Weekly Ping
Self-hosted tech,
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Weekly Ping covers self-hosting, homelabs, and infrastructure you control. No fluff. Delivered every week.
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Built for people who'd rather run their own server than trust someone else's cloud.
What the community gets each week
Real guides, honest takes, and the kind of stuff you'd share in a group chat with fellow homelab nerds.
Setup Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for running your own apps — Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Home Assistant and more.
Security Deep-Dives
VPNs, reverse proxies, firewall configs — keeping your homelab locked down without locking yourself out.
Tool Roundups
The best open-source tools for your homelab, with honest takes on what's worth your time and what isn't.
Docker & Containers
Docker Compose recipes, container tips, and the occasional Kubernetes rabbit hole for the curious.
Network & DNS
Pi-hole, Tailscale, WireGuard, custom DNS. Building a network that's actually yours.
No cloud lock-in, ever
Everything covered is open-source or self-hostable. No paid placements, no vendor nonsense.
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