disk

Document Management

Self-Hosting

Paperless-ngx vs a Folder of PDFs: When OCR Jobs Fill the Disk

Ruth Ellison

Ruth Ellison

August 25, 2026

Immich vs Google Photos: What Breaks When the Library Outgrows the Box

Photo Libraries

Self-Hosting

Immich vs Google Photos: What Breaks When the Library Outgrows the Box

Leona Hart

Leona Hart

August 25, 2026

Vaultwarden vs Bitwarden Cloud: What You Actually Lose When the Box Goes Dark

Password Managers

Self-Hosting

Vaultwarden vs Bitwarden Cloud: What You Actually Lose When the Box Goes Dark

Marisol Vega

Marisol Vega

August 25, 2026

Gitea vs Forgejo vs GitHub: When Self-Hosted Git Stops Being a Weekend Project

Homelab

Self-Hosting

Gitea vs Forgejo vs GitHub: When Self-Hosted Git Stops Being a Weekend Project

Nate Holbrook

Nate Holbrook

August 25, 2026

Ransomware Restore Drills: Why Your Backup Isn't Real Until You Time It

Cybersecurity

Ransomware Restore Drills: Why Your Backup Isn't Real Until You Time It

Maria Torres

Maria Torres

April 8, 2026

Encrypting Your Backups: Why It's Easier Than You Think

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Encrypting Your Backups: Why It's Easier Than You Think

Sasha Reid

Sasha Reid

February 26, 2026

How One Ransomware Attack Changed How I Think About Backups

Cybersecurity & Privacy

How One Ransomware Attack Changed How I Think About Backups

Sasha Reid

Sasha Reid

February 25, 2026

The Real Cost of Building a Homelab That Actually Stays Up

DIY & Maker Culture

The Real Cost of Building a Homelab That Actually Stays Up

Jesse Cole

Jesse Cole

February 25, 2026