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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What is Docker?⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  You’re asking a lot of questions at one time and will be better served understanding you’re knocking at the door of a very deep rabbit hole.

  That said, I’ll try to give you the basic idea here and anyone who can correct me, please do so! I doubt I’ll get everything correct and will probably forget some stuff lol.

  So, self hosting really just means running the services you use on your own machine. There’s some debate about whether hosting on a cloud server - where someone else owns and has physical access to the machine - counts as self hosting. For the sake of education, and because I’m not a fan of gatekeeping, I say it does count.

  Anyway, when you’re running a server (a machine, real or virtualized, that is running a program connected to a network that can - usually - be accessed by other machines connected to that network), who and what you share with other machines on your network or other networks, is ultimately up to you.

  When using a “hosted” service, which is where another entity manages the server (not just the hardware, but the software and administration too, and is therefore the opposite of self hosting. Think Netflix, as opposed to Jellyfin), your data and everything you do on or with that service on that network belongs to the service provider and network owners. Your “saved” info is stored on their disks in their data center. There are of course exceptions and companies who will offer better infrastructure and privacy options but that’s the gist of non-self-hosted services.

  To your specific questions:

  But how does that work?

  Hopefully the above helps, but this question is pretty open ended lol. Your next few questions are more pointed, so I’ll try to answer them better.

  Is it just a network on which you store your stuff in a way that you can download it anywhere or can it do more?

  Well, kind of. If you’re hosting on a physical machine that you own, your services will be accessible to any other machine on your home network (unless you segment your network, which is another conversation for another time) and should not, by default, be accessible from the internet. You will need to be at home, on your own network to access anything you host, by default.

  As for storage of your data, self hosted services almost always default to local storage. This means, you can save anything you’re doing on the hard-drive of the machine the server is running on. Alternatively if you have a network drive, you can store it on another machine on your network. Some services will allow you to connect to cloud storage (on someone else’s machine somewhere else). The beauty is that you decide where your data lives.

  I mean, to me that’s just a home network. Hosting sounds like it’s designed for other people to access. Can I put my website on there?

  Like almost anything with computers and networking, the defaults are changeable. You can certainly host a service on the internet for others to access. This usually involves purchasing the rights to a domain name, setting that domain up to link to your private IP address, and forwarding a port on your router so people can connect to your machine. This can be extremely dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing an isn’t recommended without learning a lot more about network and cyber security.

  That said, there are safer ways to connect from afar. Personally, I use a software called Wireguard. This software allows devices I approve (like my phone, or my girlfirend’s laptop) to connect to my network when away from home though what is called an “encrypted tunnel” or a "Virtual Private Network (VPN) ". These can be a pain to set up for the first time if you’re new to the tech and there are easier solutions I’ve heard of but haven’t tried, namely Tailscale, and Netbird, both of which use Wireguard but try to make the administration easier.

  You can also look into reverse proxies, and services like cloudflare for accessing things away from home. These involve internet hostng, and security should be considered, like above. Anything that allows remote access will come with unique pros and cons that you’ll need to weigh and sort for yourself.

  If so, how do I go about registering my domain each year.

  Personally, I use Porkbun.com for cheap domains, but there are tons of different providers. You’ll just have to shop around. To actually use the domain, I’m gonna be linking some resources lower in the post. If I remember correctly, landchad.net was a good resource for learning about configuring a domain but idk. There will be a few links below.

  I’m not computer illiterate but this sounds kind of beyond my skill level.

  It was beyond my skill level when I started too. It’s been nearly a year now and I have a service that automatically downloads media I want, such as movies, shows, music, and books. It stores them locally on a stack of hard drives, I can access them outside of my house with wireguard as well. Further, I’ve got some smaller services, like a recipe book I share with my girlfriend and soon with friends and family. I’ve also started hosting my own AI, a network wide ad-blocker, a replacement for Google photos, a filesharing server, and some other things that are escaping me right now.

  The point is that it’s only a steep hill while you’re at the bottom looking up. Personally, the hike has been more rejuvenating than tiresome, though I admit it takes patience, a bit of effort, and a willingness to learn, try new things, and fail sometimes.

  Never sweat the time it takes to accomplish a task. The time will pass either way and at the end of it you can either have accomplished something, or you’ll look back and say, “damn I could’ve been done by now.”

  I’ll go search Jellyfin, weird name, and see what I can find. Thanks again!

  Also check these out, if you’re diving in:

  YouTube:

  • Jim’s Garage : www.youtube.com/@Jims-Garage

  • LearnLinuxTV: www.youtube.com/@LearnLinuxTV

  • Lawrence Systems: www.youtube.com/@LAWRENCESYSTEMS

  Guides:

  • Mikeroyal: github.com/mikeroyal/…/README.md

  • Land Chad: landchad.net

  • Trash Guides (for automation of downloads for Jellyfin. I’ll leave the morality of how you acquire media for you to decide): trash-guides.info

  • Tim Kye blog (useful stuff here, especially if you use proxmox): blog.kye.dev

  Tools:

  • Proxmox Virtual Environment: www.proxmox.com

  • Docker: see this thread lol

  • WireGuard: www.wireguard.com

  • Awesome Self Hosted: awesome-selfhosted.net

  • Selfhost: selfh.st

    • Also check their apps page: selfh.st/apps

  • linuxserver.io

  Hopefully this helps someone. Good luck!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨To whom it may concern⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  The joke here is that neutronium might be the only substance dense enough to actually weigh 70lbs and still be able to fit into a flat rate box, which has set dimensions and a limit of 70lbs.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Social media sites should have 'reverse' Parental Controls; where adult children can block their boomer/senior parents' accounts from viewing conspiracy and radicalizing content.⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  … I think he meant delete accounts, not delete actual people, but I could be wrong lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Did the western world just suddenly go back to pretending wrestling is "real" for some reason?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We’ve regressed into believing a lot of imaginary things are real.

