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Server vs miniPC dilemma for homelab 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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
Plex Brand of media server package
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
k8s Kubernetes container management package

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.

[Thread #281 for this comm, first seen 9th May 2026, 22:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

VPN Tradeoffs 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SSO Single Sign-On
VPN Virtual Private Network
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #280 for this comm, first seen 9th May 2026, 18:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE - CVE similar to Copy Fail in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 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
IP Internet Protocol
IoT Internet of Things for device controllers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV)
PoE Power over Ethernet
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPN Virtual Private Network

[Thread #279 for this comm, first seen 8th May 2026, 23:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

First VPS — Is 54 SSH bans in 12 hours normal? 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
HTTPS HTTP over SSL
IP Internet Protocol
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
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 7 acronyms.

[Thread #278 for this comm, first seen 7th May 2026, 12:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Rolling my First Self-Made Router 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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AP WiFi Access Point
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PoE Power over Ethernet
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
Zigbee Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

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

[Thread #277 for this comm, first seen 6th May 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Router recs please :) 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
PoE Power over Ethernet
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #276 for this comm, first seen 6th May 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is it possible to self-host RustDesk completely for free? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 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
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPN Virtual Private Network

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

[Thread #275 for this comm, first seen 6th May 2026, 19:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Technitium DNS v15.1.0 released with OpenID Connect integration 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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DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS Domain Name Service/System
IP Internet Protocol
PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TCP Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #274 for this comm, first seen 6th May 2026, 01:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to not loose important documents? 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
LXC Linux Containers
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
nginx Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #273 for this comm, first seen 4th May 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Want to sync files from Linux PC to Android phone 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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NAS Network-Attached 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

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

[Thread #272 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Need some pointers for hardware 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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DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
IP Internet Protocol
NAS Network-Attached Storage
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
PSU Power Supply Unit
Plex Brand of media server package
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC Single-Board Computer
ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #271 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 12:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

my homeserver mapped 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
NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
Plex Brand of media server package
RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications

[Thread #270 for this comm, first seen 2nd May 2026, 08:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

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