Vibe self-hosting

In a recent blog post, Jordan Fulghum noted how, through the use of AI agents via the terminal, the management of self-hosted solutions has radically changed. Today, it’s easier, faster, more convenient, and even more fun to install and configure utility, monitoring, or productivity applications.

The approach Jordan used was to directly run Claude Code on a local machine and have it perform actions to install, configure, and manage open-source software.

I too have implemented a few self-hosted solutions in the last few months, and as I already wrote here, I used LLMs to get support. Calmly, I was saying.

Frankly, I preferred not to grant direct access to the production machines¹ and managed the various tasks manually. It was very easy anyway, and it gave me the ability to manage a lot of software in a clean, fast, and economical way—and also fun, I must admit!—that would have taken me months to do before.

Unlike him, I’ve taken a different approach. Some solutions are on a local machine (a Raspberry Pi 4), others on a remote VPS². Eventually, I’ll try to list the solutions I’ve decided to host on these pages, in addition to FreshRSS, which I’ve already mentioned.

I don’t know if 2026 can realistically be considered the year of self-hosting³. For now, I can say that, if you’re willing to put in a little effort, you can integrate dozens of services, abandon some well-known ones, and bring a bit of complexity in-house. But do you want to consider the satisfaction?