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Wow so easy, only 9 different services. Then there's the underlying OS, managing hardware & network setup. Also need to make sure your network provider actually
by adflux 5y ago
Wow so easy, only 9 different services. Then there's the underlying OS, managing hardware & network setup. Also need to make sure your network provider actually allows you to host (commercially?) in your own home. And ensuring that you have a static ip address for your server.
So easy :')
- cassianoleal 5y ago> need to make sure your network provider actually allows you to host (commercially?) in your own home If you're hosting something commercially, you should get a commercial ISP plan. If you can get it at home, why would the provider not allow you to host your services that way? That said, why would you do that? It would be very hard to scale this operation, so unless you're planning to be a tiny (and likely lossy) operation forever, get yourself a cheap VPS to start with, then migrate as needed. This post is about self-hosting services for yourself, and perhaps to a few close relatives and friends. Many of us do that (have a look at r/selfhosted and check out the Self Hosted podcast), and OP's set up is one of the simplest around. > ensuring that you have a static ip address There are many ways to access your services without one. A mesh network, like Tailscale, ZeroTier, Nebula, is my favourite, but a regular VPN also works, and so does dynamic DNS.
- sokoloff 5y agoI think I’ve had the same IP address from my cable company for more than a decade now. (Regular old cable modem user with a dynamic, but unchanging, IP address.)
- progx 5y agoYes it is. Install e.g. ubuntu, install the services, done. Every other mentioned problem is a problem of your provider, not of your setup.