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submitted 1 year ago by bpt11@reddthat.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi there! This is a video that I made that I'm hoping can act as a beginner friendly entry level point to the world of self hosting and running a homelab. Just thought I'd share in case anyone is interested, and I hope it can be a resource to share with noobies. I don't claim to be an expert at all so I'd also love some feedback. Thanks!

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[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 57 points 1 year ago (5 children)

That's a welcomed thing, often it's daunting to do it from scratch when all guides assume you're a masters student in computer science lol

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[–] bpt11@reddthat.com [S] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah as someone that was just getting into it not that long ago I definitely kinda struggled through it even though I'd feel pretty confident saying I'm a bit more technically literate than most. Figured I'd try to help others with the process as much as I can! I appreciate the validation lol

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[–] bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Thanks! I've been wanting to set up something like this

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[–] bpt11@reddthat.com [S] 5 points 1 year ago

You're so welcome friend I wish you the best of luck :)

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[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I seriously considered it and quickly ran into a technobabble of networking, no clear direction on plex vs jellyfish, no clear idea of what hardware to buy, etc.

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[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 1 year ago

I've been using Yunohost for a while, it makes all the stuff soooo much easier. Especially reverse-proxying.

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