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Learn about data analysis, business intelligence, automation, and AI-powered insights. Tips, tutorials, and best practices from the Flarelight team.

February 19, 2026

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Flarelight Team

Self-Hosting Flarelight with Docker: Complete Setup Guide

Deploy Flarelight on your own infrastructure using Docker. Step-by-step guide covering setup, configuration, production deployment with TLS, and ongoing operations.

January 6, 2026

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Flarelight Team

Why data preparation is the real bottleneck in recurring analytics

Every month, the reporting cycle starts the same way: exporting data, fixing formats, reconciling numbers. This isn't analysis—it's data preparation, and it quietly consumes most of the time in analytics work.

data-preparation

analytics

business-intelligence

workflow

November 27, 2025

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Flarelight Team

Essential vs. Advanced Automation in Flarelight: How They Work Together

See how Flarelight’s built-in automation engine pairs with the new n8n Community Node to cover everyday BI workflows and complex multi-system orchestration.

automation

n8n

business-intelligence

product-updates

November 24, 2025

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Flarelight Team

Data Analysis Tools: Understanding When to Use Each Tool (Not Which is Better)

SQL, Python, Excel, Power BI, and Flarelight aren't competitors—they're complementary tools. Learn when to use each tool in your data analysis workflow and why the best analysts combine them effectively.

data-analysis

business-intelligence

tools

comparison

best-practices

November 24, 2025

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Flarelight Team

Getting Started with Flarelight: Your First Data Analysis

Learn how to import your first dataset, create visualizations, and generate insights with Flarelight in just a few minutes. Follow along with our step-by-step video tutorial series.

business intelligence