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Silent Storage Solutions for Homelab? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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LVM	(Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PSU	Power Supply Unit
Plex	Brand of media server package
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

11 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 21 acronyms.

[Thread #1000 for this comm, first seen 13th Jan 2026, 08:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Homelab hardware choices in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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AP	WiFi Access Point
LXC	Linux Containers
NAT	Network Address Translation
PoE	Power over Ethernet
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #999 for this comm, first seen 13th Jan 2026, 00:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

DNS kicking my ass (Technitium and opnsense) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
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
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #998 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 19:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Tips for moving from TrueNAS to Debian for a NAS? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
Plex	Brand of media server package
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN	Virtual Private Network
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #997 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 16:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Upgrading storage to usb drives in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
LVM	(Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface 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 11 acronyms.

[Thread #996 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 10:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Cheapest way to back up a *lot* of data? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
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
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #995 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 03:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Looking for assistance on ubiquiti Cloud Gateway Ultra in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 5 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
HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation

[Thread #994 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 03:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Welcome to !selfhosted@lemmy.world - What do you selfhost? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 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
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
LXC	Linux Containers
MECO	Main Engine Cut-Off
~	MainEngineCutOff podcast
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PoE	Power over Ethernet
ROC	Range Operations Coordinator
~	Radius of Curvature
RP-1	Rocket Propellant 1 (enhanced kerosene)
SAR	Synthetic Aperture Radar (increasing resolution with parallax)
SECO	Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
SES	Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
~	Second-stage Engine Start
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

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

[Thread #11 for this comm, first seen 11th Jan 2026, 14:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

CasaOS/ZimaOS (or similar) vs just Debian experience? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 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
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSO	Single Sign-On

[Thread #10 for this comm, first seen 11th Jan 2026, 14:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[Help] Improving HDD storage setup for personal server in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage

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

[Thread #991 for this comm, first seen 11th Jan 2026, 09:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How are people discovering random subdomains on my server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 57 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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CA	(SSL) Certificate Authority
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
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)

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

[Thread #990 for this comm, first seen 11th Jan 2026, 01:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self-hosting in 2026 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 5 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
AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IP	Internet Protocol
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
Plex	Brand of media server package
PoE	Power over Ethernet
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
Unifi	Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
Zigbee	Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

[Thread #7 for this comm, first seen 10th Jan 2026, 03:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]