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A collection of 3 posts

PowerDNS: Self-Host Authoritative DNS with an API and DNSSEC

PowerDNS: Self-Host Authoritative DNS with an API and DNSSEC

Nobody thinks about DNS until they need to automate it. Then you open your registrar's control panel, look for an API, and find either nothing, a rate limit that makes your certificate renewals flaky, or a "premium" tier that costs more than the domain. That'

WG-Easy: Set Up a WireGuard VPN with a Web UI in 10 Minutes

WG-Easy: Set Up a WireGuard VPN with a Web UI in 10 Minutes

There's a moment every self-hoster hits. You've got Grafana, a Postgres admin panel, maybe an internal dashboard or two, and none of them should ever face the public internet. So you start down the rabbit hole: reverse proxy, basic auth, IP allowlists, a Cloudflare tunnel,

Headscale: Run Your Own Tailscale Control Server (Zero Cloud Dependency)

Headscale: Run Your Own Tailscale Control Server (Zero Cloud Dependency)

Mesh VPNs changed everything. Instead of routing all traffic through a central server (and paying for that privilege), your devices connect directly to each other. Tailscale made this magic accessible to everyone with a slick UI and zero-config setup. But there's a catch. Your connection metadata still