#selfhosting
How to make your own self-hosted VPN in under 30 minutes (and why you’d want to, or not, do this)
Self-hosted VPNs can be quite good if you are hosting them from a hosting service, but network traffic is often limited to about 1 TB (and you have to count it both ways) and many streaming services will still detect it as a VPN connection and maybe block it.
Hosting from home solves the network traffic issue, but exposes your home IP address.
So this is a good article to understand where and how a self-hosted VPN may help you or not. In many cases, especially for Netflix and similar types of streaming, the only reliable option is a paid VPN service that specifically works around streaming services.
See https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-make-personal-vpn-30-minutes/
#Blog, #privacy, #selfhosting, #technology, #VPN
Docker Mailserver (DMS) is an open-source production-ready full stack mail server that you can self-host in a Docker container
This is a simple containerised mail server (SMTP, IMAP, LDAP, Antispam, Antivirus, etc.). Only configuration files, no SQL database. Easy to deploy and upgrade. I see it is often recommended to others, as I noticed in a Lemmy forum today.
It is receiving regular updates and has quite extensive documentation. It has over 11,000 likes on Github.
See https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver
#Blog, #email, #mailserver, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology
Veloren is an open-source multi-player voxel role-playing game that can be self-hosted (and has more adventure and fun than Minecraft)
It is inspired by games such as Cube World, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Dwarf Fortress and Minecraft.
You can play single player or multi-player, standalone or use an online server, or even host your own server in a Docker container, or on a Raspberry Pi. Plenty of options!
You start by creating your character, you can collect items for your inventory, you can craft items, there are weapons and combat, you develop skills, can tame creatures, you can trade with merchants, you can socialise, and lost more. There is no single, specific goal or focus, and the idea is to keep exploring and have adventures.
The game is community driven and actually updates quite regularly.
It is clearly no clone of Minecraft. It is fun and adventure!
See https://veloren.net/
#Blog, #gaming, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology, #Veloren
Kennt ihr schon #nextcloudPI ? Die nextcloud distribution für Leute wie mich, die keine Ahnung haben aber dennoch ihren eigenen #cloud #Server betreiben wollen #selfhosting, damit die Daten recht sicher sind. Außerdem ein einfacher Weg ein bisschen was über Server und dieses Internet zu lernen.
PhotoPrism vs Piwigo for Open-Source Self-Hosted Photo Album Management
Self-Hosted photo albums are often considered as alternatives to Flickr or Google Photos. Both PhotoPrism and Piwigo provide something similar, but they do it differently, and in this video I highlight some of those differences. You may just want to host something for yourself, or your family and friends, or for the greater public at large.
PhotoPrism is newer and better looking than Piwigo, but does it have what is needed to provide the functionality you need?
Watch https://youtu.be/3dcD8Mu24r0
#technology #photoprism #piwigo #opensource #selfhosting
#Blog, ##opensource, ##photoprism, ##piwigo, ##selfhosting, ##technology
Open Source Self-Hosted Home Assistant home automation with a Modbus TCP interface to a Victron Solar System
Home Assistant is an open source self-hosted home automation tool that puts local (not external cloud) control and privacy first. My system is running in a Docker container on a machine at home.
Home Assistant is more than just the monitoring and managing of smart home switches and lights. It has powerful automation that can be triggered by all sorts of events or device states to notify you, or manage even solar systems, garage doors, and much more. For example, I have an automation that announces it has started to rain so we can get the washing off the line before it gets too wet.
In this video I show what my HA dashboards look like, and how I managed to read lots of information via the universal Modbus TCP protocol from my Victron solar energy system, and to also write data back to the Victron system to change the battery minimum state of charge values from HA (or other registers).
I have shared my config files on a Github page so that it is easier for others to replicate some of the same functionality (without spending 4+ hours like I did on a single value statement line).
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlvlhou70VA
#technology #homeassistant #smarthome #opensource #selfhosting
#Blog, ##homeassistant, ##opensource, ##selfhosting, ##smarthome, ##technology
Hi, I'm #newhere !
I'm a man in the 40's from Norway. Now living and thriving in the northern parts, though I have my roots in #Bergen city.
I've been exploring alternatives to the hegemony of #google and #facebook / #meta and their likes for some time. Not entirely new to the #fediverse, as I've been using #mastodon for a while, but this is my first time in the #diaspora realm.
A couple of topics I find interresting:
#science #physics #astronomy
#universetoday #astronomycast
#opensource #floss #alternativesoftware #fediverse #privacy #encryption #selfhosting #linux
#homeautomation #homeassistant
#sustainable living #herbs #gardening #preparedness #bushcraft
Peergos: An Open-Source IPFS Peer-To-Peer Google Drive Alternative That You Can Self-Host
Google Drive may be popular, but it does not offer end-to-end encryption. Moreover, it is not an open-source offering.
