Requesting funding : please donate via UPI and or PayPal (UPI available there): vdbhb591@upi
It will help me run various open source services I offer via: https://flossboxin.org.in
My monthly bill comes to approx EURO 65.
#selfhost #selffunded #fundingrequired #floss #foss #request #boostsappreciated
I've wrote my first blog post of this year: Self Hosting PeerTube on Fedora Server.
Learned a lot about Fedora Server, Podman, troubleshooting SELinux and Quadlets 🐧
https://blog.nuculabs.dev/posts/2025/2025-01-25-self-hosting-peertube/
So... anyone in the #selfhost community have a good Spotify alternative? Specifically the recommendations part of Spotify; I already have a Subsonic-compatible streaming audio server.
Even just a simple setup for "I've analyzed your playlist and think you might like X" would work great for me.
Mostly just looking to stop spending money on places that accelerate the decline of things and spend more on supporting people that need it.
Spotify fails the first test spectacularly.
Light on resources. I can run this on a potato if I wanted and it would run great (I'm not, but I could.)
Backups are easy. Tar up the directory. Done.
Migrations are easy. Install nginx, build snac, untar backup. Done.
Quirky web interface. It takes a little to get used to it, but it is very functional and it's got character. I thought I would use Phanpy with it more, but I'm not. I enjoy the snac web interface.
Works (mostly) with Mastodon clients.
No crazy caching of photos, avatars and other media. This is a really big deal because my disk usage is so much lower than when I ran Mastodon.
No database. NO DATABASE. So good.
Fast. snac is really fast doing everything. It's nice.
@grunfink is awesome. Friendly and responsive.
Some questions for all the #GoToSocial users out there.
How many gigabytes of disk space (roughly) does your instance use?
How long has it been online?
And does the growth in storage slow down after the first seven days (on the default configuration), when cached images start clearing out?
#FediHelp #SelfHost #SelfHosted #Fediverse
We've launched a new project:
Arcticons Selfhosted. An icon set for your favorite self-hostable software. Created by @stratself, it's our first project to fully debut on Codeberg.
Check it out on our fancy new site:
https://selfhost.arcticons.com/
#arcticons #codeberg #icons #iconpack #selfhosting #selfhost
Una pequeña nube en la gran nube
«No existe la nube. Solo es el computador de otra persona» Creo que ya todos deben haber leído esa frase en alguna parte, ya sea en una polera, un sticker o un meme. Lo que dice, de manera bien simplificada es verdad. Lo que usualmente conocemos como la nube es, básicamente, una red computadores conectados entre sí. Pero ese «computador de otra […]
🔗 https://altgr.xyz/2025/10/05/una-pequena-nube-en-la-gran-nube/
The #Fediverse is a decentralised world, but some things have established themselves in my timeline over the years. So as a refresher, here a few hashtags you could use, feel free to add more in the replies.
#FediHire when you are looking for a job
#FediGive when you have something to give away or donate
#FediBlock If you want to warn others of accounts/instances to block
#Caturday Needs no explanation ;)
#SelfHost to discuss running your own online stuff
#AskFedi #FediHelp to ask stuff
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#selfhost #homelab #opensource #foss
Hello dear Fediversers,
My students want to improve their home lab backups and have come up with the idea of storing their offsite backups with each other instead of in the cloud.
My question is, does anyone know of any software or solutions for this? It doesn't have to be open source, but it would be best if it were. The option to encrypt the backups is not essential, but would be preferable.
Please boost.
Many thanks for any tips.
my @jellyfin instance has been fucked beyond repair for weeks now and I've run out of ideas.
I've scanned my media folders, rescanned, replaced metadata, rescanned again, updated versions (running 10.11.11), uninstalled jellyfin from the server, wiped cache and config files, reinstalled, checked disk health (drives are good), and still no dice.
Jellyfin only finds like half of the things in there. And not always the same things, so I'm pretty sure it's not file naming it's getting tripped up on.
Any ideas, suggestions or #Jellyfin alternatives appreciated.
Journey with self hosting for personal blog and fediverse
Hello, I followed the "selfhosted" instance on LemmyWorld in order to be able to talk about my experiences having them in order, without confusing criteria into Fediverse. Hoping they can be useful to others.
Current setup: Hostinger vps kvm2 plan, Debian12, YunoHost, Hostinger's docker manager installed.
Personal background: blind since birth, (I don't see), I'm mostly a computer power-user, worked and studied with ms-dos since 1989 until late 90s. Basic GNU/Linux knowledge in 2002, then interrupted in 2004.
I don't care talking about disability when discussing unrelated topics but it's necessary in this case as my needs are quite different from others.
So, I've been scared by self-hosting and have had shared hosting web sites until now. Until @_elena started self hosting her digital echosystem from scratch using YunoHost.
