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<li><a href=https://github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io>changedetection</a> - is a self-hosted equivalent to something like <a href=https://visualping.io/>visualping.io</a> that will notify you when a webpage changes and keep track of the diffs</li>
<li><a href=https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome>Adguard</a> or <a href=https://pi-hole.net/>Pihole</a> - can block a list of known trackers for all clients on your local network. I&rsquo;ve used pihole for a long time, but have recently switched to Adguard since the UI is more modern and it has the ability to toggle on/off a pre-defined list of services, including Netflix (this is useful if you have stealthy young kids). Either of these will speed up your internet experience, simply because you won&rsquo;t need to download all of the extra tracking bloat.</li>
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<p>Of course, there is much much more you can self-host, including your own applications that you might be developing.</p>
<p>There is a large number of services you can self-host, including your own applications that you might be developing. <a href=https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted>awesome-self-hosted</a> provides a curated list of services that might be of interest to you.</p>
<h2 id=vpn>VPN</h2>
<p>You could certainly setup and manage your own VPN by using something like <a href=https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/>OpenVPN</a>, but there is also something else you can try: <a href=https://tailscale.com/>tailscale</a>. It is a very quick way to create fully-encrypted connections between clients. And by using its <a href=https://tailscale.com/kb/1081/magicdns/>MagicDNS</a>, it is a truly magical solution. If one of your nodes has a hostname of <code>plex</code>, you can simply access it by referring to its hostname (i.e <code>ssh plex@plex</code>).</p>
<h2 id=monitoring>Monitoring</h2>