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What to be aware of before opening port 25 on a postfix Raspberry Pi? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 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
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
IP	Internet Protocol
RPi	Raspberry Pi brand of SBC
SBC	Single-Board Computer
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol, most often over IP
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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

[Thread #705 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 19:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How to use a custom domain with Tailscale on a Synology NAS? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #704 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 18:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

[Tailscale] Can't connect VPS to local network? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.

[Thread #703 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 16:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Reaching service through domain from local network in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

[Thread #702 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 14:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self hosted remote storage for VPS? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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

Fewer Letters	More Letters
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #701 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 11:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How do you guys handle reverse proxies in rootless containers? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 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
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
HTTPS	HTTP over SSL
IP	Internet Protocol
LXC	Linux Containers
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
nginx	Popular HTTP server

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

[Thread #700 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 04:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Why is Matrix mentioned more often than XMPP in self hosted forums? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

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

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Git	Popular version control system, primarily for code
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IoT	Internet of Things for device controllers
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
XMPP	Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol ('Jabber') for open instant messaging

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 8 acronyms.

[Thread #699 for this sub, first seen 22nd Apr 2024, 03:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Pi.Alert is dead...💀 Long live NetAlert X 🚀 (network monitoring) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 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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ARP	Address Resolution Protocol, translates IPs to MAC addresses
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
PiHole	Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)

2 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

[Thread #698 for this sub, first seen 21st Apr 2024, 16:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

I just won an auction for 25 computers. What should I setup on them? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 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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ESXi	VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
PSU	Power Supply Unit
SSD	Solid State Drive mass storage
VPN	Virtual Private Network
k8s	Kubernetes container management package

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

[Thread #697 for this sub, first seen 21st Apr 2024, 15:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Custom Domain Email in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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
IMAP	Internet Message Access Protocol for email
IP	Internet Protocol
POP3	Post Office Protocol v3, for email; contrast IMAP

4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.

[Thread #696 for this sub, first seen 21st Apr 2024, 13:35] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

How are you making services remotely accessible? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 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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CF	CloudFlare
CGNAT	Carrier-Grade NAT
DNS	Domain Name Service/System
HTTP	Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
IP	Internet Protocol
NAT	Network Address Translation
SSL	Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
SSO	Single Sign-On
TLS	Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VPS	Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
nginx	Popular HTTP server

[Thread #695 for this sub, first seen 21st Apr 2024, 07:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

Self Host Pen Testing in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 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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IP	Internet Protocol
PoE	Power over Ethernet
VPN	Virtual Private Network

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.

[Thread #694 for this sub, first seen 21st Apr 2024, 07:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]