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19 Cool & Unexpected Gifts for Programmers & Tech Geeks (2026)

Skip the cheesy binary mugs. 19 verified hardware, pocket-cyberdeck, KVM-over-IP, thermal camera, and homelab gifts developers actually keep.

Nov 14, 202622 min read

Self-Hosting

OpenOrange: Run Cloudflare Workers on Your Own Servers

OpenOrange runs your existing Cloudflare Workers and Durable Objects on AWS, GCP, Azure, or your own VPS. I installed it and tested dev and deploy. Here's how it works, what it costs, and where it breaks.

Nov 14, 202613 min read

Self-Hosting

HolyArrs Docker Guide: Replace Sonarr, Radarr, Lidarr, Bazarr, Prowlarr & Overseerr With One 15 MB App

Install HolyArrs with Docker Compose and replace the six-app *arr stack with a single 15 MB container. Covers qBittorrent wiring, the side-by-side importer, and honest caveats.

Nov 13, 202611 min read

Self-Hosting

Home Assistant 2026.11: Built-In Marketplace (Bye HACS?) + Migrating Off TrueNAS SCALE's Deprecated App

Home Assistant 2026.11 folds HACS into a built-in Marketplace and rewrites entity naming. Plus: the TrueNAS SCALE app is deprecated, so migrate to HAOS VM without losing your setup.

Nov 13, 202615 min read

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Immich Self-Hosted Guide: Docker Setup + Shrink Your Photo Library 20–50% With JPEG XL & AV1

Self-host Immich with Docker Compose, then cut library storage 20–50% with JPEG XL and AV1 conversion. Covers v3.4 changes, the immich-convert tool, and safe rollback.

Nov 13, 202611 min read

Self-Hosting

16GB Raspberry Pi 5 at $385 vs Mini PCs: Why the Homelab Math Flipped

The 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 now costs $385, over 3x launch. Full total-cost math vs N150 mini PCs, used ThinkCentre boxes, and Orange Pi, plus what the Pi still wins.

Nov 13, 20267 min read