Due to lack of drivers I stopped with Linux on my private machine, drivers for the Braille display I had, and then the uneffective (at least for my need) screen reader capabilities on Linux's GUI based distros.
Finally in January 2026 I jumped in the dark after reading Elena Rossini's blog about YunoHost and having explored their demo pages. At the worst, I'll cancel the contract...
In the end I've managed to run WriteFreely, WordPress, CastoPod and GoToSocial, just by YunoHost; but if someone says terminal knowledge is not needed, this is a complete lie.
Where a system (such as YunoHost) can do the dirty work configuring postfix and nginx, I'll support it but it has its disadvantages: not every app can be installed through it.
For me it's very difficult to create and look after a config file on my own, it's frustrating for a sighted to miss a punctuation sign, an apostrophe, an indent. Let alone for me! A single space skipped, can crash a system.
A lie even saying that AI completely helps. It does solve some small, simple, immediate tasks but it has some mistakes as well. The so-called allucinations which create a real mess if you can rely on no personal skill.
Such as "sudo yunohost tools cert-install", or similar. AI wrote "cert-install" while the real command is "cert install"! A power user can get rid of it and correct, a beginner with no command-line knowledge, just copies, pastes, and gets scared.
My late attempt has been Madblog, a static markdown-based blogging platform with Fediverse activitypub in it, so I learned what Docker is and how it basically works. But I gave up, due to several timeouts and activitypub slow-downs. I think I'm going to use WordPress for blogging then. In case of comments it'll be more intuitive for non-fediverse folks.
Hopefully share others' experiences as well!
#ActivityPub #blind #fediverse #introduction #selfhost #selfhosting #WordPress #YunoHost
Sobreviví al upgrade de Proxmox 8 a 9
El momento más temido de todo selfhoster se llama upgrade. Especialmente cuando se trata del sistema operativo que soporta todo tu sistema. Y sí, ha llegado ese momento para mí. Uso Proxmox en mi servidor casero. Es un sistema operativo basado en Debian, especializado en virtualización. Permite un manejo bastante sencillo y versátil de los recursos, y como está basado en Linux, […]
🔗 https://altgr.xyz/2025/11/05/sobrevivi-al-upgrade-de-proxmox-8-a-9/
Self-Hosting an ActivityPub Video Podcast Is Surprisingly Affordable
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Imagine this.
You want to launch your own video podcast.
A new episode every week.
Each episode is 1 hour long.
Full HD (1080p), 60 fps video.
What would it cost to host it yourself?
Before I ran the numbers, I assumed it would be expensive — maybe even impractical.
I was wrong.
The reality is surprisingly affordable.
Here is why.
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I am happy to announce that blocking *.bc.googleusercontent.com on my mailserver has reduced my spam count to almost zero. :)
O mini-pc que comprei para cacharrear como home server só tem VGA, Display Port e USB. O meu ecrã tem um cabo HDMI. Qual seria a melhor opção para conecta-los? Acho que só o preciso para a instalação (estou pensando en Ubuntu Server), depois poderia fazer todo de forma remota, não sim?
Obrigado.
So I run many selfhost services, not a developer mind it. Looking to keep up with the bills. #boosts appreciated.
Moitas dúvidas por onde começar com o home server...
Tenho um Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 i3 6100T 3,20 Ghz RAM 8 Gb SSD 128 GB (mais vários SSD externos).
Seria para provar coisas singelas (acho eu): RSS, fotos, BD, livros, receitas, música, adblock, backup... vídeo, web, NextCloud (ou semelhante), Nitter...
Ubuntu Server? Proxmox? OpenMediaVault? Docker? TrueNAS? ZimaOS? CasaOS? Outra coisa?
Obrigado! 😊
#HomeServer #SelfHost #Proxmox #OpenMediaVault #docker #TrueNas #ZimaOs #CasaOs
Edit: ya conseguimos! Muchas gracias por su aporte. Si todo sale bien en días tendremos un gancio cordobés 
Atención gente de Córdoba 🇦🇷 y demases personas que quieran ayudar a que nos libremos de los muros de instagram para gestionarnos colectivamente:
Está en marcha un gancio (plataforma de eventos) cordobés. Va a ser auto hospedado en una compu cirujeada pero todavía necesitamos pagar el primer año de dominio.
Y somos gente desempleada y precarizada, haciendolo por puro amor a la autogestion y odio a las bigtech.
Si quieren aportar en dineros pueden pedirme el alias y lo paso al privado. De afuera pueden aportar por ko-fi
Necesitamos 8500 pesos argentinos, nomas. Son 2 cafés.
#gancio #cordoba #cordobaArgentina #argentina #eventos #autogestion #selfHost
