The Hidden Tax on Your Growth: Why Your Email Platform Is Costing You a Fortune
Tired of your email marketing bill skyrocketing with every new subscriber? Discover the flaw in per-contact pricing and how to save thousands.
How We Cut Costs by Migrating From Google Workspace to Nextcloud and Dropbox
As a business with significant storage needs to store our content, we faced escalating costs with Google Workspace. This post outlines our transition to a self-hosted Nextcloud instance combined with Dropbox and how this move has saved us money and improved productivity. Additionally, we’ll explore potential future savings, other
How I Monetize My Self-Hosted unRAID Server for Passive Income
Self-hosting has become an increasingly popular hobby and practical solution for tech enthusiasts. While most people start self-hosting to save costs on cloud services or maintain more control over their data, it is possible to go further and monetize your setup. That's precisely what I did with my
Automating Nextcloud Maintenance on unRAID with a Scheduled Script
As our video production process for YouTube channels ramped up, the required storage grew exponentially. We needed around 12TB of storage to back up final videos, raw recordings, and scripts. Google Workspace quickly became too expensive, costing over four digits annually just for three users. Adding another 5TB of storage
Automating Bandwidth Management for qBittorrent with Homebridge
I’ve always been a fan of automating my smart home setup, even before I started setting up my first home server using unRAID, so, naturally, when I found myself facing an issue with qBittorrent hogging bandwidth when I was home, it didn't take long until I wanted
Sorting qBittorrent Queue with Tampermonkey
Managing a media server like Plex on unRAID with tools like Radarr, Sonarr, Lidarr, and Readarr has been a game changer for automating media acquisition. But with automation comes the challenge of handling multiple simultaneous downloads in qBittorrent, especially when the individual downloads range from just a few MB to
How to Install and Run "Free Games Claimer" in Docker on unRAID
Automating the process of claiming free games from platforms like Epic Games, GOG, or Prime Gaming can save you time and effort. Voglerr's Free Games Claimer Docker container is an excellent tool for this purpose, but it’s not listed in unRAID's "Community Apps."
How to Configure Plex on unRAID to Transcode to RAM
When I started my journey with unRAID in early August 2024, I had 32GB of RAM, which seemed plenty for my setup. I was running Plex along with a collection of *arr apps and several other containers, and things were running smoothly. However, after diving deeper into managing resources efficiently,
Discovering unRAID's "Azure" Layout: A Cleaner, More Modern Look
If you've been using unRAID for a while and haven't explored the customization options, you might have missed one of its more modern features: the ability to switch between different layout styles. Recently, I discovered that unRAID offers a few layouts with vertical navigation, which I
Boosting Your unRAID Data Transfer Speeds: What I Wish I Knew Before Migrating 12TB to Nextcloud
When faced with the ever-increasing cloud storage costs, I decided it was time to set up my own server at home using unRAID. My goal was to move the, at the time, 12TB of data from Google Drive to a local Nextcloud instance. This would save money, and I anticipated
How to Set Up Pawns.app in Docker on unRAID for Passive Income
If you want to make some passive income from your home server, "Pawns.app" (formerly IPRoyal Pawns) is a great option. Pawns allows you to share unused internet bandwidth in exchange for cash or gift cards. Running it on unRAID can be a smart way to maximize your
Setting Up a Privacy-Compliant Blog with Ghost.org on unRAID
Launching a blog has never been easier, especially when using powerful tools like Ghost.org on a self-hosted unRAID system. As I embarked on my blogging journey, I quickly realized that while creating and publishing content is crucial, ensuring my blog's compliance with global privacy laws and regulations