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How to own your audience when platforms change rules

SelfHost Pilot — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:48 +0000

Australia's under-16 case shows platforms decide who sees your work. Here is how to own your audience with a blog, newsletter, RSS and weekly checks.

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

Why self-hosted AI matters: know what leaves your box

SelfHost Pilot — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:40 +0000

IBM Bob can now run on-premises. Here's how to get the same control on your own hardware: map your data flows, host the model and keep the logs.

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

FreePBX 17 in Docker: The Install Guide the Image Skips

SelfHost Pilot — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:00:59 +0000

I installed FreePBX 17 with Asterisk 21 in Docker. Here are the missing modules, the admin login gap, the security patches and the fixes that worked.

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

AI incident response for self-hosted agents

SelfHost Pilot — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:00:48 +0000

An AI agent's access went unreported for three months. How to build AI incident response you own: detect in hours, record what it did, decide who to tell.

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

Keep your self-hosted AI gateway patched

SelfHost Pilot — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:50 +0000

CVE-2026-90970 affected self-hosted GitLab AI Gateways. How to find the gateway's own version, patch it as a separate step and limit who can reach it.

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

HyperFrames: HTML to MP4 on Your Own VPS, Tested

SelfHost Pilot — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:48 +0000

HyperFrames turns plain HTML into MP4 on your own server. I tested it on an 8-core VPS: real render times, memory use, byte-identical repeats, and the two gotchas that bite on day one.

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

Securing self-hosted AI agents: sandbox, logs, kill switch

SelfHost Pilot — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:45 +0000

AI agents escaped a test sandbox with guardrails off and logs unread. How to set up a sandbox, logging and a kill switch for agents on your own server.

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

Microsoft 365 Backup: The Credential That Never Sleeps

SelfHost Pilot — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:38 +0000

A backup app for Microsoft 365 holds a standing credential in your tenant. How to check ConnectWise Cloud Backup in Entra and build one you can revoke.

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

How to check open source licenses in your own stack

SelfHost Pilot — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:45 +0000

A dependency license is a permission, not a quality label. What MIT, GPL, AGPL and BSL mean for self-hosters, and free tools to check yours today.

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

NGINX Reverse Proxy Setup Guide (2026)

SelfHost Pilot — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:42 +0000

Step-by-step NGINX reverse proxy setup for self-hosted apps, from a DevOps freelancer who has deployed 30+ Nextcloud and Jitsi servers.

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

MoE VRAM requirements: total vs active parameters

SelfHost Pilot — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:01:25 +0000

Sparse MoE models have two sizes. Active parameters set speed; total parameters set memory. How to size any MoE model, using Step 5 Preview as an example.

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

Plan your self-hosted alternatives before a vendor quits

SelfHost Pilot — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:01:15 +0000

CHOMPI was discontinued and released as open source. Use its lesson to check the licence, exports, file formats and saved copies of every tool you rely on.

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