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Hello! I'm new to self hosting and networking stuff. I do use only Linux and have experience with Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and have settled with Fedora and Bazzite on KDE on the home computers/laptops.

I got a GMKtec NucBox G9 Mini PC Intel® Twin Lake N150 recently and wireless keyboard with touchpad, installed Fedora Kiinoite on it and have so far only added VacuumTube. I don't have much experience with the terminal and I'm not sure what step to do next or how.

What I want to do is set up an Arrstack, and I know I need to put Docker and maybe Portainer? I have no experience with Docker though. I also want to put some basic things I and others can access remotely like a shopping list program, photo backups, period tracker, and DnD software. But I'm very afraid of exposing the server to the internet and it being hacked or such. I know there's something called Tailscale but I'm not sure if that's what I need. And I don't know what order I'm supposed to put any of this.

I've tried searching the internet for guides but haven't really found anything except one that's for Yunohost and it's not really self hosting because they set it up on a cloud. All advice is appreciated. Thank you!

edit: I wanted to add I also want to use this as a htpc and it's connected to the TV, so that's why I want a GUI mostly - because it makes it easier to control from the couch

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[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I know everyone hates ai but Claude helpped me setup my homelab a few weeks back. A full arr stack, pihole, immich and tailscale. I was a fun weekend project that I would have take months on my own.

[–] reptar@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Man, that's the kind of AI usage of really want to do locally

[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If my server was capable of running ai locally I would be doing so.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If I had equipment that would run AI locally, I'd be on it.

[–] WbrJr@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 weeks ago

The AI buttle is deflating right now, CPUs are getting cheaper by about 20%, as well as ram and storage, as old boy Sammy can't hold up his exaggerations and had to admit he can only spend half as much in the next 5 years. I really hope to get a gpu with 16-24g in the next 2 years, running AI locally will only get better

[–] captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I used Kimi K2 to start learning the Nix language. It really cut down time when trying to understand what I did wrong when switching configurations threw errors.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Kimi K2

Kimi K2 & Claude both want to tie your account to a phone number and I really don't like that.

[–] captcha_incorrect@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

I used it via Kagi. I'm not sure how they handle it on their end but I can swich between any model that is included in my subscription.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 weeks ago

Very cool. That's the good part of AI. It increases access to existing solutions.

[–] Hezaethos@piefed.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't think the mini pc can run an AI 😅

[–] lukaro@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Hezaethos@piefed.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

wait how did Claude help set things up then?

I think the person you're responding to is saying they just chatted with Claude on a separate device about how to set up their server.