PostgreSQL in self-hosted stacks and production: versions, end of life and how it compares to other databases.
Building a local AI server is more than installing Ollama. This guide builds a full production AI stack with Open WebUI, LiteLLM, Qdrant, Traefik, and Langfuse — what each component does, why it's needed, and three complete Docker Compose configurations for beginners, power users, and small teams.
Build a production-grade self-hosted AI agent from scratch using Docker Compose. Covers the full stack — Ollama, n8n, Flowise, Qdrant, SearXNG, Langfuse, and Redis.
Four major open source databases are hitting end-of-life milestones in 2026, and MySQL 8.0 has already crossed that line. Here's a practical, code-first look at how to audit what you're running, back it up properly, and migrate before the risk compounds.
MariaDB vs MySQL in 2026 — what the Oracle acquisition changed, what MariaDB has been quietly building, and whether the fork is now the better choice.
A database is organized data with a system for storing, retrieving, and modifying it reliably. Every application you have ever used depends on one. Here is how they actually work, what the different types do, and what separates a well-designed schema from one that will wreck you at scale.