  Wrestling is the least of our worries.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What programs do you wish a good FOSS alternative existed, but doesn't or most of the FOSS alternatives simply aren't good?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Give reaper a shot. I honestly don’t know if it’s FOSS but it runs in donations and is pretty good imo

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How do you handle absolutely critical alerts on your Android phone?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  for my solar system etc.

  Of course I didn’t just search “self hosted solar system” only to be disappointed it wasn’t about planets lol that would be ridiculous.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Do you use your blinker in a car?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Usually I use them, but not if I’m the only car on the road, and not in my city’s roundabouts.

  The roundabouts are abnormally small, so using a blinker to exit is confusing for everyone because I’d be signalling to turn for the exit I need, but the roundabout is so small that the wrong cars will think I’m exiting before them and pull out in front of me. When really, I’d be signalling for the exit immediately after them while trying to provide time for that exit’s car to see my intentions.

  Also people in this city don’t understand roundabouts. I see people enter the wrong way semi-regularly, stop in the middle of the roundabout to let people in, use a left blinker to enter a roundabout that only goes around to the left, and treat every empty roundabout as a 4-way stop. Its pretty frustrating sometimes.

  Sorry, we were talking about blinkers and, in some roundabout way, I got off topic lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do people insist on not answering ALL the questions in an email or text message?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve gotten passive agressive / aggressive about this depending on the person.

  Now if I ask more than one question and they only answer one, I’ll just forward them the same email again with the first question struck through.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why buy what you can’t own? ☠️

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3073: Tariffs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha I have yet to go but it sounds like an experience. I wonder how coffee-dipped hotdog tastes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Trump cuts funding to FOSS projects.⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you even said thank you once

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨xkcd #3073: Tariffs⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol this is like the Chinese idea of American food.

  They put corn on almost all of the pizzas they fed me there and “American breakfast” was just a hard boiled egg and a cold hot dog.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BDS calls for boycott of Microsoft and Xbox gaming products over alleged Israeli military connections⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Two steps ahead of you

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Lol what

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Plenty of sim racing on Linux. Just not iracing or (I think) rfactor.

  But Automobilista 2, AC, ACC, ACEvo, Raceroom, Dirt Rally 2.0, Beam. Ng drive, and others all run fine on my gaurda machine

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  90%?

  Do you only play games with kernel level anti-cheat? Because those are literally the only games i haven’t been able to play, and fortunately for me I don’t want to play those games.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What actually came first? The chicken or the egg?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Eggs existed for millions of years before chickens, why is this still a debate?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why dont more people live in smaller communities , appart from economic opportunity (WFH is making it possible if not prefferable too)⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Semi-unrelated: I I love Aussie slang.

  Block for lot? Sparky for electrician? Whippersnipper for weedeater? Barbie for BBQ? Cunt for everything else?

  Fucking YES lol I want more

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨FL wants more child labor⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They’ve been the testing ground for every stupid new fascist idea for a while now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m confused who is talking about scent?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨One-handed games?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m interested and for $3 I thinnill give it a shot. How does this compare to rimworld, as they look similar?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is it better to leave a country, or stay behind to fight for it? And what about the ethics of fleeing instead of staying behind?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If I could leave I’d be gone. I owe this country nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How likely is the US government going to identify and arrest every online user who have disagreed with the current administration?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  GrqpheneOS has a second pin on your lock screen which, when keyed in, immediately makes the storage contents permanently inaccessible, deletes all Esims, and powers the device off. Graphene will remain installed.

  There are also “panic button” apps out there that do similar stuff.

  Then there’s the good ole, put it in the microwave, or taking a nail-gun to it

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game is it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Haha I did volunteer at a track for a bit and they paid me in rally car lessons, driving one of their WRXs through the woods, which was a blast.

  They were convinced I’d done it before because before they taught me how, I was already good at left foot braking and could smoothly heel-toe while shifting, but in reality I hadn’t driven an IRL stick shift for more than a few hours at most. That’s not to say I didn’t make some silly mistakes though lol

  Bought an FR-S recently and once I get some new tires on it, I’m gonna see how I do on a not-dirt track!

  Anyway I’ve switched to PC now, if anyone wants to race…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Which game is it?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I should probably take a picture, but at least 1500 hours on Project Cars 2 on PS4 / 5

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why's everyone freaking out about Firefox Terms of Service? Isn't it Open Source?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I love how California basically defines a sale as “exchanging things for money” and Firefox is like, “its such a craaazy world we can’t even agree on the definition of exchanging things for money out here! Some call it a ‘sale’ apparently, so if we’re gonna exchange your data for money I guess we have to call it a ‘sale’… Stupid California, changing things to mean what they’ve always meant”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a mysterious force secretly changed EVERY clock worldwide one minute forward, how long would it take until people notice, and how would people/governments react?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Shouldn’t take more than a minute

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  that driver was just a fucking moron

  I mean, he bought a cybertruck lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is PeerTube dead or is discoverability bad?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks! That actually changes which server I was going to use lol

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is PeerTube dead or is discoverability bad?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I just checked that out and am Fry ng to make a decision but am confused about storage space for users. What do people use peertube storage space for and/or why might I want it?