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BaaS vs FaaS for Light Self-Hosting: Fluxbase, PocketBase, Spin, and Orva as Supabase and Appwrite Alternatives

Supabase and Appwrite are the default names for a self-hosted backend, and both are heavier than most light projects need. A repo-level review of the alternatives that actually fit: PocketBase, Fluxbase, Spin, and Orva, plus TrailBase and Nhost, with the BaaS versus FaaS distinction, the real use case each one wins, and the limits their own READMEs admit.

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Business
12 min

Best Accounting Software for Freelancers

The best accounting software for a freelancer is decided by the record, not the receipt: who can read your books, what the entry tier actually unlocks, how cleanly you can export, and what survives a migration. A sysadmin review of QuickBooks Online, Xero, FreshBooks, Wave, Zoho Books, and the self-hosted family (Invoice Ninja, Akaunting, Frappe Books, GnuCash), including what to check before you sign and the one case where self-hosting your books is the right call.

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Business
10 min

Best Email Tools for Lawyers: A Sysadmin Review

The best email for a law firm is decided by the archive, not the inbox: retention, legal hold, eDiscovery export, audit logs, and the tier that actually unlocks them. A sysadmin review of Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Proton for Business, Hushmail, Zoho Mail, and the one case where self-hosting is the wrong answer.

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Docker
8 min

Incus vs Docker: Containers That Look Similar but Solve Different Problems

Docker and Incus both run containers on the same Linux primitives, but they wrap the kernel mechanism in different abstractions: Docker packages an application, Incus launches a whole operating system. A theoretical comparison of application containers and system containers, the lifecycles each one assumes, and when each unit of management is the right one, with links to our Proxmox vs IncusOS coverage.

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