Help me decide. I would like my own Mastodon and Peertube instances.
Managed is great , but a bit expensive
Cloud server is cheaper , but time consuming
Server at home is fun , but I need to buy hardware
Help me decide. I would like my own Mastodon and Peertube instances.
Managed is great , but a bit expensive
Cloud server is cheaper , but time consuming
Server at home is fun , but I need to buy hardware
@oblomov I’m using a Fractal Design Node 804 for my #HomeServer. It can handle 8x3.5”, 2x2.5” and has 2 extra Slots for 3.5” or 2.5”.
Yes, it’s a kind of a quadratic big boy compared to some other cases, but it sits on my shelf, working fine and can handle all my drives. If you need many drives it’s a recommendation from my side.
Well, that did NOT go as expected. Apparently the new disks are 1mm too thick to fit in the guides my case has, or my case guides are 1mm too close for these disks. Is that, like, allowed? Is either of these things out of spec? I am NOT happy. I can keep using the frigging thing, but only through the external JBOD which is NOT ideal 8-(
I'm really not looking forward to having to transplant this server to a new case 8-/
Self-Host Weekly (8 August 2025)
New site perks (full-text #RSS, finally), software updates and launches, a spotlight on #iSponsorBlockTV - a sponsor-blocking #YouTube platform, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!
So, if I had and old desktop computer lying around and a home internet connection, how easy would it be to turn it into a very basic server. I have few skills but can follow a recipe. I don't want to do anything much more complicated than having an ftp server to store files and a CalDev server. At most I might be tempted to run wordpress so that I can not blog.
Is it has simple as installing Debian, and any other software, giving the machine a static IP and then sorting out a DNS registration? Do I even need the later if I don't want to use WordPress?
A gotcha I discovered this morning. I have two servers using #Dovecot on #AlpineLinux … one is my main mail exchanger for my domain, the other is a small server I use for securely storing work emails (full disk encryption enabled).
I decided to update the latter to AlpineLinux 3.22. I knew this potentially wiped out /etc/dovecot, so I took a `tar` back-up of my /etc directory.
The update bumped Dovecot to v2.4.1, and indeed wiped out /etc/dovecot/dovecot.conf.
I restore my back-up, I then find Dovecot 2.4.1 does not like a Dovecot 2.3.x config.
https://doc.dovecot.org/2.4.1/installation/upgrade/2.3-to-2.4.html is the Rosetta stone you need to translate between the two.
Not difficult, but care must be taken.
Beim Staubwischen heute fast versehentlich den #HomeServer ausgeschaltet.
HandlePowerKey = ignore hat mir mal wieder den Popo gerettet :D und meine #uptime nicht gekillt :D
Neuer Blog-Artikel:
"Planka. Moderne Kanban-Todo-Anwendung für den Homeserver."
https://digital-cleaning.de/index.php/planka-moderne-kanban-todo-anwendung-fuer-den-homeserver/
Self-Host Weekly (1 August 2025)
Cheeky self-host opinion pieces, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Tracktor -- a vehicle maintenance app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!
I was running out of space on my home server's storage, so I purchased two new larger hard disks which I'm going to replace the previous ones with. These are not boot disks, and I'm thinking of trying #ZFS on them, with a simple 1+1 mirror. I've read up some introductory guides, so I more or less have an idea about what I'm supposed to do, but are there any caveats that the Fediverse would like to share before I dive in?
Wer weg von den üblichen Cloud-Diensten will und gerne selbst ein wenig bastelt, sollte sich mal #yunohost anschauen.
Ein interessantes Projekt rund um den eigenen #homeserver
Hallo ich bin #neuhier und melde mich, weil etwas teilen möchte.
Als alter ITler möchte ich ein Skript teilen, dass dem (Home-)Admin das Leben erleichert, wenn wieder mal ein "curl" oder "wget" bei der Verifizierung eines Zertifikats (#SSL / #TLS) scheitert.
Das kommt nicht so oft vor, deswegen hatte ich immer vergessen was zu tun ist, wenn es mal wieder so weit war.
Das Script prüft welche Zertifikate fehlen, lädt sie herunter, so dass man sie ggf. in die Liste der CAs (certification authorities) aufnehmen kann. Wie das geht, steht in meiner dazugehörigen Doku.
Vielleicht einfach mal sehen, ob ihr es brauchen könnt.
Natürlich #opensource, beschrieben auf https://github.com/himbeer-toni/UserScripts/blob/main/fetch-missing-ca.md, da wäre dann auch ein Downloadlink.
Würde mich freuen, wenn es jemandem hilft!
#opensource #programming #debian #linux #RasPi #sysAdmin #git #github #selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting
#opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #software #raspi #RasPi #sysAdmin #TLS #SSL #certificates
@digitalcourage
@linuxnews
*taps mirophone* The Continuwuity 0.5.0-rc.7 release is now available, and it's better than evver
Our amazing community merged 35 pull requests to bring you some fantastic new features for our #Rust-based #Matrix homeserver.
Here are the highlights: Full Policy Server support to fight spam!
reCaptcha support for safer open registration.
User suspension tools for better moderation.
Smarter room & space upgrades.
Ability to disable read receipts & typing indicators.
Sweeping performance improvements!
A huge thank you to our 11 contributors for this release!
Get the full changelog and download it here:
https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/releases/tag/v0.5.0-rc.7
This whole #homelab rabbithole is awesome.
I now have my entire life of photography (500GB of photos) in my homeserver cloud. Uploading 2GB of new photos takes seconds. Browsing them in my browser - instant. Damn, never thought it coud be that great and better than an online cloud. Even the people recognition works perfectly fine offline!
Hello Fedizens,
One way to fulfill #unplugtrump is to setup own timeserver in the local network.
Some people had questions, when you have VPN to your local network which has no public websites and platforms.
Is it necessary to enable SSL on local network?
If yes, are there tutorials to enable SSL with IP addresses or servernames? We aware that administration requires experts and skills on a special grade of complexity, but this is something beginners could handle.
Some Apps like smart homes, local clouds, Multi apps like ferdium deny self signed certificates.
Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)
Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
Self-Host Weekly (11 July 2025)
#SmartHome news, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Kan -- a self-hosted #kanban app, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
The last piece needed (YUGE CPU Fan) to build my #ARM #Altra #homeserver arrived. So finally can start the build. Just as the rainy cold summer is turning hot
Update: Hab auch einmal alle VMs/LXCs heruntergefahren (außer HomeAssistant wg. Wertemessung). Ich habe weiterhin eine Lastspitze von genau 10 Sekunden, nur nicht mehr in dem Rhythmus. Dieser ist nun alle 2 Minuten.
EDIT: Und dann auch mal 5 Minuten nicht.
#Homelab #Proxmox #Homeserver