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What's your contingency plan for the apocalypse? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 3 minutes ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CF	CloudFlare
CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #6 for this comm, first seen 9th Jun 2026, 12:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Why I moved my Plex library to Jellyfin after 14 years in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 13 minutes ago) (1 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
Plex	Brand of media server package
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

[Thread #5 for this comm, first seen 8th Jun 2026, 12:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Email ownership, I give up. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
ISP	Internet Service Provider
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

[Thread #4 for this comm, first seen 8th Jun 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Revisiting Rule #3 in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

[Thread #3 for this comm, first seen 7th Jun 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Continuwuity in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
SSO	Single Sign-On
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
VPN	Virtual Private Network
nginx	Popular HTTP server

7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

[Thread #2 for this comm, first seen 5th Jun 2026, 20:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What are your self–hosted alternatives for inter device communication? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 2 acronyms.

[Thread #1 for this comm, first seen 5th Jun 2026, 07:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

This community isn't your personal adviser in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz -4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago) (1 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CSAM	Child Sexual Abuse Material
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
VPN	Virtual Private Network

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

[Thread #0 for this comm, first seen 5th Jun 2026, 05:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

This community isn't your personal adviser in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[Meta] Removing definitions from Decronym? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
CF	CloudFlare
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
IoT	Internet of Things for device controllers
NAT	Network Address Translation
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
a11y	A(ccessibilit)y
i18n	I(nternationalizatio)n
l10n	L(ocalizatio)n

[Thread #336 for this comm, first seen 4th Jun 2026, 13:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What are your self–hosted alternatives for inter device communication? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #335 for this comm, first seen 4th Jun 2026, 12:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I think BorgBackup Is Trying To Tell Me Something in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Do you think my HDD is broken? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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FCC	Federal Communications Commission
~	(Iron/steel) Face-Centered Cubic crystalline structure
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
ULA	United Launch Alliance (Lockheed/Boeing joint venture)

Jargon	Definition
Starlink	SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #333 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jun 2026, 21:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]