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Alternative to Gmail? I currently use my own domain for email, but i miss the priority inbox in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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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IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
IP	Internet Protocol
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
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 8 acronyms.

[Thread #988 for this comm, first seen 9th Jan 2026, 10:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self hosting hardware - what are your experiences with Lenovo ThinkCentre as homelab server? 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:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
Plex	Brand of media server package
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage

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

[Thread #5 for this comm, first seen 8th Jan 2026, 07:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Options to Expand Sata HDD Drives on a Lenovo Computer in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 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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PSU	Power Supply Unit
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage

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

[Thread #986 for this comm, first seen 7th Jan 2026, 15:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

This Looks kinda cool, but does anyone have any experience at vetting a project like this? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 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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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IP	Internet Protocol
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL

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

[Thread #985 for this comm, first seen 6th Jan 2026, 03:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

OpenWRT router in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
PoE	Power over Ethernet
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #984 for this comm, first seen 6th Jan 2026, 02:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

ISO Homelab Power Saving Methods [SOLVED FOR NOW] in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SBC	Single-Board Computer

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

[Thread #983 for this comm, first seen 5th Jan 2026, 23:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Wondering if running a single user Lemmy is an overkill in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz -3 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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HASS	Home Assistant automation software
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
LVM	(Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
k8s	Kubernetes container management package
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #982 for this comm, first seen 5th Jan 2026, 18:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Mini PC for Jellyfin in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC	Single-Board Computer

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

[Thread #979 for this sub, first seen 18th Sep 2024, 08:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What's the easiest way to host a music colletion (FLAC)? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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
IP	Internet Protocol
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
Plex	Brand of media server package
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
VPN	Virtual Private Network

[Thread #971 for this sub, first seen 16th Sep 2024, 05:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

ICANN approves use of .internal domain for your network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #910 for this sub, first seen 8th Aug 2024, 09:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Garage is an open source S3-compatible object storage cluster designed for self hosting in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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
SCP	Secure Copy encrypted file transfer tool, authenticates and transfers over SSH
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
k8s	Kubernetes container management package
nginx	Popular HTTP server

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 20 acronyms.

[Thread #875 for this sub, first seen 17th Jul 2024, 21:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad as USB Direct Attached Storage (DAS) for ZFS in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz -1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

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

[Thread #639 for this sub, first seen 29th Mar 2024, 21:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]