Choosing the right web server can make or break your website’s performance. With so many options available Apache, NGINX, LiteSpeed, OpenLiteSpeed, Caddy, and Lighttpd how do you know which one is the fastest, most efficient, and best suited for your needs?

To find out, we conducted a comprehensive benchmark, testing these six popular web servers under different conditions, including static file handling, high concurrency, large file downloads, and sustained traffic simulations. Our goal? To identify the best-performing server in terms of speed, resource usage, and reliability.

Tor is free software that allows a user to have complete anonymity online. It can be used to avoid having websites and applications track your location or attempt to identify you. It does this by routing your network data through a pool of servers around the world, while also stripping identifying information from packet headers.

FreeCAD is, you guessed it, free. That's not the best thing about it, though. With a range of parametric 2D and 3D tools, FreeCAD makes it easy to generate results quickly and efficiently. The software is only let down by its basic interface that is far from intuitive, especially for beginners. Having said that, if you only need a CAD application now and then and don't need any advanced features, then FreeCAD is the best solution by far.

I create a polished and efficient dashboard in Home Assistant with these custom cards that are easy to install and use.

However, I don't always have the latest updated version of the installation ISOs, and I'm unable to create a copy of a bare-metal installation in the same way. And after wearing out one too many USB drives through repeated reflashing of different operating systems, it's time for a better way for my home lab.

The solution is rather elegant, involving the setup of a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) server that stores the ISO files, allowing my client devices to boot from them over the network. I've been playing around with three different variations on how this can be handled, and I'm keeping two of them, because having easy access to bootable media is invaluable.

Ditch the cloud and take control of your smart home with these powerful self-hosted automation platforms.

These Pi-hole tweaks are worth the effort.

It's helping already, but it can present some interesting opportunities too.

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So… you would like to use a Wireguard VPN for all devices on your ER-X network? Here’s how to do it without the headaches and config puzzles! You’re welcome.

After using Proxmox on my primary server, I decided the second system would be Ubuntu on bare metal.

The self-hosting ecosystem is rife with cool and quirky apps designed to automate every facet of your life. There’s the holy Terraform and Ansible combo for home lab enthusiasts who love watching VMs come to life without pressing a single button, while n8n can handle all software-based automations. On the smart home side, you’ll often find Home Assistant as the most recommended utility for creating schematics to control your IoT gadgets. And well, HASS can serve you well with its trigger-action workflows.

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Kiosks are designed to offer users specific information or a specific experience, while preventing access to any other activities on the device. They are often found in airports, shops, hospitals, cafes, and museums — any location where people need easy access to information or services like timetables, waiting times, product information, directions, self check-in machines, and so on. Kiosk mode on your Raspberry Pi allows you to boot straight into a full‑screen web page or an application without using the desktop environment. It’s the foundation for many different projects where you want to display information for a dedicated interaction with a user. To demonstrate kiosk mode we are going to set up our Raspberry Pi to boot automatically to a full‑screen raspberrypi.com web page, which will rotate with the time.is/London web page.

Creating Virtual Networks (VLANs)

Virtual Networks (VLANs) segment networks to improve performance, security, and traffic management. They help isolate devices and users, reducing the risk of unauthorized access and limiting the spread of potential threats within a network. This guide covers VLAN creation and device assignment using UniFi and third-party gateways