Don’t be so down on yourself mate, start with the Linux upskill challenge then look at some Docker YouTube tutorials. You will be there in no time.
Comment on Self-Hosting Survey 2026: What are your favorite self-hosted apps?
reader@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
I can’t self host I’m not smart enough :-(
slazer2au@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 10 hours ago
Legitimate feedback for the survey.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Whether you think you are or aren’t smart enough, you’re right!
If you want to do it, read up and just try it. Throw a Linux install on an old desktop or laptop and try to follow a guide and make it work. It seems daunting, but most anyone can follow a guide and get to a usable product.
gdog05@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
I’m not either but I still do it.
lokalhorst@feddit.org 10 hours ago
We are all learning and we all make mistakes. It’s part of the journey.
ItsNotImportant24@lemmy.ml 9 hours ago
I didn’t know anything about self-hosting when I started either. There is a learning curve but it’s not difficult, juat takes some time and is totally worth it to own your data, have a little more privacy and to stop shelling out money for subscriptions, etc. Totally worth it.
habitualTartare@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
yunohost + ebay or old office desktop (or literally any computer you can get your hands on for cheap). There’s a lot of people with very strong opinions but you really don’t need much.
IronKrill@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
A lot of it is doing what other people tell you to do. This may be encouraging or not, but I consider myself fairly versed in tech and there is still troubleshooting where it feels like trying things at random rather than any skilled insight to a solution. The take-away is it’s okay to skip an app that has terrible documentation and you can’t figure out. Start with something that has good tutorials and if that doesn’t work, try something else. If you can get that up and running those skills will carry over.