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Towonel: Open Source drop-in Cloudflare Tunnel alternative in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 8 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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IP Internet Protocol
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #304 for this comm, first seen 21st May 2026, 13:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What do you use for selfhosting cloud storage? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 14 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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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
SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

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

[Thread #303 for this comm, first seen 20th May 2026, 10:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Plex Announces Massive Price Hike on Lifetime Subscription Plans 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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CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #302 for this comm, first seen 20th May 2026, 01:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What's your homelabs power draw? 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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LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PoE Power over Ethernet
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #301 for this comm, first seen 19th May 2026, 14:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

NutriTrace v1.0.0-rc.26 released! in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 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
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #300 for this comm, first seen 17th May 2026, 22:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Moving a Proxmoc 256 MB NVMe install to larger NVMe in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 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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HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface 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

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

[Thread #299 for this comm, first seen 17th May 2026, 14:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Whats the best minipc for selfhosting nextcloud. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 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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NAS Network-Attached Storage
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

[Thread #298 for this comm, first seen 16th May 2026, 19:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Do you have advice as to where to find hardware to practice? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 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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DNS Domain Name Service/System
LXC Linux Containers
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
SBC Single-Board Computer
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 22 acronyms.

[Thread #297 for this comm, first seen 16th May 2026, 12:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Why allow "everyone" to have read write permission? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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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
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 22 acronyms.

[Thread #296 for this comm, first seen 16th May 2026, 07:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Bitwarden's new CEO has a Private Equity background, removed 'Inclusion' and 'Always Free' from their website -- because of course he did 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #295 for this comm, first seen 16th May 2026, 03:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

This Week in Self-Host in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 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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IP Internet Protocol
Plex Brand of media server package
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 22 acronyms.

[Thread #294 for this comm, first seen 15th May 2026, 22:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Need help figuring out how to write Let's Encrypt ACME servers into banIP allowlist (OpenWrt) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 0 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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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
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #293 for this comm, first seen 15th May 2026, 21:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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