You need to start self hosting! Here's how to start!
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- Self hosting sounds like a complicating thing to start doing? Surely you need expensive equipment to replace services like Google Photos and VPN, right?
Actually, you can get started with an old laptop that's sitting in your closet. That's right! Pull that thing out and give it some new life!
Head over to thomaswildetec... for details on some awesome apps to set up to get started.
Check out this 5-minute guide to replacing Google Photos! • Immich Setup in 5 minutes
Wanna replace Google Photos? See my 5-minute setup: ua-cam.com/video/Oi5j-ZygALI/v-deo.html
Why pay a third party for VPN services when I could just do it myself. Brilliant.
Rather than a laptop, the real killer thing for self hosting small enterprise/personal stuff is mini PC boxes.
You can find some 5700u/5560u for around $250. That's a pretty insane price for a Zen 2 8c or Zen 3 6c with 16Go of RAM. Dirt cheap SSDs so the longevity isn't guaranteed, but you can replace those or sync + zip your data on some NAS every week fairly easily with ssh + rsync.
Heck yeah. For some folks even that can seem intimidating! I just want people to know you can go ahead and put in the reps on whatever you have! Thanks for the details!
I like laptops simply because of free battery backup. You can find nice deals on laptops with half-broken screens but reasonable parameters for the price
keep it up :) video making is a process of learning! Your doing a good job already good camera angle, good audio, and script :)
Thanks for the encouragement! I could probably do a bit more scripting wise...I tend to just wing it 😄
Why is it always the smaller channels that are providing amazing knowledge like this.
Could you list all the tools required for this?
Thanks!
Sure, you basically need the following:
- A device preferably running a Linux Distribution
- Docker installed
- An application running in a docker container
- Means of connecting to the container (VPN, or a Domain with Routing)
I just put out a full tutorial on pretty much all of that you can find here: ua-cam.com/video/3Q6_KN4ynHo/v-deo.html
@@ThomasWildeTech Great. (fast reply)
Self hosting requires programming knowledge and tools like Apache, node js. Which do you prefer?
Self hosting in and of itself doesn't really require any programming knowledge. It does require a bit of configuration and networking. You likely do want a web server, like nginx or apache (unless you want to use something like CloudFlare which will tunnel to your self hosted apps). There's no need to install node.js unless you're developing your own js apps and running them directly on the server. In general, any open-source self hosted app is going to have everything it needs to run within a docker container which is pulled from the Docker Hub Repository. That's the beauty of it. You don't need to install any dependencies on your server itself for a containerized app! Let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks!
My projects are running on a Raspberry Pi
Heck yeah. Raspberry Pi is so perfect for it.
Would love to see a video on self hosting on a arm mac as asahi linux on cmd would work fine.
Nice video! 👍
Self hosting on a laptop with a single drive, not a good idea to keep your precious moments hosted there. I like the idea of introducing people to a means of improving their privacy and control of their files, but to imply using an old laptop is a good idea is poor advice IMO.
That's certainly a good point! I agree it's not a great long term solution, but I think it's a great idea to get familiar with the possibilities and better understand what your needs may in fact be after putting in some reps.