2026-09-22
OpenWrt is a free Linux-based firmware for routers and other network devices. It replaces the factory firmware and turns a router into a full system with a package manager: you can run a VPN, split the network into …
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When a single n8n process can no longer handle the number of executions, it is scaled: workflow executions are offloaded to separate worker processes, webhook reception to separate processes, and user code to isolated …
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Connection pooler for PostgreSQL — a program between the application and the database that keeps a small number of real connections to the server and hands them out to clients in turn. The best known are PgBouncer and …
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A proxy for MySQL is a program between an application and database servers. The application connects to the proxy like a regular MySQL server, and the proxy decides which server to send a query to: writes — to the …
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MinIO — is an open-source object storage compatible with the Amazon S3 API. It was installed on private servers to store files, backups and application data the same way as cloud S3, but on-premises. However, in 2026 the …
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Pi-hole is a DNS server with filtering that blocks ads and trackers for all devices on the network at once: computers, phones, TVs, and smart devices where you can’t install a browser extension. Pi-hole is …
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Sysinternals — a set of free Microsoft utilities for Windows diagnostics. The Sysinternals site was created in 1996 by Mark Russinovich together with Bryce Cogswell; Microsoft acquired the company in 2006, and since then …
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Let’s Encrypt has made free HTTPS certificates the norm: they are issued automatically via the ACME protocol, and the client on the server renews them before expiration. But Let’s Encrypt is not the only free …
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BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) — a standard that allows a mail service to show a company’s logo next to its messages. The logo is tied to the domain via a DNS record, and the right to it is …
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phpMyAdmin works only with MySQL and MariaDB. If you have PostgreSQL, phpMyAdmin won’t connect to it — for PostgreSQL people use pgAdmin or Adminer. Adminer also works for MySQL, so it often replaces phpMyAdmin …
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