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Some applications run better with a hosting provider than on your own server. Especially when it comes to speed and availability, you’re usually better off in the cloud than behind a home internet connection. If you’re looking for an affordable provider for open-source software, you should check out “PikaPods”. My FreshRSS instance is still hosted on fly.io. If they cut my free tier, I’ll probably move to PikaPods or Uberspace. ...

I’m often asked how to disable the spam filter in Google Mail. It seems this “trick” isn’t yet widely known, so no worries — I’m happy to share how to bypass the filter. Personally, I sometimes found Google’s spam filter a bit too aggressive. Important emails occasionally ended up in the spam folder, which caused confusion. Instead of accepting that, there is actually a small “trick” to bypass the filter and regain full control over our emails. ...