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Need a little help for a newbie (lemmy.ml)
submitted 8 months ago by JustMarkov@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hi, everyone! I'm kinda new at self-hosting, so I need a few tips to get started. Is there any guides that you can recommend for the begginer? My goal is to run a vps with self-hosting tools for daily usage, like Jellyfin, Navidrome, Baïkal, proxy-tool, maybe a Gitea instance etc. I have a domain purchased and basic nginx configured, but I'm not sure where I should go next or if I need to take any special steps. Thanks in advance.

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[-] genie@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

My process for project identification has been:

  1. Be annoyed at ads/payment structure/whatever in some app or service
  2. Search https://alternativeto.net/ for alternatives to the thing I'm annoyed with (filtering by Open Source and my devices)
  3. Try out 1-2 of the top alternatives
  4. Settle on what service I want to run
  5. Install, route the subdomain, etc. if necessary (otherwise just access via my tailnet)

As for how to deploy, docker / podman are great! With podman I'd recommend looking into their systemd integrations too. Incus is a neat LXC option too, meant more for longer term services (less micro service focused, good and bad).

Hope this helps!

this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2024
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