Decronym

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Looking to build a K8s cluster, what are your strategies for finding affordable hardware? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
LXC Linux Containers
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
VPN Virtual Private Network
k8s Kubernetes container management package

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

[Thread #316 for this comm, first seen 26th May 2026, 10:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is it possible to expose nextcloud securely over a vps with no vpn. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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
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

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

[Thread #315 for this comm, first seen 25th May 2026, 17:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Raidz2 or btrfs for important document storage? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (11 children)

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
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #314 for this comm, first seen 25th May 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Nextcloud or Seafile alternatives? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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

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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

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

[Thread #313 for this comm, first seen 25th May 2026, 04:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Privacy-preserving alternative to Ring cameras (Raspberry Pi Zero 2W)! in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PoE Power over Ethernet
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #312 for this comm, first seen 24th May 2026, 22:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How would you expose Jellyfin securely without a vpn? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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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CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS Domain Name Service/System
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
Plex Brand of media server package
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
SSO Single Sign-On
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #311 for this comm, first seen 23rd May 2026, 22:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What are my options for expanding server storage? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
ISP Internet Service Provider
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PoE Power over Ethernet
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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

[Thread #310 for this comm, first seen 23rd May 2026, 19:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Jellyfin to quadruple their prices following Plex's price increases in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 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
Plex Brand of media server package
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #309 for this comm, first seen 23rd May 2026, 14:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self-Host Weekly (22 May 2026) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #308 for this comm, first seen 22nd May 2026, 19:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

People who are staying on Plex, have you tried Jellyfin? What about it do you not prefer? (real question) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
Plex Brand of media server package
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)

[Thread #307 for this comm, first seen 22nd May 2026, 16:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Today at 50+ I feel like a little kid ... what a homelab ... in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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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HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
IP Internet Protocol
LVM (Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PSU Power Supply Unit
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN Virtual Private Network
Zigbee Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

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

[Thread #306 for this comm, first seen 22nd May 2026, 13:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

LazyNVR: a different approach in hosting IP webcams in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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
PoE Power over Ethernet
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #305 for this comm, first seen 21st May 2026, 17:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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