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Matrix hosting in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
IP	Internet Protocol
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

[Thread #115 for this comm, first seen 24th Feb 2026, 11:21] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How bad of an idea is it to use computing HDDs in a DIY NAS? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 4 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
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #114 for this comm, first seen 24th Feb 2026, 09:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to reach different services on the same machine via name instead of ip+port? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #113 for this comm, first seen 24th Feb 2026, 01:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack's API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 4 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
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

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

[Thread #112 for this comm, first seen 23rd Feb 2026, 23:31] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

A sneaky demonstration of the dangers of curl bash in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

[Thread #111 for this comm, first seen 23rd Feb 2026, 04:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How do I access my services from outside? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 7 points 4 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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CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
PIA	Private Internet Access brand of VPN
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSO	Single Sign-On
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #110 for this comm, first seen 22nd Feb 2026, 16:31] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to self-host a Prosody XMPP server on Bazzite with Podman for Movim in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 4 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
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

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

[Thread #109 for this comm, first seen 22nd Feb 2026, 12:41] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Lemmy/Piefed instance as Blog forum? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
IP	Internet Protocol
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #108 for this comm, first seen 20th Feb 2026, 21:01] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[Solved] OpenWrt & fail2ban in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
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
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #107 for this comm, first seen 20th Feb 2026, 20:01] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Tailscale Services GA: App-aware connectivity with more control in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
SSO	Single Sign-On
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #106 for this comm, first seen 20th Feb 2026, 18:41] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Availability issues in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
NAT	Network Address Translation
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #105 for this comm, first seen 19th Feb 2026, 18:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

(SOLVED) I need help with networking for VirtualBox guests running on Windows hosts. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation

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

[Thread #104 for this comm, first seen 19th Feb 2026, 11:31] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]