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started with a simple media server, now i'm running my own mail, calendaring, document storage, password manager, vpn, monitoring, and probably half a dozen other things i've forgotten about. my wife just asks if "the internet is working" now, not 'is netflix down'. it's glorious, but also... a lot. anyone else go from zero to homelab hero in record time? what kicked off your journey into the self-hosted abyss?

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Can relate. When I get to going on something, I have to force myself to pause, write the shit down, and proceed on. Then after the session, I'll review my notes and insert any addenda that needs to clarify a certain point or problem I had that I fixed. It's a process for sure, but for the most part, I can stand up a Linux server, with firewalls, defenses, docker containers, et al and be ready for production in about a solid day's work. So, notes are paramount and I lean on them heavily. Then, after everything is buttoned up, I save the raw notes in a labeled sub-folder that gets backed up to multiple stores such as /projects/takeovertheworldproject/. Finally I transfer that to Trillium, which is searchable, and it too gets backed up.