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- Comment on NAS case 1 day ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAS Network-Attached Storage PSU Power Supply Unit SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
[Thread #70 for this comm, first seen 1st Aug 2026, 08:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Homelab discussion 1 day ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider LXC Linux Containers NAS Network-Attached Storage NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage SBC Single-Board Computer SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network k8s Kubernetes container management package
[Thread #69 for this comm, first seen 31st Jul 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Finally happish with my all-in-one homelab (20+ services and way too much tinkering) 1 day ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters LXC Linux Containers NAS Network-Attached Storage Plex Brand of media server package
[Thread #68 for this comm, first seen 31st Jul 2026, 18:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on I feel like people are sleeping on the Minisforum MS-R1 as a home server PC 2 days ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAS Network-Attached Storage NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #67 for this comm, first seen 31st Jul 2026, 12:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Improve very slow library scans on Jellyfin 10.11 / 12 on spinning media 2 days ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAT Network Address Translation Plex Brand of media server package VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #66 for this comm, first seen 31st Jul 2026, 00:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Selfhosting as a Linux newbie - Ubuntu Server LTS or Debian 13? 6 days ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters IoT Internet of Things for device controllers LTS Long Term Support software version VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #65 for this comm, first seen 27th Jul 2026, 18:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Homelab Documentation 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System Git Popular version control system, primarily for code NAS Network-Attached Storage VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #61 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jul 2026, 12:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on [AIT] paperless-ngx 3.0.0 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Git Popular version control system, primarily for code NAS Network-Attached Storage Plex Brand of media server package RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #60 for this comm, first seen 23rd Jul 2026, 10:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Self hosted photo options for the family? 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters LVM (Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping NAS Network-Attached Storage PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPN Virtual Private Network ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
[Thread #59 for this comm, first seen 22nd Jul 2026, 06:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How I self-host my ebooks and audiobooks 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
[Thread #58 for this comm, first seen 21st Jul 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on My selfhosting setup so far 1 week ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System Git Popular version control system, primarily for code RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
[Thread #57 for this comm, first seen 20th Jul 2026, 18:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Music Library Management 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAS Network-Attached Storage NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency Plex Brand of media server package
[Thread #56 for this comm, first seen 19th Jul 2026, 03:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Thoughts on crowdsec 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #55 for this comm, first seen 15th Jul 2026, 22:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on State of the Discord - A Lesson 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters LXC Linux Containers XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging k8s Kubernetes container management package
[Thread #54 for this comm, first seen 14th Jul 2026, 15:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Rayfish, Iroh and Yggdrasil 2 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #53 for this comm, first seen 13th Jul 2026, 09:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on what's the simple way to map services to subdomains instead of specifying the port number? 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CA (SSL) Certificate Authority DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation ULA Unique Local Address (non-routable local address, IPv6) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #52 for this comm, first seen 12th Jul 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Xbox One X to Linux Questions 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SBC Single-Board Computer
[Thread #51 for this comm, first seen 11th Jul 2026, 21:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on "Ultimate" guide for literal beginners 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #49 for this comm, first seen 9th Jul 2026, 21:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Help choosing a good HDD for my home server? 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAS Network-Attached Storage Plex Brand of media server package RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
[Thread #48 for this comm, first seen 9th Jul 2026, 13:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Most slopcode projects are abandoned and deleted within months of release 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Git Popular version control system, primarily for code IoT Internet of Things for device controllers VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #47 for this comm, first seen 8th Jul 2026, 14:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on How much do you secure a home server that's only accessible with VPN? 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters SSO Single Sign-On UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #46 for this comm, first seen 7th Jul 2026, 20:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Help! I need a really simple image hosting solution 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #45 for this comm, first seen 7th Jul 2026, 08:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Help configuring OPNsense VLANs? Tutorials I find seem to quickly become outdated. 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider
[Thread #44 for this comm, first seen 6th Jul 2026, 18:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What actual damage do you secure your servers against? Whats the attack vector? 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider IoT Internet of Things for device controllers Plex Brand of media server package SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #43 for this comm, first seen 6th Jul 2026, 13:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on LLM on Nintendo DS Lite 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters AP WiFi Access Point RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer
[Thread #42 for this comm, first seen 6th Jul 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Is they're an easy way to make my Jellyfin accessible outside of my home network 3 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider Plex Brand of media server package VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #41 for this comm, first seen 5th Jul 2026, 18:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Immich v3.0.0 is out, with Workflows preview 4 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters LAMP Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP stack for webhosting NAS Network-Attached Storage NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
[Thread #40 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jul 2026, 12:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Setting Up OPNsense on Proxmox: Doubts regarding NIC setup 4 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #39 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jul 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Hardware recommendations for running OpenSense as a Firewall? 4 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters AP WiFi Access Point ARP Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network NAT Network Address Translation NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
[Thread #38 for this comm, first seen 3rd Jul 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Recommendations for music-setup? 4 weeks ago:
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Plex Brand of media server package SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #37 for this comm, first seen 2nd Jul 2026, 19:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]