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Plex vs Jellyfin: The Honest Comparison After 18 Months Self-Hosting
Plex for non-technical families, Jellyfin for builders who want zero subscription cost. The 18-month head-to-head with transcoding watts, app stability log, and TCO math.
Best Website Speed Test Tools: Honest Picks
YSlow died in 2018, but most lists still recommend it. The honest list of website speed test tools, what builders use to…
How to Set Up a Personal Cloud Server: The Builders Guide
Hardening a Self-Hosted Server (CentOS, Rocky, Alma, Ubuntu, cPanel)
Best DNS Resolvers for Developers (Cloudflare, NextDNS, Pi-hole, Quad9)
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Self-Hosting May 8, 2026Plex vs Jellyfin: The Honest Comparison After 18 Months Self-Hosting
Plex for non-technical families, Jellyfin for builders who want zero subscription cost. The 18-month head-to-head with transcoding watts, app stability log, and TCO math.
BT Bestiumpro Team 5 min read -
Self-Hosting May 8, 2026Best Website Speed Test Tools: Honest Picks
YSlow died in 2018, but most lists still recommend it. The honest list of website speed test tools, what builders use to find the real bottleneck.…
BT Bestiumpro Team 11 min read
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Self-Hosting April 29, 2026How to Set Up a Personal Cloud Server: The Builders Guide
Tonido is dead. Nextcloud + Immich on a $5 Hetzner VPS is the modern self-hosted cloud, with Tailscale for private access and Backblaze B2 for off-site…
BT Bestiumpro Team 9 min read
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Self-Hosting April 29, 2026Hardening a Self-Hosted Server (CentOS, Rocky, Alma, Ubuntu, cPanel)
The six hardening steps that close 95% of the attack surface on a single Linux server, plus the cPanel-specific Security Advisor recommendations.
BT Bestiumpro Team 8 min read
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Self-Hosting August 12, 2015Best DNS Resolvers for Developers (Cloudflare, NextDNS, Pi-hole, Quad9)
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 for speed, NextDNS for filtering, Pi-hole for self-hosters, Quad9 for privacy. the DNS picks for builders.
BT Bestiumpro Team 7 min read