@decended_being Where are you located?

@Fizz @Toasted_Breakfast I had a look at a few guides. They all come with a few assumptions and get into details but I was thinking that any guide needs to cover:

options:

Infrastructure - e.g. VPS/bare metal at home ,

Applications - nextcloud, media server, home automation etc.

Middleware - identity/authentication/ reverse proxy, backup, email, Patching/updates , xdav and other support tools for mobile,

Networking - home network, subnets, vpn/tailscale, firewall, port forwarding, static ips., ipv6

@decended_being Do self hosting meetups exist in places like #london, #madrid or #barcelona ?

@decended_being Yeah … While I find forums can be really useful. just chatting and getting to know people feels more rewarding socially. maybe a #SelfHosting #meetup

@LordKitsuna @Toasted_Breakfast I wouldn’t recommend this as a starting point. Rather I would go down the route of starting to learn about VPNs and DMZs - Open ports on networks can end badly.

@net00 @Toasted_Breakfast Now you need to start getting some knowledge around routing and networking. Have a look at #Wireguard or #Tailscale to securely access your network remotely. Remember its a journey … you are going to learn things bit by bit.

@Hawk @Toasted_Breakfast I get where the thought is coming from - Playing around with a cheap #OpenWRT router can be a way of getting an idea of routing and networking. - They have a gui and config files you can edit directly. You can figure out things like a #firewall #portforwarding - That kind of thing.

@Toasted_Breakfast How aboit starting with something like #yunohost

@SelfhostedResearch Something I havent quite reconciled is that I would enjoy self hosting more of it came with more mutual connections woth others that self host. Its a activity that has a focus on self sufficiency but I think I would learn more and be better if I was doing it more socially.