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Jill Veldhuis 💾<p>So... I just discovered that my home ISP doesn't block port 443 as I had assumed they did. This opens up a lot of <a href="https://kind.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> opportunities I hadn't considered before... :thonk:</p>
Anthropy<p>haha the backup apparently completed without any issue, the server is also still running fine even though its OS disk and swap are literally completely gone.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.derg.nz/tags/hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hardware</span></a></p>
aleidk<p>I'm thinking about stop <a href="https://kind.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> services as it's to much trouble (and sometimes time consuming) just for myself, as nobody I know are interested in them.</p><p>So far I have found replacement for some, but I'm having trouble finding a <a href="https://kind.social/tags/git" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>git</span></a> forge. I would use <a href="https://kind.social/tags/codeberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>codeberg</span></a> but I have high latency to Europe based data centers /:</p><p>I would appreciate some recommendations, the closer to Latin America the better. I'm also willing to support/help the instance if I can. </p><p><a href="https://kind.social/tags/askfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>askfedi</span></a></p>
Ethan Sholly<p>This Week in Self-Hosted (4 April 2025)</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/AprilShowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AprilShowers</span></a> bring new projects, software updates and launches, a spotlight on <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BookLore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookLore</span></a> -- an ebook management and reading platform, and more in this week's <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> recap!</p><p><a href="https://selfh.st/newsletter/2025-04-04/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">selfh.st/newsletter/2025-04-04</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/selfhost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhost</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/newsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newsletter</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homeserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeserver</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/plex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plex</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jellyfin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jellyfin</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homeassistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeassistant</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>docker</span></a></p>
InfoQ<p>Self-hosted LLMs are going to power the next generation of applications in critical industries like financial services, healthcare, and defense. But they come with their own unique challenges!</p><p>In this <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/InfoQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoQ</span></a> video, Meryem Arik shares:<br>✅ Best practices for self-hosting LLMs<br>✅ Practical tips for deployment &amp; optimization<br>✅ Real-world case studies from the field</p><p>👀 Watch now: <a href="https://bit.ly/3XJqkST" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/3XJqkST</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>📄 <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/transcript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transcript</span></a> included</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/LLMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LLMs</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a></p>
Debacle<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@urbanprivacy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>urbanprivacy</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/UnplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnplugTrump</span></a>, daher Signal in der Amazon Cloud von Jeff&nbsp;B., einem DJT-<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Broligarch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broligarch</span></a>en? Vom Regen in die Traufe!</p><p>Threema ist dbzgl. besser, zumal es Users nicht zwingt, ihre Telefonnummer rauszurücken.</p><p>Aber <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/digitaleSouver%C3%A4nit%C3%A4t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitaleSouveränität</span></a> bietet der Silo nicht, da man sich den Server nicht aussuchen kann, z.B. in der <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> oder <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/selfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfHosting</span></a>.</p><p>Zum Glück gibt es seit 1999 einen Internet-Chat-<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Standard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Standard</span></a>, der freie Föderation erlaubt wie Email oder das <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fediverse</span></a>.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@xmpp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>xmpp</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/Jabber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jabber</span></a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a></p>
Stephan Poller<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://augsburg.social/@kinghaunst" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kinghaunst</span></a></span> </p><p>Wenn Du schon bereit bist selber zu hosten, schau Dir mal Mailcow an <br><a href="https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mailcow/mailcow-doc</span><span class="invisible">kerized</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.tinytip.de/tags/mailcow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mailcow</span></a> <a href="https://social.tinytip.de/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a></p>
My Actual Brain<p>I see a lot of books/tutorials about mysql. Can I use those to understand mariadb? It seems that I can, it also seems that mariadb is preferred to mysql.</p><p>If anyone has any good sources to learn more about databases, I would love to hear them. I am just getting started with them.</p><p>I'll mainly be using it to hold text and numbers.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/homelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelab</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/SysAdmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SysAdmin</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a></p>
Kodsnack<p>Komma igång med Coolify … kanske på Hetzner? <a href="https://social.podsnack.se/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a><br>Ett klipp ur Kodsnack 636 - lyssna där poddar finns och på kodsnack.se</p>
Mauricio Teixeira 🇺🇸🇧🇷<p>What do you do folks with old/small SD cards?</p><p>I found out I've been accumulating a bunch of 2/4/8 GB cards, which are not really much useful these days. Trying to figure out if they're still useful, or if I should just trash them.</p><p>(Note: I do have a bunch of USB flash drives as well, so using adapters to make use of them as such doesn't help).</p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/homeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeLab</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RaspberryPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a></p>
Alex Kretzschmar<p>made some big changes over the last month to <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/homeinfra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homeinfra</span></a> and now I'm mere hours away from having the fruits of all this hardware shuffling come to life.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a></p>
