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Local Vision LLMs Worth Running in 2026
Pixtral, Qwen3-VL, and Gemma 4 compared for local multimodal use in 2026. LLaVA is dead; here's what to run in Ollama for OCR, screenshots, and vision tasks.
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NocoDB DB Management System
NocoDB wraps any SQL database in a spreadsheet UI, self-host an Airtable alternative on top of MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite with Docker.
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Ollama Beyond the Basics: Model Management, Custom Models, and Optimization
Master Ollama with Modelfiles, GPU tuning, API usage, and performance tricks. Stop running 70B models on 8GB VRAM and wondering why everything is slow.
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Ollama Memory Management: Why Models Keep Loading
Ollama keeps models in VRAM after every request. Control GPU usage with keep_alive, force-unload via the API, and check memory to stop the reload cycle.
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Open Source Security: Scanning Your Dependencies Before They Scan You
Scan your containers and dependency trees with trivy, grype, syft, and osv-scanner. Generate SBOMs and catch CVEs before a supply chain attack catches you.
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Open WebUI vs LibreChat: Self-Hosted ChatGPT Alternatives Compared
Self-hosting a ChatGPT alternative? Open WebUI owns local Ollama models; LibreChat handles Claude, GPT, Gemini, and more. Setup, RAG, and trade-offs compared.
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OpenConnect vs AnyConnect
OpenConnect replaces the bloated AnyConnect client on Linux. Run ocserv for a self-hosted Cisco-compatible VPN server, no 200MB installer required.
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Optimizing Ansible for Faster Playbook Execution
Speed up Ansible playbooks with pipelining, forks, fact caching, and async tasks, stop watching the spinning wheel on every play.
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Paperless-ngx: Scan It, Forget It, Find It Instantly
Set up Paperless-ngx in Docker with Tesseract OCR, auto-tagging, IMAP email ingestion, and PostgreSQL, turn your document pile into a searchable archive.
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Piper vs Coqui: Text-to-Speech on Your Own Hardware (Because AWS Polly Charges Per Character Like It's 1999 SMS)
Piper vs Coqui TTS compared: speed, voice quality, Docker setup, and Home Assistant integration. Run offline neural TTS on your own hardware, no cloud fees.
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Plex Optimization: Remote Access, Transcoding, and Taming the Beast
Make Plex actually fast: enable hardware transcoding, fix remote access without relay, tune Docker env vars, and decide if Jellyfin is calling your name.
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Podman Quadlets: Running Containers Without the Docker Daemon (or Your Sanity)
Podman runs containers without a daemon, and Quadlets let systemd manage them natively. Here's why that's actually great for self-hosting.
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