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What can I make out of a Old Pentium D desktop in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.

[Thread #789 for this sub, first seen 6th Jun 2024, 16:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Using disc spanning for RAID array in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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LVM	(Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 17 acronyms.

[Thread #788 for this sub, first seen 5th Jun 2024, 22:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Networking Gear Recommendations? (starting from scratch) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
PoE	Power over Ethernet
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
Unifi	Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand

[Thread #787 for this sub, first seen 5th Jun 2024, 22:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

"Designed to better support our users" in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
NAT	Network Address Translation
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
VNC	Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #786 for this sub, first seen 5th Jun 2024, 18:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What's the best affordable pre-built mini server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
Plex	Brand of media server package
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage

[Thread #785 for this sub, first seen 5th Jun 2024, 13:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How do y'all backup docker databases with backup programs like Borg/Restic? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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LVM	(Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 6 acronyms.

[Thread #784 for this sub, first seen 5th Jun 2024, 09:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

SMB, FTP, or NFS for NAS + server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NFS	Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
SFTP	Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
SMB	Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
SSH	Secure Shell for remote terminal access
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 14 acronyms.

[Thread #783 for this sub, first seen 4th Jun 2024, 06:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What's your server wattage? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 8 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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AP	WiFi Access Point
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NUC	Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PCIe	Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
PSU	Power Supply Unit
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
PoE	Power over Ethernet
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
Unifi	Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

[Thread #782 for this sub, first seen 4th Jun 2024, 04:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Is dockStarter a waste of time? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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HA	Home Assistant automation software
~	High Availability
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
k8s	Kubernetes container management package

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 17 acronyms.

[Thread #781 for this sub, first seen 3rd Jun 2024, 13:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Does the form factor between 3.5" and 2.5" matter in a NAS server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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CF	CloudFlare
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
SATA	Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

[Thread #780 for this sub, first seen 3rd Jun 2024, 12:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

What tips or resources would you recommend to someone who knows about Linux and wants to self-host, but has no experience self-hosting? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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DNS	Domain Name Service/System
Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
LXC	Linux Containers
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
Plex	Brand of media server package
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.

[Thread #779 for this sub, first seen 3rd Jun 2024, 05:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Make my IPv6 selfhosted service available on IPv4 network. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

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HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #778 for this sub, first seen 1st Jun 2024, 14:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]