Is it really possible to host your entire stack, Docker containers, and Telegram bots on free tiers? We analyze Oracle Cloud, GCP, AWS, Render, Koyeb, and Cloudflare to expose their real limitations.
Transform an old HP 15s laptop (Intel i5-1035G1, 16GB RAM) into a high-performance home server. Part 1 covers hardware assessment, thermal mitigation, battery safety, BIOS tuning, Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS installation, and security hardening.
A comprehensive financial and operational comparison of a self-hosted laptop server vs cloud VPS providers. Covers power consumption math, state-wise electricity tariffs, 3-year TCO tables, a 15-dimension comparison matrix, hybrid architecture design, and battery/SSD health automation scripts.
A comprehensive guide to transforming a retired Windows Home laptop into a reliable, headless home server. Learn how to configure WSL2, install Docker natively inside Linux (saving 1.5GB RAM), bypass sleep/update reboots, automate startup with Task Scheduler, and monitor system health via PowerShell.
Lost your laptop? Lost your .env files forever. This 5000-word guide compares 10+ platforms for backing up, syncing, and managing environment variables across hundreds of public GitHub repositories — with a full cost breakdown for solo developers.
Static hosting is everywhere. But where do you host a real Node.js or Python server for free? This guide covers every platform — from Render to Oracle Cloud — with exact CPU, RAM, sleep policies, and honest trade-offs for each.