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Blinko: Self-Hosted AI Notes with Semantic Search on VPS
Deploy Blinko on a ServOrbit VPS: open-source AI-powered note-taking with built-in semantic search and RAG — your data stays on your server.
Dokploy CVE-2026: Critical Update to 0.29.13
Two CVSS 10.0 and 9.9 CVEs in Dokploy chain together: forgeable admin JWT without an account + root shell via WebSocket. Patch guide to ≥ 0.29.13.
PostgreSQL 19 delayed: impact on self-hosted apps
PostgreSQL 19 beta 4 removes 53 features and pushes GA to late October 2026. What changes for n8n, Supabase, Nextcloud and Mattermost — and why PG 18 is the right target.
Migrate from Papermerge to Paperless-ngx
Papermerge is going SaaS: maintainer seeks a successor before Oct. 5, 2026. Migrate to Paperless-ngx, an actively maintained GPL-3.0 community fork.
Self-host Verdaccio on a VPS: private npm/yarn/pnpm registry
Deploy Verdaccio on your ServOrbit VPS: self-hosted private npm/yarn registry to proxy npmjs.org and host your internal JavaScript packages securely.
OpenHands: autonomous AI coding agent on your VPS
Install OpenHands v1.23 on your VPS so an AI agent resolves GitHub issues autonomously, without sending your source code to an external cloud service.
SaaS vs self-hosted: real cost comparison 2026
Calculate the true TCO of 7 agency SaaS tools versus their self-hosted VPS equivalent. Is the switch worth the ~130,000 DH/year in savings?
WordPress CVE-2026-87902: Update to 7.1.2 Now
CVE-2026-87902 (CVSS 9.2) actively exploited since Sept. 22, 2026. Check your version, apply WordPress 7.1.2, and see why shared hosting extends exposure.
Keycloak v26.7.4: 6 CVEs — migrate to Authelia or ZITADEL
Keycloak v26.7.4 patches 6 CVEs including two unauthenticated DoS. For fewer than 10 SSO apps on a VPS, Authelia (< 30 MB) or ZITADEL cut the attack surface.
Leave Heroku and Vercel for a VPS + Coolify in 2026
Heroku Pro vs VPS + Coolify break-even in 2026: 5 warning signals, step-by-step migration guide and Coolify / Dokploy / Kamal comparison.
Microsoft Project Online shuts down: migrate to self-hosted
Microsoft Project Online ends on September 30, 2026. Migrate to Plane or OpenProject self-hosted on a VPS before the cutoff — step-by-step guide.
Docker Secrets in production: protecting secrets on a VPS
Manage Docker secrets in production without exposing them in docker-compose.yml. Docker Secrets without Swarm, .env.vault and SOPS: method and comparison.