This article details how the author successfully set up a Pi-hole DNS server using a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, highlighting its low cost, low power consumption, and surprisingly capable performance for handling DNS requests and ad blocking for a home network.
A Reddit thread discussing simple status dashboards for self-hosted servers.
| Software | Description | Notes |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Beszel** | Server status monitor dashboard | Works well, issues with Docker/LXC monitoring reported. |
| **Status** | Simple, clean server status monitor | User wants to merge with Flame dashboard. Docker available. |
| **Homepage** | Dashboard for self-hosting | Can display info through integrations (Glances). |
| **Glances** | System monitoring tool | Often used with Homepage, but not always required. |
| **Uptime Kuma** | Simple server status monitor | Easy to set up and manage, looks great. |
| **Ward** | Docker-based status dashboard | |
| **Dash** | Status dashboard | Looks great and is easy to use. |
| **Netdata** | System performance monitoring | Not simple, but "just works". Dark theme disliked by one user. |
| **simple-system-monitor** | System monitor | Has theming capabilities. |
| **BTOP** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **htop** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **neofetch** | Terminal-based system information | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| Software | Description | Notes |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Beszel** | Server status monitor dashboard | Works well, issues with Docker/LXC monitoring reported. |
| **Status** | Simple, clean server status monitor | User wants to merge with Flame dashboard. Docker available. |
| **Homepage** | Dashboard for self-hosting | Can display info through integrations (Glances). |
| **Glances** | System monitoring tool | Often used with Homepage, but not always required. |
| **Uptime Kuma** | Simple server status monitor | Easy to set up and manage, looks great. |
| **Ward** | Docker-based status dashboard | |
| **Dash** | Status dashboard | Looks great and is easy to use. |
| **Netdata** | System performance monitoring | Not simple, but "just works". Dark theme disliked by one user. |
| **simple-system-monitor** | System monitor | Has theming capabilities. |
| **BTOP** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **htop** | Terminal-based system monitor | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
| **neofetch** | Terminal-based system information | Suggested as a tip for SSH users. |
Rundeck is an open source automation service that allows users to easily run automation tasks across a set of nodes. This repository contains the source code for Rundeck, with features such as a web console, command line tools, and a WebAPI. It is built with Gradle and requires Java 1.8 and NodeJs 16. Documentation, development guides, and issue tracker are available.
OliveTin is a web-based interface that provides safe and simple access to predefined shell commands. It offers a responsive, touch-friendly UI, dark mode, accessibility, container integration, and more. It allows you to run complex commands, give access to commands to less technical people, and simplify command execution on various devices.
Use large language models embedded in single-file executables from the command line to perform tasks like renaming images based on their visual content
