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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]

Jellyfin / Paperless-ngx on Raspberry Pi 4? 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
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS Domain Name Service/System
ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
IP Internet Protocol
MQTT Message Queue Telemetry Transport point-to-point networking
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #292 for this comm, first seen 15th May 2026, 11:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Homelab for DevOps experience? 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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ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
LTS Long Term Support software version
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

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

[Thread #291 for this comm, first seen 15th May 2026, 07:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

18-Year-Old NGINX Rewrite Module Flaw Enables Unauthenticated RCE 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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HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
LTS Long Term Support software version
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #290 for this comm, first seen 15th May 2026, 02:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Does anyone use a YubiKey? 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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Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
IP Internet Protocol
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 17 acronyms.

[Thread #289 for this comm, first seen 15th May 2026, 00:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How/what to start self-hosting? 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
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
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email
IP Internet Protocol
LTS Long Term Support software version
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PoE Power over Ethernet
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC Single-Board Computer
SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
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)
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #288 for this comm, first seen 14th May 2026, 21:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

"Upgrading" my Home Server setup in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 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
HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PSU Power Supply Unit
PoE Power over Ethernet
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSO Single Sign-On
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #287 for this comm, first seen 13th May 2026, 13:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Replacing Tailscale with a 2-VPS WireGuard setup (No port forwarding) 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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DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
ISP Internet Service Provider
NAT Network Address Translation
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #286 for this comm, first seen 12th May 2026, 13:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

GitLab Act 2 - A letter to our customers and our investors. 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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DNS Domain Name Service/System
Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
IP Internet Protocol
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access

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

[Thread #285 for this comm, first seen 12th May 2026, 08:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What does your IPv6 setup look like? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

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

Fewer Letters More Letters
CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT
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
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #284 for this comm, first seen 11th May 2026, 19:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Plex’s price hikes prove I was right to switch to Jellyfin in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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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DNS Domain Name Service/System
HA Home Assistant automation software
~ High Availability
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
Plex Brand of media server package
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #283 for this comm, first seen 11th May 2026, 12:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to block unwanted outbound traffic from your containers in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 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
IP Internet Protocol
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NAT Network Address Translation
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
k8s Kubernetes container management package

[Thread #282 for this comm, first seen 10th May 2026, 02:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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