Everything I Self Host in 2026: The Full List [YouTube Release]

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The self-hosted application running in my lab in 2026, what each one does, and why the data stays on hardware I own. Covers hypervisors, storage, remote access, logging and monitoring, photo and file sync, local AI, and the dashboard that ties it together. Full list with links in the forum post below.

00:00 - The Rack and the Power Bill Question
00:45 - The Forum Post With All the Links
01:18 - Hypervisors: XCP-ng and Proxmox
01:47 - PVE-UPS for Graceful Shutdowns
03:10 - TrueNAS and ZFS
03:53 - Docker, Plus a Note on the UniFi NAS
04:32 - What Replaced pfSense at the Head End
05:19 - Nginx Proxy Manager and NetBird
06:03 - Apache Guacamole and RustDesk
06:23 - UniFi Protect and the Local Camera Trade-Off
07:58 - Graylog, Netdata, and NetAlertX
09:18 - SO-CRATES for PCAP Analysis
09:57 - Kasm Workspaces for Opening Phishing Links
10:53 - Paperless-ngx
11:41 - Syncthing
11:59 - Immich
12:19 - Joplin, and Why I Have Not Switched
13:40 - FreshRSS
14:23 - SearXNG
15:03 - Open WebUI and Ollama
15:25 - Home Assistant and LubeLogger
16:06 - Homer, Dockhand, and IT-Tools
17:05 - Why Netbox Is Not on This List
17:28 - How I Document the Lab
18:15 - The Forums and Linux

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Because i’m lazy and i trust u :slight_smile: …

Can you post all your docker files with their folder structures intact plz (minus credentials), i can then lazily edit the files and have things up and running with minimal brain effort!

PS Fan of tailscale but did you see their last “talk”, it was cringy to watch with wholesome geeks on a “applesque” corporate stage, by probably a newly instigated marketing team … hope it doesn’t bode bad tidings for the future!

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Maybe some day in the future I will do that, but not today as it would be a lot of work to go and sanitize all the docker files. Most of my all my compose files are exactly from the source and the only thing I modify is having it use bind mounts instead of volumes.

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RackPeek is an excellent Home lab documentation tool for small to large labs and can even be used to document as code, which allows your AI to perform the build and upkeep of your lab. Highly recommend it.

Give it a try @LTS_Tom