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How/what to start self-hosting? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by TotallyWorthLife@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Do you have any advice or suggestions about it?

Hardware (what should be enough for a local PC, or VPS...)
Software (OS [Debian, Yunohost, other...], "containerization" (Docker, virtual machines?), dashboard, management, backups, VPN tunneling...)
"Utilities" to host (Lemmy, Peertube, Matrix, Mastodon, Actual Budget, Jellyfin, Forgejo, Invidious/Piped, local Pi-Hole, email, dedicated videogame servers like for Minecraft, SearXNG, personal file storage like Drive, AI [in the future, when I can afford a rig that can run a local model decently]...)

I'm aware it's a lot of stuff to take on, so, do you have any advice on where to start? (how to find a cheap PC to experiment with, if not get a VPS, what to test on it, what "utilities" to try self-hosting first...)

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[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Proton will so smtp if you're on one of the paying plans. You can get your own domain setup to use with it. This is what I do. I just had to contact them to get it setup, they ask a few questions about usage, which I just said was self hosting stuff and sending occasional emails.

[–] Lazarus@mastodon.xyz 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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Why not selfhost your mail ? Spin up https://github.com/docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver, add roundcube webmail, and relay your outbound through something like https://www.smtp2go.com/ to avoid delivery headaches.

[–] talentedkiwi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Maybe some day, don't break what isn't broken (for now).