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Guides, comparisons and migration playbooks for managed open-source software. By DANIAN.

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After HashiCorp's license change: own Vault in 2026

HashiCorp moved to the BSL and joined IBM. Running Vault yourself keeps your secrets tooling under your control, managed at €9 per app per month.

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How MSPs and agencies productize managed SFTPGo as a client file-exchange line: per-client instances, wholesal…

How agencies host client communities on managed Discourse — owned member data, no per-member pricing, margin c…

LibreTranslate runs a self-hosted translation API so your text never leaves your instance — no per-character f…

A field-tested plan for moving off legacy FTP or FTPS: inventory, staged accounts, a dual-run window, and a ze…

Linkwarden, Linkding, Shaarli and Shiori give you bookmark managers you own — with full-page archiving on Link…

Mealie and Tandoor manage recipes, meal plans and shopping lists you own — self-hosted, managed at €9/month, w…

Kavita and Komga serve ebooks, comics and manga you own to any device — files you own, not a rented catalogue.…

Wire SFTPGo uploads into n8n workflows: event rules POST a JSON webhook per file, n8n runs the logic, and both…

Twilio shut down the Authy desktop app in 2024. 2FAuth gives you a self-hosted TOTP manager with a web UI you …

How MSPs offer a client password manager on managed Vaultwarden - Bitwarden-compatible apps, per-client isolat…

How supplement and consumer health brands collect certificates of analysis, specifications, and compliance doc…