A short self-hosted tools roundup for Workollab readers. These are the releases, posts, and projects worth knowing about this week.

Self-Hosted

  • How to Install Ruin Media on Your UGREEN NAS (Marius Hosting)
    Ruin Media is a Docker-based PHP web app that deliberately lowers the quality of images and audio files, with all processing done client-side and nothing stored on the server. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Ruin M
  • TrueNAS vs UnRAID – Which Should You Choose? (NAS Compares)
    TrueNAS vs UnRAID – Which One Deserves Your Data? TrueNAS vs Unraid. Both can turn standard x86 hardware into a powerful NAS, application server and virtualisation platform, but neither approaches the job in quite the same way. More importa
  • The Best Free Home Lab Tools I Discovered in 2026 (Virtualization Howto)
    Every year, I come across dozens of new open source projects that I stumble on or ones may write me about or mention in a comment to try out. Most…
  • How to Install YT Zero on Your UGREEN NAS (Marius Hosting)
    YT Zero is a self-hosted YouTube inbox that delivers only videos from the channels you choose to follow, with no recommendations, no Google account, and no API key required. It pulls public RSS feeds into your own SQLite database, giving yo
  • The Proxmox Warning Lights I Never Ignore (Virtualization Howto)
    Just like the check engine light on your car, there are definitely warning lights that you need to pay close attention to in the home lab. If you have been…
  • Xiaomi Smart Storage NAS Revealed (NAS Compares)
    Xiaomi has now officially moved into the home NAS market with Xiaomi Smart Storage, a two-bay consumer storage box that is being launched in China through Xiaomi Youpin crowdfunding. The product is being positioned less like a traditional e

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