I hope to do that too one day
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 12 hours ago
That’s why I run my own instance, dont like others decide what must be censored for me.
IndianaJones@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 4 hours ago
Its not that difficult you need a VPS or a public reachable ip at home and docker/podman.
xvertigox@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
So you run your own instance and federate with other instances as you please? How are you hosting it / is it doable via docker?
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 4 hours ago
Yes I use docker, I have documented my effort here wiki.gardiol.org/doku.php?id=services%3Alemmy
It was pretty easy and require zero maintenance, just remember to update the containers. Space utiliztion and resources are pretty low, depending on how many communities you subscribe.
Also, I host it at home (with public reachable ip of course)
alonsohmtz@feddit.uk 10 hours ago
Yes, you can use docker: join-lemmy.org/docs/…/install_docker.html
I recommend using a VPS for wireguard and a cheap used workstation like a Dell Optiplex for the actual hosting. That way you can forward all ports without your ISP knowing.
xvertigox@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Rad, tyvm. I’ve got a proxmox server at home running wireguard so I’ll give it a hoon on that. Thanks again.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Thanks will look into this.
Fredselfish@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Would love to know how to do that. Like to not be censored.
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 4 hours ago
Yes I use docker, I have documented my effort here wiki.gardiol.org/doku.php?id=services%3Alemmy
It was pretty easy and require zero maintenance, just remember to update the containers. Space utiliztion and resources are pretty low, depending on how many communities you subscribe.
Also, I host it at home (with public reachable ip of course)
LedgeDrop@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
Thanks for sharing.
Have you had any issues with other, larger instances not federating with you? (just because your small, they don’t want to risk being spammed by trolls/bots/etc)
This would be my only concern in hosting my own instance.
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 hour ago
Never had such an issue
Evotech@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
How does federation work? Do you need to specifically federate with everyone or just those you don’t want to federate with
Shimitar@downonthestreet.eu 1 hour ago
Its automatic. You can defederate, bit federation is utomatic.