Why pay for a subscription to stream content from corporations' computers when you can stream your own content from your own computer for free?

Self-host your own media server today and stop feeding the beast. The best two options IMO are Plex and Jellyfin (open source).

Plex Media Server: https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=computer&plat=macos

Jellyfin Media System: https://jellyfin.org

#SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Plex #Jellyfin #Music #Media #Opensource

Finally finished pulling all the CAT6 (non-conduited) permanent links (29 in total) in our 350sqft guest house and have just about finished a 1,000ft box of cable. This is going to be one well connected building!

#homeautomation #networking #ethernet #diy #truecable #selfhosted #cat6

I don’t pay for subscriptions anymore and I won’t be advertised to. I’m done. Enshitification stops now.

I set up a robust home media server and can stream my video/ music content to every device, local or remote.

#enshittification #selfhosted

It's International Smug Self-Hosters Day! Best wishes to all who celebrate.

#HomeLab #SelfHosted

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A small SOHO 10" rack mounted on the wall, with network cables and Raspberry Pis visible inside, and a collection of Lego Star Wars Brickheadz sitting on top.

Configuring a new #Dell server in the #homelab. Who the fuck makes up settings like this!?
“Select timeout value. (0 defaults to 4 seconds, 15 is no delay, 1-14 is timeout value in seconds)”

0 is 4,
1 is 1,
2 is 2,
4 is 4,
15 is 0
#selfhosting #selfhosted

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Photo of a screen. It shows a notice saying “Select timeout value. (0 defaults to 4 seconds, 15 is no delay, 1-14 is timeout value in seconds)”

Searching for some great non-unicode/fedi-hosted emoji.

Any tips for finding these?

#SelfHosted #Fedi #GoToSocial

So, Leonieke, what made you decide to run your own fedi instance?

The Emojis!

#SelfHosted #GoToSocial

I made a website. By hand. For the first time in about 20 years.

It’s for my band. Check us out!

https://hollowdawn.co.uk/

#Sheffield #Music #SelfHosted

I'm curious to hear what others are #SelfHosting! Here's my current setup:

Hardware & OS

• Hardware: #RaspberryPi500 (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SD card) #RPi #RPi500 #SingleBoardComputers #HomeLab
• OS: #Stormux, an accessible #Linux distro based on #ArchLinuxARM #LinuxAccessibility #AccessibleTech

Infrastructure & Networking

• Dashboard: #Glance (#Docker) #DockerApps
• Reverse Proxy: #Caddy
• DNS: #Cloudflare
• Domain Registrar: #Porkbun
• Networking & Remote Access: #Tailscale (non-Docker), love its SSH agent and magic DNS features. #NetworkSecurity

Security & Monitoring

• Ad Blocking: #AdGuardHome (non-Docker). Previously used PiHole but find AdGuardHome slightly faster. #PrivacyTools
• Server Monitoring: #Beszel (non-Docker). Tried Grafana/Prometheus/Alertmanager (accessible but overkill) and Netdata (poor screen reader accessibility). Beszel isn't perfect but best compromise so far. #ServerMonitoring
• Server Overview: #Cockpit (non-Docker)
• Security Tools: #Fail2ban, #FirewallD, #ClamAV, and #Rkhunter (non-Docker). Tried CrowdSec but couldn't get it working on Stormux. #CyberSecurity
• Service Uptime Monitoring: #UptimeKuma (Docker), accessible and easy to use. #MonitoringTools

Authentication & Identity Management

• Authelia (Docker): Just set this up for two-factor authentication and single sign-on. Seems to be working well so far!
  
• LLDAP (Docker): Lightweight LDAP server for managing authentication. Also seems to be working pretty well!
  #AuthenticationTools #IdentityManagement

Productivity & Personal Tools

• Docker Management: #Dockge (Docker). More accessible than Portainer; main issue is built-in terminal isn't readable with screen readers. #DockerCompose
• Docker Logs Viewer: #Dozzle (Docker), great web interface and easy searching.
• Git Hosting: #Forgejo (non-Docker), my personal Git server. #GitServer
• Backups: #IDrive (non-Docker), backs up all my devices easily. #BackupSolutions
• Notes: #Joplin server (Docker). Accessibility improving; love the VSCode extension. #NoteTakingApps
• Bookmarks: #Linkding (Docker). Accessible bookmark manager with good browser extension support. #BookmarkManager
• Recipes: #Mealie (Docker), starting to learn cooking! 🍳📖  #CookingApps
• RSS Feeds: #Miniflux (non-Docker), excellent accessibility. Originally wanted better podcast support but other options had major accessibility issues. #RSSReader
• Automation & Workflows: #N8N (Docker). Haven't explored deeply yet—open to ideas! #AutomationTools #WorkflowAutomation
• Pastebin Service: #PrivateBin (non-Docker). Considering alternatives or CLI tool for easier console access. #PastebinAlternative
• File Sharing & Editing: #Samba (non-Docker), easy file management from my Windows 11 mini PC. #FileSharing #Windows11
• Search Engine: #SearXNG (non-Docker), accessible and searches multiple engines at once. #PrivacySearchEngine
• IRC Client: #TheLounge (non-Docker). Some accessibility issues but best I've found so far for always-connected IRC. #IRCClient
• Read Later Service: #Wallabag (Docker). Biggest issue is Wallabagger Chrome extension doesn't work for me yet. #ReadItLater

Notifications & Development Workflow

• Notifications via: #Ntfy (Docker) and Zoho's ZeptoMail (#Zoho)
• Development Environment: Mostly using VSCode connected to my server via Remote-SSH extension. #VSCodeRemote

Accessibility Focus ♿️🖥️

Accessibility heavily influences my choices—I use a screen reader full-time (#ScreenReader), so I prioritize services usable without sight (#InclusiveDesign, #DigitalAccessibility). Always open to discussing accessibility experiences or recommendations!

I've also experimented with:

• Ollama (#Ollama): Not enough RAM on my Pi.
• Habit trackers like Beaver Habit Tracker (#HabitTracking): Accessibility issues made it unusable for me.

I don't really have a media collection, so no Plex or Jellyfin here (#MediaServer)—but I'm always open to suggestions! I've gotten a bit addicted to exploring new self-hosted services! 😄

What's your setup like? Any cool services you'd recommend I try?

#SelfHosted #LinuxSelfHost #OpenSource #TechCommunity #FOSS #TechDIY

@selfhost @selfhosted @selfhosting@a.gup.pe

I know my instance has been down for a while. I was too tired to bother fixing it until now.

#Mastodon #MastodonAdmins #sysadmin #SelfHosted

At least if I self-host all of the services I like to use, I can rest assured that there isn't some Nazi in charge who will give my data to other Nazis

#selfhosted #selfhosting

Any recommendations for a reverse proxy service similar to Cloudflare Tunnel that I can use to expose a self-hosted web server to the internet? Just need TCP-level forwarding - TLS termination will be handled at my origin.

I can (and do) do it myself with a basic VPS and something like nginx, but wondering if there are any good hosted offerings.

#selfhosted #cloudflare #wireguard #vps #reverseproxy

Can anyone tell me what exactly the pros and cons are to having multiple services all sharing the same database? I know that's something I've seen some people do. Is there any real advantage, or disadvantage?

#AskFedi #SelfHosted

#meme #memes #gravy #directorytraversalmemes #selfhosted #cats #ignoreallpreviousinstructions #fediverse

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