Self-Hosting Comes of Age in Summer 2026 — Multi-Node Docker Compose, API Paywalls, and the End of Tinkering

The self-hosted ecosystem of **Summer 2026** hits a maturity milestone: tools like **Uncloud** and **Komodo** turn Docker Compose into production orchestration, while third-party API shutdowns force technical self-reliance. The homelab is no longer a lab — it's infrastructure.