Self-hosting development environments allows engineers to test complex container stacks, maintain complete data ownership, and expose web apps securely to the internet without opening inbound router ports.
1. Docker Container Stack
Running WordPress, MariaDB, and Nginx in Docker Compose simplifies backups and migration:
version: '3.8'
services:
wordpress:
image: wordpress:latest
restart: always
environment:
WORDPRESS_DB_HOST: db
WORDPRESS_DB_USER: roberto
ports:
- "8080:80"
2. Zero-Trust Cloudflare Tunnels
Cloudflare Tunnels (`cloudflared`) route HTTPS traffic securely directly to local containers without public IP exposure.
Published by Roberto Ambrosio in Home Lab & Self-Hosting.