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What got you into selfhosting and what was the first thing that you hosted? (lemmy.sdf.org)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by SexualPolytope@lemmy.sdf.org to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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For me, it was PhotoPrism. I used to be an idiot, and used Google Photos as my gallery. I knew that it was terrible for privacy but was too lazy to do anything about it. When Google limited storage for free accounts, I started looking for alternatives. Tried out a lot of stuff, but ended up settling on PhotoPrism.

It does most things that I need, except for multiple user support (it's there in the sponsored version now). It made me learn a bit about Docker. Eventually, I learned how to access it from outside of my home network over Cloudflare tunnel. I'm happy that I can send pics/albums to folks without sharing it to any third party. It's as easy as sending a link.

Now I have around a dozen containers on a local mini pc, and a couple on a VPS. I still route most things through Cloudflare tunnels (lower latency), only the high bandwidth stuff like Jellyfin are routed through a wireguard tunnel through the VPS.

Anyway, how did you get into selfhosting? (The question is mostly meant for non-professionals. But if you're a professional with something interesting to share, you're welcome as well.)

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[–] qazwsxedcrfv000@lemmy.unknownsys.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not quite related to selfhosting but modding routers and then DIYing x86 routers kinda got me into the scene.

[–] notfromhere@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea modding routers can be a lot of fun. Can be super unstable sometimes too. Are you still practicing? What’s your favorite custom firmware?

[–] qazwsxedcrfv000@lemmy.unknownsys.com 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No not anymore. I no longer find it necessary now. Things have become much easier. Many routers have out-of-factory OpenWrt support or are outright built with/on OpenWrt. Companies like GL.iNet has made the barrier to entry the lowest ever.

Gone were the days we had to spot the right hardware versions, find ways to access debug ports, tinker with das uboot (or it had to be added...), flush the official firmware, and flash the right OpenWRT image. And this often would set you down on a path to compile the "right" kernel to work with proprietary driver/firmware blob files so hardware acceleration (e.g. NAT or WiFi radio) could work properly.... Indeed I have learnt a lot but honestly I don't really miss those days lol