Articles tagged self-hosted

Running my own services, managing infrastructure, and keeping data at home.

Articles

1. Turning Linear Search into a Performant Data Processing Engine

   Filter 25 million property records by 87 criteria in under 100 ms (p99) to help decide where to buy a home.

   • web
   • self-hosted
   • data-processing

   Stack: Rust · Axum · Polars +6 more

   2026

2. Compounding Self-Hosting

   Combining Immich, Home Assistant, and an e-ink screen for truly personal tech.

   • embedded
   • self-hosted
   • apis
   • data-processing

   Stack: Python · Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W · Waveshare 7.3" 6-colour panel +5 more

   Jan 2026

3. Keep It Stupid Simple Backup Strategy

   A shell script so simple I'm willing to trust it with my most precious data.

   • self-hosted
   • linux

   Stack: Bash · BorgBackup · Btrfs +4 more

   2023

4. Photo Site Generator

   My photo portfolio site: once PHP on a Raspberry Pi, now a Vite script turning a folder of JPEGs into static HTML.

   • web
   • self-hosted
   • nostalgia
   Winter 2016

5. Physics Exam Practice App

   How I learnt what good software actually means.

   • web
   • self-hosted
   • nostalgia

   Stack: jQuery · PHP · Node.js +3 more

   Autumn 2016

6. My First Full-Stack Project: LEDs Driven by an FFT

   A Raspberry Pi music player that drove RGB LED strips.

   • embedded
   • self-hosted
   • nostalgia

   Stack: Python · NumPy · FFT +3 more

   Spring 2016