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[–] 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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DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
IP	Internet Protocol
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #151 for this comm, first seen 9th Mar 2026, 14:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

SelfHosting Guilty Pleasure(s) 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
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #150 for this comm, first seen 9th Mar 2026, 10:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Sftp client gor android? 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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SCP	Secure Copy encrypted file transfer tool, authenticates and transfers over SSH
SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
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 3 acronyms.

[Thread #149 for this comm, first seen 9th Mar 2026, 05:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Audiobookshelf disconnects randomly (websocket issue) through cloudflare 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #148 for this comm, first seen 9th Mar 2026, 04:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Navidrome & demo.navidrome.org [SOLVED] 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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FTS	Flight Termination System
IP	Internet Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
WDR	Wet Dress Rehearsal (with fuel onboard)

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 19 acronyms.

[Thread #147 for this comm, first seen 8th Mar 2026, 16:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

ntfy.sh v2.18.0 was written by AI in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 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
IP	Internet Protocol
MQTT	Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
NAT	Network Address Translation
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

[Thread #146 for this comm, first seen 8th Mar 2026, 10:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 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
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 19 acronyms.

[Thread #145 for this comm, first seen 8th Mar 2026, 00:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What to selfhost if you have a lot of bandwidth in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 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:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation

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

[Thread #144 for this comm, first seen 7th Mar 2026, 09:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Netbird is king. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 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
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
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 5 acronyms.

[Thread #143 for this comm, first seen 7th Mar 2026, 07:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What's your self-hosting success of the week? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 7 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
CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
IP	Internet Protocol
MQTT	Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
SCP	Secure Copy encrypted file transfer tool, authenticates and transfers over SSH
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging
k8s	Kubernetes container management package
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #142 for this comm, first seen 7th Mar 2026, 06:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Thermostats compatible with selfhosted Home Assistant in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 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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HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
IP	Internet Protocol
MQTT	Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
Zigbee	Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

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

[Thread #141 for this comm, first seen 7th Mar 2026, 02:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I built a self-hosted period tracker because I couldn't find one worth using in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

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

Fewer Letters	More Letters
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
LXC	Linux Containers
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #140 for this comm, first seen 7th Mar 2026, 01:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]