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AFFORDABLE selfhosted nocode relational databases? (à la Baserow/NocoDB, etc.) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

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IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email
IP Internet Protocol
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

[Thread #187 for this comm, first seen 24th Mar 2026, 15:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[Solved] Hosting Dockerized website on VPS with Apache in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

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IP Internet Protocol
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 5 acronyms.

[Thread #186 for this comm, first seen 23rd Mar 2026, 21:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Help for jbod in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PSU Power Supply Unit
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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

[Thread #185 for this comm, first seen 23rd Mar 2026, 14:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What to study to be able to host a site? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

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ARP Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #184 for this comm, first seen 23rd Mar 2026, 11:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Stupid question, but are there free VPS/VM instances for a jobless girl who wants to run her own instance? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
PSU Power Supply Unit
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #183 for this comm, first seen 22nd Mar 2026, 20:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What are your favorite low-footprint self-hosted services? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months 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
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
LAMP Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP stack for webhosting
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging
nginx Popular HTTP server

[Thread #182 for this comm, first seen 21st Mar 2026, 16:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is it possible to have a usable domain without a VPS or a static IP address? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #181 for this comm, first seen 18th Mar 2026, 09:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Portabase v1.7.1 - Open source database backup/restore tool in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

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CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

[Thread #180 for this comm, first seen 18th Mar 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How do you manage messages across multiple apps? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

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

[Thread #179 for this comm, first seen 17th Mar 2026, 09:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
Plex Brand of media server package
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.

[Thread #178 for this comm, first seen 17th Mar 2026, 08:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I vibe coded a driver to monitor and control the temperatures and fans in my Aoostar WTR PRO. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months 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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FTS Flight Termination System
LOX Liquid Oxygen
SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
SES Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
~ Second-stage Engine Start
USSF United States Space Force

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

[Thread #177 for this comm, first seen 17th Mar 2026, 06:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

SSL certificates for things inside the lab in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

Fewer Letters More Letters
CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #176 for this comm, first seen 16th Mar 2026, 23:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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