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Why I Migrated to a Self-Hosted Mail Server

Oct 9, 2025 5 min read Security

Proton Mail is great, but I wanted full control over my DKIM and SPF records. Here is how I set up Postfix and Dovecot on a hardened Linux VPS to handle my own traffic.

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Coolify vs Dokploy: My Homelab Choice

Sep 14, 2025 8 min read DevOps

I tested both platforms for deploying my Node.js and Docker containers. While Coolify is popular, Dokploy offered the lightweight simplicity I needed for my smaller Hostinger tier.

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