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The surreal joy of having an overprovisioned homelab (2025) - from Anubis creator in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 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
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #163 for this comm, first seen 14th Mar 2026, 04:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Dashboard for my servers 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
VPN	Virtual Private Network
nginx	Popular HTTP server

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.

[Thread #162 for this comm, first seen 13th Mar 2026, 21:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Your logging is probably down 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:

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CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
PSU	Power Supply Unit
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
k8s	Kubernetes container management package
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #161 for this comm, first seen 13th Mar 2026, 11:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Remote KVM recommendations 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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IP	Internet Protocol
PoE	Power over Ethernet
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VNC	Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #160 for this comm, first seen 12th Mar 2026, 22:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[beta] degoog - search engine aggregator 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:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
VPN	Virtual Private Network
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #159 for this comm, first seen 12th Mar 2026, 17:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is *arr stack a real Netflix replacement? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 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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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
Plex	Brand of media server package
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #158 for this comm, first seen 12th Mar 2026, 09:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Considering self hosting my own git repositories. What are some options? 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:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #157 for this comm, first seen 11th Mar 2026, 23:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Cheapest 16x4tb NAS 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
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PSU	Power Supply Unit
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #156 for this comm, first seen 11th Mar 2026, 21:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

An actually functional webproxy to self-host 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:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.

[Thread #155 for this comm, first seen 11th Mar 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Introducing New Fediverse Software, Goofed v0.0.1, Minimum Viable Shitpost Edition 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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AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #154 for this comm, first seen 10th Mar 2026, 22:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

TrueNAS build system going closed source in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 9 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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Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
LTT	Linus Tech Tips YouTube channel
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
PIA	Private Internet Access brand of VPN
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #153 for this comm, first seen 10th Mar 2026, 00:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Do you stick to the same linux distro across your devices? 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
LTS	Long Term Support software version
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
Plex	Brand of media server package
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #152 for this comm, first seen 9th Mar 2026, 16:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]