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How/what to start self-hosting? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 hours ago by TotallyWorthLife@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Do you have any advice or suggestions about it?

Hardware (what should be enough for a local PC, or VPS...)
Software (OS [Debian, Yunohost, other...], "containerization" (Docker, virtual machines?), dashboard, management, backups, VPN tunneling...)
"Utilities" to host (Lemmy, Peertube, Matrix, Mastodon, Actual Budget, Jellyfin, Forgejo, Invidious/Piped, local Pi-Hole, email, dedicated videogame servers like for Minecraft, SearXNG, personal file storage like Drive, AI [in the future, when I can afford a rig that can run a local model decently]...)

I'm aware it's a lot of stuff to take on, so, do you have any advice on where to start? (how to find a cheap PC to experiment with, if not get a VPS, what to test on it, what "utilities" to try self-hosting first...)

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[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 1 points 8 hours ago

There are a lot of comments about setups, which is fine and all.

2 things if you're completely green:

Yunohost simplifies a lot of installs and gives you popular applications with ease. You can SSH into it later for more customizations too.
ZimaOS is a great NAS platform for basically any hardware. It'll run Docker containers and gives you a little more control, but it's a outlet more complicated for someone new. I see a lot of Synology references, just think of this like a free/cheap Synology. (Cheap bc they do have a "pro" version giving you unlimited disks whereas free is up to 4HDDs. I'm currently using 18 drives).

I just feel this is the most automated and complete way to get set up quickly, both have forums and community support too.