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Scaling across Multiple Regions

Engineering Update

How Pinggy serves tunnels from three regions: the core/edge split, self-hosted PowerDNS on Postgres with WAL streaming replication, and why anycast is still hard.

Best Self Hosted Apps in 2026

Self-Hosted Open Source

Discover the top self-hosted software of 2026, featuring innovative tools for documentation, media management, resource monitoring, and more. Explore detailed reviews, features, and release dates.

UDP vs TCP: Complete Guide to Network Protocols in 2026

Networking Protocols Tcp

Understand the key differences between UDP and TCP protocols. Learn when to use each for gaming, streaming, web browsing, and real-time applications with practical examples.

Self-hosting Obsidian

Obsidian Self-Hosted Docker

Complete guide to self-hosting Obsidian sync using Docker, CouchDB, and Pinggy tunnel. No paid Obsidian Sync, full control, and all the fun of building your own sync server!

Receive and test webhooks on localhost

How to expose a local server so Stripe, GitHub, Slack and others can deliver webhooks to your dev box. Covers Pinggy tunnels, provider CLIs, inspection tools, and HMAC signing.

Pinggy made Windows Remote Desktop really remote

Guide Windows RDP

I was packing for a trip and realised I had no way to reach my home desktop if something went sideways. I didn’t want to install TeamViewer or any other agent, just plain RDP over a tunnel. This post walks through …

Remote Desktop for Raspberry Pi and other IoT devices

Guide Tcp Raspberry Pi

How to reach your Raspberry Pi desktop from anywhere over RDP using xrdp on the Pi and a Pinggy TCP tunnel. Includes the Wayland/labwc gotcha on current Raspberry Pi OS and how to work around it.

Top Open Source Tailscale Alternatives in 2026

Guide Comparison Open Source

Discover the top open source Tailscale alternatives in 2026. Explore NetBird, Headscale, Nebula, Defguard, Firezone, Octelium, and more. Compare features, self-hosting options, and ease of use.