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The Complete Self-Hosting Security Stack: Fail2Ban + CrowdSec + Authelia Running self-hosted services on the open internet without a security stack is like leaving your front door unlocked in a busy neighborhood. Individual tools help, but real protection comes from layering defenses so each one covers the gaps of the others. This guide builds a complete security stack using three open-source tools: Fail2Ban — reactive log-based banning for brute-force attacks CrowdSec — community-powered threat intelligence and behavioral detection Authelia — authentication portal with single sign-on and multi-factor authentication Together, they give you intrusion prevention, shared threat intelligence, and access control. All running in Docker, all free. ...

The Complete Self-Hosting Security Stack: Fail2Ban + CrowdSec + Authelia Running self-hosted services is great — until someone else discovers them. The moment you expose a port to the internet, bots start probing. Brute-force SSH attempts, credential stuffing on web apps, vulnerability scanners — it never stops. No single tool solves this. You need layers. This guide walks through building a complete security stack using three open-source tools that complement each other perfectly: ...

Running Authentik vs Authelia: SSO Comparison for Self-Hosters (2026) You’re tired of logging into every self-hosted service separately. You want single sign-on. You’ve narrowed it down to two options: Authentik and Authelia. Both are open-source, both work with Docker, both solve the “too many logins” problem — but they take fundamentally different approaches. Authentik is a full identity provider. Authelia is a lightweight authentication portal. Choosing between them depends on what you actually need. ...

If you’re running multiple self-hosted services, you’ve probably noticed the login fatigue. Nextcloud has its own login. Portainer has another. Grafana, Gitea, Jellyfin — each with separate credentials. It’s a mess. Authelia solves this by acting as a single sign-on (SSO) gateway with built-in two-factor authentication (2FA). Put it in front of your reverse proxy and every service gets enterprise-grade authentication without touching the service itself. What is Authelia? Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization server. It works as a companion to your reverse proxy (Nginx Proxy Manager, Traefik, Caddy) and provides: ...

Tired of managing separate logins for every self-hosted service? Authentik gives you enterprise-grade Single Sign-On (SSO) for your home lab—one login for everything. This guide shows you how to set up Authentik with Docker Compose and connect your services in minutes. What is Authentik? Authentik is an open-source identity provider (IdP) that centralizes authentication for all your self-hosted services. It supports OAuth2, SAML, LDAP, and has a built-in proxy for apps without SSO support. ...