Abnormal Human Being<p>So, I am stuck trying to apply the current <a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/Mastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> update. Note that there may be many good reasons why, chief among them, that I am self-taught and very much in the "trying stuff out half-blindly while learning"-stage. Thankfully, nothing broke irreversably just yet.</p><p>If anyone here feels like helping a noob out, or just loves a conundrum, details can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/805157" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/pos</span><span class="invisible">t/805157</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/techsupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techsupport</span></a> <a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/update" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>update</span></a> <a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/help" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>help</span></a> <a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://toots.abnormalbeings.space/tags/Selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selfhosting</span></a></p>
Daniel Colquitt<p>I was initially rather hesitant at the prospect of <a href="https://colquitt.xyz/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> my email, but I’m massively impressed by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stalwartlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stalwartlabs</span></a></span>, which has made the whole process straightforward.</p><p>I’ve just enabled encryption at rest, which uses my PGP/SMIME public key to encrypt all my messages upon receipt. With my private key installed on my clients, the whole thing is seamless.</p><p>If you’re looking for a modern and powerful JMAP/IMAP/SMTP server that’s easy to deploy, I can’t recommend <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@stalwartlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stalwartlabs</span></a></span> enough.</p>
SecretAntelope 🌈☕<p>Random power outages are the worst parts of <a href="https://covertcreatures.xyz/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> ... Doubly so since my database and redis is on another server.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/selfhosting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>selfhosting</span></a></span> <a href="https://covertcreatures.xyz/tags/mastoadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoadmin</span></a></p>
HortusFox<p>Remember the 1-year anniversary jump &amp; run game?</p><p>I have just decided to make it a standalone mini-game with more features: more enemies, items and highscore.</p><p>Stay tuned!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/webdev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>webdev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/php" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>php</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/javascript" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>javascript</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/phaser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>phaser</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indiedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamedevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horticulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horticulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>botany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a></p>
101LAB<p>Was kann eine Cloud-Genossenschaft, was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> oder <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selfhosting</span></a> nicht kann? Nutzt die Chance, jetzt als Organisation Gründungsmitglied zu werden! <a href="https://geno.101cloud.eu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">geno.101cloud.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genossenschaft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genossenschaft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalsovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalsovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unplugtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unplugtrump</span></a></p>
Elena Rossini on GoToSocial ⁂<p>🏕️ my adventures in <a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> - day 107 (sleepwalking edition) 😴​</p><p>Hello Fedi friends!</p><p>I'm lucky I didn't have to do any coding today... my little one woke me up at 4:50am, so even if it's only 3:30pm I've been wide awake for 11 hours now. Running commands in terminal would have been... risky I think 😅​</p><p>It feels really strange to be past a HUGE self-hosting hurdle. Now my self-hosted Ghost blog is fine... up and running wonderfully, with perfectly working TXT and DMARC records (knock on wood).</p><p>What will my next big challenge be? I'm thinking self-hosting PeerTube... but I will enjoy this peace and sense of accomplishment for a little while longer before taking that on.</p><p>Thanks for all your help and encouragement throughout my self-hosting adventures ❤️​</p><p><a href="https://aseachange.com/tags/mysocalledsudolife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MySoCalledSudoLife</span></a></p>
Nicolas Fränkel 🇺🇦🇬🇪<p><a href="https://mastodon.top/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a> Like Its 2025</p><p><a href="https://kiranet.org/posts/self-hosting-like-its-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kiranet.org/posts/self-hosting</span><span class="invisible">-like-its-2025/</span></a></p>
Michael Nordmeyer<p>If you need a break from the computer, why don’t you do like I did and test old mobile devices with outdated TLS implementations without ALPN to access your server repeatedly to trigger your bot protection, which then blocks your home IP for an hour.</p><p>Of course, I could cheat and get a new IP by dis- and reconnecting to my DSL provider. Or go shopping for groceries while enjoying the sun.</p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/SNAFU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SNAFU</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Layer8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Layer8</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/Bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bot</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/BotProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BotProtection</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a></p>
shom ✊🏽🐧📷🤿🏔️🪚<p>Last year I started a webring like it was 1999 with the System Crafters community. And for its first anniversary I wrote a blog post about <a href="https://shom.dev/posts/20250401_how-i-accidentally-got-better-at-self-hosting-and-foss-contributing/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How I accidentally got better at self-hosting and FOSS contributing</a>.</p><blockquote><p>Sometimes you don’t have to wait for someone else, you can be a catalyst. Happy Birthday Craftering!</p></blockquote><p>Thanks to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@daviwil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>daviwil</span></a></span> for fostering a great community and to <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hol.ogra.ph/@kern" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kern</span></a></span> for building Ringfairy and being so encouraging.</p><p><a href="https://gts.shom.dev/tags/systemcrafters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SystemCrafters</span></a> <a href="https://gts.shom.dev/tags/webring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Webring</span></a> <a href="https://gts.shom.dev/tags/smallweb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallWeb</span></a> <a href="https://gts.shom.dev/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://gts.shom.dev/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a></p>