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Re:CLI agents like Claude Code make self-hosting on a home s... by drnick1 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @05:33PM (#46581093)
> Kind of like how "pi-hole" is just sugar on top of dnsmasq, and Plex is just sugar on top of file sharing.

Speaking of that, I have always preferred a plain Unbound instance and a Samba server over fancier alternatives. I guess I like my setups extremely barebone.

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Re:CLI agents like Claude Code make self-hosting on a home s... by ryandrake on Sunday January 11, 2026 @06:20PM (#46581581)
Yea, my philosophy for self-hosting is "use the smallest amount of software you can in order to do what you really need." So for me, sugar X on top of fundamental functionality Y is always rejected in favor of just configuring Y."
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