Peergos is not just an ordinary alternative to Google Drive. It is much more than just a private web storage platform. With Peergos, you get an end-to-end encrypted private webspace built on top of IPFS protocol (peer-to-peer). Not just limited to its security/privacy, you also get the ability to socialize with your friends in the platform using the newsfeed.
So yes, a bit like a cross between Nextcloud and Cryptpad with the P2P functionality. You can self-host for free (at your hosting cost) or pay for a cloud hosted offering.
Peergos: An Open-Source IPFS Peer-To-Peer Google Drive Alternative That You Can Self-Host
Google Drive may be popular, but it does not offer end-to-end encryption. Moreover, it is not an open-source offering.
Peergos is not just an ordinary alternative to Google Drive. It is much more than just a private web storage platform. With Peergos, you get an end-to-end encrypted private webspace built on top of IPFS protocol (peer-to-peer). Not just limited to its security/privacy, you also get the ability to socialize with your friends in the platform using the newsfeed.
So yes, a bit like a cross between Nextcloud and Cryptpad with the P2P functionality. You can self-host for free (at your hosting cost) or pay for a cloud hosted offering.
See https://itsfoss.com/peergos/
#technology #opensource #privacy #peergos #selfhosting #P2P
#Blog, ##opensource, ##p2p, ##peergos, ##privacy, ##selfhosting, ##technology
Docker Punching Holes Through Your VPS Firewall? This Is How I Solved It
Yes, Docker containers automatically reconfigure the IPTable rules, and do not show up under UFW status as opened ports in your VPS firewall. This can leave your management containers wide open. Most docker container tutorials only use examples of how to do basic port mapping, and this is what exposes those ports.
I explain what is happening with this, and which of the three options I found easiest to make sure only the essential ports are open.
See https://youtu.be/Kr-3WKA1_fI
#technology #selfhosting #docker #VPS #security
#Blog, ##docker, ##security, ##selfhosting, ##technology, ##vps
How to easily manage Docker Containers using Portainer graphical user interface on Ubuntu
Portainer is an open-source management UI for Docker, including Docker Swarm environment. Portainer makes it easier for you to manage your Docker containers, it allows you to manage containers, images, networks, and volumes from the web-based Portainer dashboard.
I started out with docker containers using Portainer, and I still use Portainer today. In the beginning, I used the quick-click install of existing App Templates to quickly get many popular types of web service up and running. It was this ease of use that helped me migrate away from cPanel hosting. Today I tend to use App Templates, where I have taken existing scripts and tweaked them for my use to store data on specific external volumes, specify ports to be used, etc.
If you want to get into using Docker Containers to host services, I’d suggest looking at a few videos about using Portainer to get the feel of it. Of course, everything in Portainer can be done from the command line too (and often quicker) but using a graphical interface that basically does everything needed, is a lot more friendly for most average users.
See https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/ubuntu-docker-portainer/
#technology #docker #containers #portainer #selfhosting
#Blog, ##containers, ##docker, ##portainer, ##selfhosting, ##technology
You can quite easily host a Drupal blog on a Raspberry Pi at home
I tested accessing the site as it loads, just as any other normal site is expected to load. It makes one realise again that for many hosting projects, you often don’t need external paid hosting.
You can use a Pi as long as you also have a domain name you can point to your home, and something to handle the incoming web requests securely (see my YouTube video about how I handle hosting from home at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZRG2sezIl4).
Hosting with a cloud provider is pretty cheap if you are just doing something small, but once your storage needs really grow (photo or video site for example), or you need to run a bunch of services, it can get quite costly. One, or more, Pi’s may well do the trick from home!
See https://opensource.com/article/22/3/run-drupal-raspberry-pi
#technology #raspberrypi #selfhosting #blog #drupal
#Blog, ##blog, ##drupal, ##raspberrypi, ##selfhosting, ##technology
DockSTARTer is a way to make it quick and easy to get up and running with Docker
You may choose to rely on DockSTARTer for various changes to your Docker system, or use DockSTARTer as a stepping stone and learn to do more advanced configurations.
It is a bit like having a cPanel script installer for your self-hosting at home to quickly install services to host, but using Docker underneath. I’d suggest though reading through the website a bit first, and I see at least two YouTube videos also on using DockSTARTer.
#technology #containers #docker #dockstarter #selfhosting
#Blog, ##containers, ##docker, ##dockstarter, ##selfhosting, ##technology
We Need to Start #SelfHosting Wherever and Whenever Possible • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/24/self-host-if-possible/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/24/self-host-if-possible/
#Geminispace Will be Better Off When All Users Are #SelfHosting Their Own Capsules • Techrights ⚓ http://techrights.org/2022/02/15/self-host-gemini-capsules/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #WWW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2022/02/15/self-host-gemini-capsules/
Some of the lessons we’ve learned this past year and the status quo in #GeminiSpace , which lowers the entry barriers for authors online ( #GemText is far easier and more approachable than HTML) and encourages #selfhosting , #selfsigning etc. http://techrights.org/2022/02/08/gemini-still-growing/
