About version127

Who runs this

I have spent the last several years as a tech writer for publications like TechWiser, iGeeksBlog, and TECHPP, explaining consumer tech in plain language. Somewhere along the way I started self-hosting my own apps, and a few years later I finally made myself some time to build a website about the things I am genuinely excited about: self-hosting, open source software, home automation, AI agents, and way more techy stuff.

I like to keep things simple, because that is when things actually fit in my tiny brain. Just never at the cost of depth. Every page here tries to hold both.

Why version127?

The 127 is localhost. 127.0.0.1. Duh. It is the address every self-hosted app calls home, so it felt right.

And the version part? Honestly, even I do not know. Do not ask me. I got the domain and we are rolling with it.

What I am building here

Jargon-free, visual-first tinkerer's tools, directories, guides, and what not. Whatever the page requires. If you are into self-hosting, love to automate your tech, or play with AI agents, you will surely find something you like to check out.

And by the way, here are just a few pages we currently have that I am proud of:

• Self-host apps, a directory of apps worth running yourself
• DNS tools for seeing what your domain is really doing
• Domain tools that answer straight from the registry
• Self-hosting for beginners, a course that assumes no Linux knowledge
• Software licenses, what those license labels actually mean

Follow along

I am not that popular, but if you follow me, that is great. I am on X.

Most of the tools and directories on this website are open source, so you can self-host them too. The code sits in our GitHub repos and is constantly updated.

Contact

Found a wrong link, an outdated app detail, or a missing project? Email version127@proton.me. Tell me what is wrong and where you found the right answer, and I will fix it.