I've written a "Beginner's Guide to creating and using your own domain name", which is aimed at non-technical people who are buying their first domain for use on their own site:

➡️ https://growyourown.services/a-beginners-guide-to-creating-and-using-your-own-domain-name

It tries to cover all the basics and things that might trip you up.

Would appreciate all and any kind of feedback, corrections etc.

#GrowYourOwn #SelfHosting #ManagedHosting #CommunityHosting #Fediverse

Excited to launch a new project today that I'm calling selfh.st/companions, a curated list of companion applications for self-hosted software:

https://selfh.st/blog/introducing-selfhst-companions/

The linked post explains the rationale for adding apps to this list, which is a bit smaller than selfh.st/apps.

As usual, feel free to send me a DM or reach out via the site's contact address if you'd like to discuss the project or any of the software listed.

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #software

Introducing selfh.st/companions, a Directory of Companion Apps for Self-Hosted Software

A directory of companion apps for self-hosted software curated for easy browsing and discovery

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

If you're moderately technical and know how to install OSes on servers, but you would like a slightly easier process for self-hosting online services, there are many projects aiming to provide this:

➡️ https://yunohost.org

➡️ https://www.freedombox.org

➡️ https://libreserver.org

These all make the process of installing and managing self-hosted sites and services a bit easier, using graphical interfaces instead of command lines.

#SelfHosting #GrowYourOwn

FreedomBox - Personal Server at Home

FreedomBox is a personal server running a free software operating system, with free applications designed to create and preserve personal privacy.

^FreedomBox

Great list of services for all the #selfhosting / #homelab folks out there 😎

https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted

GitHub - awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted: A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers

A list of Free Software network services and web applications which can be hosted on your own servers - awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted

^GitHub

If you're looking for a solution for easy, #selfhosting of #opensource applications, #Cloudron is a great choice and has a large library of supported applications.

https://www.cloudron.io/store/index.html

App Store

Cloudron the best platform for self-hosting web apps.

^Cloudron

Resharing the results from last year's #selfhosted user survey for those who may have missed it.

I'm planning to revisit the survey annually - what questions would everyone like to see in this year's survey that didn't make it last year?

https://selfh.st/survey/2023-results/

#selfhost #selfhosting #homelab #homeserver #survey

2023 Self-Host User Survey Results

Results from the 2023 Self-Host User Survey

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

We're live!

#web #tech #hosting #selfhosting #education #opensource #edtech #lamp #cloud #containers

https://reclaim.tv

This Week in Self-Hosted (12 April 2024)

The latest news, updates, launches, events, a spotlight on #ReceiptWrangler - a self-hosted platform for managing receipts, and more in this week's self-hosted recap!

https://selfh.st/newsletter/2024-04-12/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #homeserver #newsletter

This Week in Self-Hosted (12 April 2024)

Self-hosted news, software updates, launches, and a spotlight on Receipt Wrangler - a self-hosted platform for receipt management

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

My favorite #nginx config block:

Bot Trolling

if ($http_user_agent ~ (xxxx|yyy|zzz) ) {
return 301 https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ;
}

#sysadmin #selfhosted #selfhosting

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)

The official video for “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley. The new album 'Are We There Yet?' is out now: Download here: https://RickAstley.lnk.to/AreWe...

^YouTube

If you run a @nextcloud instance, you might like to try its messaging and calling add-on called Nextcloud Talk. It lets you set up a closed internal messaging system for everyone on your instance, with a dedicated mobile app available on all major platforms. The system supports messaging, voice and video calling, file transfers etc.

There's a review of Nextcloud Talk here:

➡️ https://growyourown.services/review-of-talk-app-for-nextcloud

...and the official site at:

➡️ https://nextcloud.com/talk

#GrowYourOwn #SelfHosting #NextCloud

Calls, chat and video conferencing with Nextcloud Talk

Calls, chat and screensharing with colleagues, customers and partners & private video conferencing without data leaks with Nextcloud Talk

^Nextcloud

This Week in Self-Hosted (5 April 2024)

The latest news, updates, launches, events, a spotlight on #Librum - a minimal web app for reading and managing e-books, and more in this week's self-hosted recap!

https://selfh.st/newsletter/2024-04-05/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #homeserver #newsletter #books #ebook

This Week in Self-Hosted (5 April 2024)

Self-hosted news, software updates, launches, and a spotlight on Librum - a minimal web application for reading and managing e-book libraries

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

Awesome!

Introducing selfh.st/apps, a Directory of Self-Hosted Software

https://selfh.st/blog/introducing-selfhst-apps/

#SelfHosted #SelfHosting

Introducing selfh.st/apps, a Directory of Self-Hosted Software

A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

Would you like to make your own music and podcast streaming service?

It's extremely easy to do through your own @nextcloud server. You can use its Music add-on to store your music collection, add RSS feeds for podcasts, and internet radio feeds too. You can listen to your streaming service anywhere through a wide range of third party mobile apps.

Here's a review and step-by-step guide:

➡️ https://growyourown.services/review-of-music-app-for-nextcloud

#GrowYourOwn #Music #Podcasts #InternetRadio #Spotify #Alternatives #SelfHosting

Hey, Fediverse! Launching a brand new newsletter today that's adjacent to other projects I publish titled 'This Week in Hosted' - the latest in hosted software, news, and content. Enjoy!

https://selfh.st/blog/this-week-in-hosted/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #homeserver #newsletter #aprilfools #aprilfoolsday

This Week in Hosted (1 April 2024)

Hosted software news, updates, launches, events, and a spotlight on Pagecord - an email-based blogging platform

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

Fun fact about masto.nyc infrastructure:

I live in a 1br apt but the bedroom is... Disproportionally sized, so there's a compressed wall to separate it into a tiny shared office. This is the cable that supports all of our traffic! Scary, eh? 👻

I certainly thought so when I was cleaning around it today. One day we'll get to the cloud 🥲

#mastoadmin #selfhosting

This Week in Self-Hosted (29 March 2024)

The latest news, updates, launches, events, a spotlight on #FitbitHealthDashboard - a script for fetching and visualizing #Fitbit data, and more in this week's self-hosted recap!

https://selfh.st/newsletter/2024-03-29/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #homeserver #newsletter #dashboard

This Week in Self-Hosted (29 March 2024)

Self-hosted news, software updates, launches, and a spotlight on Fitbit Health Dashboard - a script for fetching and visualizing Fitbit data

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

Just published a blog post on why I migrated my personal website from Next.js to Eleventy.

https://www.mattknight.io/blog/migrating-from-nextjs-to-eleventy

It's fairly high-level, but I'll be following up on some deep dives into some of the more nuanced parts of my new setup - like the distroless nginx container and the VPN setup letting me host the website from my office.

#blog #website #nextjs #eleventy #selfhosting #selfhosted #vpn #wireguard #distroless #docker #nginx #webdesign #webdev