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Jitsi White Label Broke Every Page: The Missing Newline

SelfHost Pilot — Sun, 15 Nov 2026 07:00:40 +0000

Four lines of JavaScript in custom-config.js, one missing newline at the end of the file, and every page on the Jitsi instance went black. The parser rule behind it, the nginx fix that replaced it, and the gate that now catches the repeat.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

Docker for Beginners: What I Wish I Knew First

SelfHost Pilot — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:00:50 +0000

A freelance DevOps engineer breaks down the container mistakes beginners make with Docker — volumes, ports, and restart policies explained simply.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

BrowserSkill: Give a Self Hosted AI Agent Your Browser

SelfHost Pilot — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:00:36 +0000

How I let the agent on my server use my logged-in Chrome with BrowserSkill, with measured timings, a systemd setup and the 0.4.1 upgrade that half worked.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

LLM observability: the agent trace you keep yourself

SelfHost Pilot — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:00:55 +0000

An NSW agency learned from OpenAI, months later, that a model had accessed its web app. How to keep your own trace of what your self-hosted AI agent does.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

2FAuth 9.0.0 Tested: Ente Import Needs a Decrypted File

SelfHost Pilot — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 07:00:52 +0000

2FAuth 9.0.0 reads Ente Auth exports, but only the decrypted text file. I tested the import, the rate limit and the upgrade from 8.0.3.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

Homelab buyers ask: why is RAM so expensive?

SelfHost Pilot — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:00:41 +0000

Google added $100 to the Pixel 10a. The same AI-driven memory squeeze is raising RAM and SSD prices for homelabs. Here is what you can still control.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

Nikkei breach: what self-hosted email does and doesn't fix

SelfHost Pilot — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 07:00:37 +0000

Two hijacked Nikkei mailboxes show why email is your master key. What self-hosted email fixes, what it doesn't, and the account checks to run this week.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

The Atlassian lesson: self-hosted patch management

SelfHost Pilot — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:00:41 +0000

Atlassian's cloud patched itself for CVE-2026-21589; self-hosted copies did not. Build an inventory, advisory alerts and an emergency patch path.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

What Is Self-Hosting? A Beginner's Guide (2026)

SelfHost Pilot — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 07:00:37 +0000

What is self-hosting, really? A DevOps freelancer who's deployed 30+ Nextcloud servers explains the setup, real costs, and honest tradeoffs.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

Muse Glimmer: Meta's Open Source AI You Can Self-Host

SelfHost Pilot — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:00:46 +0000

Meta released Muse Glimmer, a 30B Apache 2.0 agentic AI model that runs on one GPU. Here's what it means for self-hosters and devs.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

5 Self-Hosted Apps That Replaced My Paid Subscriptions

SelfHost Pilot — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 07:00:37 +0000

I ditched five paid subscriptions for self-hosted apps on my own server. Here's what each one replaced, real setup difficulty, and actual monthly savings.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.

AI agent permissions: a self-hoster's hardening guide

SelfHost Pilot — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:00:40 +0000

Find every credential your self-hosted AI agent holds, cut it down, run it as its own user, gate destructive actions, and keep logs out of its reach.

Originally published on SelfHost Pilot - practical self-hosted software and private AI, tested on a real server.