Hoàng Gia Nguyên
One Year of Homelab — The Services I Actually Use
After a year of running a homelab and a stretch of time where I barely touched it, here are the self-hosted services that genuinely made a difference in daily life — from media streaming and photo management to backups and push notifications.
After the Free Tier: how a hobbyist continues living with LLMs
After RPM/TPM limits tightened, I was forced to re-evaluate how I use LLMs and redesign a cost-efficient, sustainable setup for personal needs.
The 10MB Clipboard Share App: Why I Built My Own Text-Sharing Tool
A reminder that sometimes the best solution to a self-hosting headache is a simple script, a Docker container, and a plain .txt file.
The Sudden Squeeze on Free AI API Limits
Why free and low-tier AI API limits have tightened, how it impacts hobbyists, and what to consider next.
Securely Access Your Self-Hosted Services From Anywhere
A guide to understanding and choosing the right remote access solution for your self-hosted applications, from reverse proxies to zero-trust tunnels.
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