Blog & News

Blog & News

Latest updates, feature announcements, and security news from Panelica.

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Self-Host Matomo: A Privacy-First Google Analytics Alternative You Own

Matomo is open-source web analytics you run on your own server - accurate, complete, and private. Why teams switch and how to deploy it in one click.

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Self-Host BookStack: A Free Wiki and Knowledge Base for Your Team

BookStack is a free, open-source wiki with a Books-Chapters-Pages structure ordinary people actually use. How to deploy it as a one-click Docker stack.

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Self-Host Jellyfin: Your Own Media Server Without Subscriptions

Jellyfin is a free, open-source media server - your private Netflix for the media you own. How it compares to alternatives and how to run it in one click.

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VS Code in the Browser: code-server vs Panelica Desktop VS Code, Which Do You Need?

Both put VS Code in a browser tab, but one is a lightweight web editor and the other a full streamed desktop. How they differ and which to deploy.

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Self-Hosted AI Coding Workspaces: Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Cursor in the Browser

Run agentic AI coding tools as browser-based Docker containers on your own server: reachable anywhere, identical across a team, and safely contained.

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Run a Full Linux Desktop in Your Browser with Docker

Streaming workspaces put a real Linux desktop in a browser tab - disposable for risky work, persistent for a remote workstation. How they work and how to run one.

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How to Limit Docker Container CPU and Memory the Right Way (cgroup v2)

CPU limits throttle, memory limits kill. How cgroup v2 enforces Docker resource limits, how to pick sane values, and why per-account parent groups matter.

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Connecting a Domain to a Docker Container: Proxy, SSL, Health Checks

How domain-to-container linking really works: probing HTTP vs HTTPS backends, health checks, SSL detection, and nginx rollback when a config test fails.

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How to Clone a Running Docker Stack for Staging in One Click

What a correct Docker stack clone must handle: deep-copied volumes, a private network, free ports, regenerated database credentials, and linked services.

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Application-Aware Docker Backups: Why Copying Volumes Is Not Enough

Copying Docker volumes silently corrupts database backups. Learn how application-aware stack backups dump databases, export volumes, and restore in the right order.

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EasyPanel vs Coolify (2026): Which Self-Hosted PaaS Should You Pick?

EasyPanel vs Coolify: pricing, templates, and architecture compared honestly for 2026 to help you pick the right self-hosted Docker PaaS.

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Dockerfile Naming Conventions and Best Practices (2026)

Dockerfile filename rules, image naming format, tag strategies (semver vs SHA vs latest), .dockerignore best practices, multi-stage naming, and registry-specific conventions for Docker Hub, GHCR, and private registries.

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