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Notion 2026 price hike: migrating to self-hosted Docmost
Since May 2025, Notion reserves AI for its Business plan and bills agents in credits. Is Docmost (AGPL-3.0) enough for an agency?
Outline: Self-Hosted Wiki on VPS, Alternative to Notion
Outline delivers a polished wiki you can host on your own VPS, with no per-seat subscription. Qualify the BSL 1.1 licence before adopting it for your team.
Patching PostgreSQL (CVE-2026-6471, -14669) on VPS
Two critical PostgreSQL flaws fixed on August 13, 2026: replication access to RCE and heap overflow to RCE. How to patch your self-hosted instances via apt and Docker.
Replace GitHub Actions with Woodpecker CI on a VPS
GitHub announced then suspended billing for self-hosted runners on private repos. Switch to Woodpecker CI: clean syntax, under 50 MB RAM, fixed cost on your VPS.
Migrating from Datadog to Prometheus, Grafana and Loki
Replace Datadog after the 2026 repricing with Prometheus, Grafana and Loki on a VPS. Component-by-component migration, real costs and acknowledged trade-offs.
Migrating from Airtable to NocoDB or Grist on a VPS
Bending Spoons acquires Airtable for $1.28B (August 4, 2026). Full guide to migrate your bases to self-hosted NocoDB or Grist on a VPS.
Self-hosted AI stack: Gitea, runners and Ollama on a VPS
Deploy a complete AI pipeline on your VPS: Gitea Git forge, CI runners and LLM inference with Ollama. No code or prompt leaves your server.
SaaS migration checklist: 5 steps to decide
Before migrating a SaaS, ask the right questions. A 5-step checklist to decide which tools are worth migrating — and in what order.
Portainer vs Dockge: which one to choose on your VPS?
Portainer manages multiple Docker hosts and Swarm clusters. Dockge runs Compose stacks with 80 MB of RAM. The right choice depends on your actual usage.
Email deliverability on VPS: port 25, cold IP and PTR
Port 25 blocked by the provider, fresh IP flagged as spam, missing PTR: the three structural blockers to resolve before your first send from a VPS.
Open WebUI, LibreChat, Dify: which one to choose on a VPS?
Open WebUI, LibreChat or Dify: three open-source AI interfaces, three usage profiles. Three questions to choose in under five minutes.
DORA: what the regulation requires of your ICT contracts
DORA (EU 2022/2554) mandates specific clauses in every ICT contract. Articles 28 and 30 explained: mandatory provisions, audit rights, TLPT and data location.