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@Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz
- Comment on Is there any tape media backup system that works through USB? 20 hours 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 SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #85 for this comm, first seen 22nd Aug 2026, 01:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Means to privately connect to my home server other than Tailscale? 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 NAT Network Address Translation SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #84 for this comm, first seen 21st Aug 2026, 16:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Selfhosting payment processing 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 Git Popular version control system, primarily for code SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #83 for this comm, first seen 21st Aug 2026, 13:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Recommendations to watch Youtube on TV 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 Plex Brand of media server package RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer
[Thread #82 for this comm, first seen 19th Aug 2026, 23:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Dying of prosperity, 14TB HDD left unused 4 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 Git Popular version control system, primarily for code NAS Network-Attached Storage ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
[Thread #81 for this comm, first seen 18th Aug 2026, 12:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on What is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server. 4 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 AP WiFi Access Point ISP Internet Service Provider NAS Network-Attached Storage PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
[Thread #80 for this comm, first seen 18th Aug 2026, 08:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Why is my home server using so much RAM for cache + buffer? 5 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 NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #79 for this comm, first seen 17th Aug 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Do you participate in this hobby without a formal IT education or a career in a 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 ISP Internet Service Provider Plex Brand of media server package VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #78 for this comm, first seen 15th Aug 2026, 15:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on I measured the idle RAM of 19 self-hosted apps on identical hardware so you can size a VPS without guessing 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 LTS Long Term Support software version SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #77 for this comm, first seen 12th Aug 2026, 09:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on I need a new hobby, I'm going to set up my own Lemmy instance. Am I an idiot? 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 ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #76 for this comm, first seen 11th Aug 2026, 19:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Issues setting my first Home lab as a total total beginner (no programming, coding, etc. related knowledge) 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 ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #75 for this comm, first seen 10th Aug 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Ways to Expose Services Publicly 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 Git Popular version control system, primarily for code TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #74 for this comm, first seen 6th Aug 2026, 09:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Should I bridge Whatsapp on Matrix? (Or alternatives to get on Whatsapp) 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 ISP Internet Service Provider NAS Network-Attached Storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #73 for this comm, first seen 4th Aug 2026, 08:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Selfhosting Sunday! What's up? 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 Git Popular version control system, primarily for code NAS Network-Attached Storage NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging
[Thread #72 for this comm, first seen 2nd Aug 2026, 22:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on Is this a good first homeserver? 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 LVM (Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping NAS Network-Attached Storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #71 for this comm, first seen 2nd Aug 2026, 22:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
- Comment on NAS case 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 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 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 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) 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 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 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 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 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 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? 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 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 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 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 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 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? 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 5 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 5 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 5 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]