Hi author! I’m Dad. :)

Thanks for joining the conversation. I thought it too much to hope you’d be on Lemmy but glad you are! Thanks for adding those bits about https, but I was saddened to see that 90% of the conversation around this centered on that one side topic.

I’ve only read the TOC for your book so far but it seems very much what we need to see more people adopt self-hosting so thank you very much for putting in the time and effort!

… or if you accidentally delete all your photos with no backups

Ouch. (Yes, that was me)

Because I clicked the link and read the link at the top which says “Code”. The book’s contents are open source. :)

Though I think everyone who can afford to and wants a copy should consider buying one. As an author myself, I know this author would prefer that option, but they’re being very cool by sharing the contents online too.

https://github.com/meonkeys/shb/blob/main/book/steadfast.asciidoc

They do, via Traefik. Chapter 8.

Maybe they decided there was nothing that requires an SSL/TLS certificate on this particular site? (They accept payments elsewhere).

I assume they meant “wifi”, not internet.

Being able to make lightweight edits to photos is going to be very nice.

And it will convert a docker run command to a compare file.

And it has a beta feature where you can point it at a second server and it will manage that too.

Yah, IMO, if your goal is to learn how to really use and maintain Docker, then you don’t want a script getting in the way. Also IMO, DOcker is not that hard to learn (not that I am an expert yet).

Hey OP, I found this install script for yunohost.

https://github.com/YunoHost-Apps/lemmy_ynh

Maybe that’s enough to help you create the same for C Panel or something like it?

I put you back to +1.

What if I want to run lemmy entirely within my lean only?

So I don’t have a domain name. Does that make the setup any easier?

I hear you. I just yesterday tried the docker apporach and gave up after the fourth error occurred during startup. I’ll watch this thread and hope for a simpler solutionfor a mere mortal to follow. (Edited)

I like:

https://github.com/usememos/memos

That Data on project sounds really cool. I’ll keep an eye on it.

As far as one-click installs, I think about how easy it is to install PiHole. That’s how all software should be.

The only part of Apple’s approach worth copying would be the ease of use of their software, imo

Imagine this scenario:

• You go to a store, buy a little server in a box, something the size of an Apple TV or a Roku.

• Bring it home, plug it in, fire up its home page on your phone, tablet or PC.

• That has a really simple, slick UI which walks you through its set up without asking any technical questions, including enabling services you want to use, getting it connected to the cloud for away-from-home connection and cloud backups (if you want).

• It automatically sets up a Wireguard VPN for you, takes the most secure options with each of the apps you enable. Ties it all to one password or passkey for you. Sets up certs, etc… the right way, without bothering you at all.

• On your phone (mobile first, eh), you use the app as a launcher for the apps you chose to enable (things we all know like Navidrome, Immich, Paperless, etc…). They work the same at home and on the road.

• On your home devices (any kind of PC, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV, music streamers, and so on), you install and run apps which all connect to your little server instead of going outside your home.

• Enjoy your media, backup your documents, chat with friends and family, etc… as you like.

ETA: And share whatever you want with whoever you want. Send your sister some pictures, let your kid at college watch one of your movies. And so on.

I can dream, at least.

Sure. Like Apple says, “It just works” and people love that.

The challenge, imo, is that there’s always the variations on home networks, nat, firewalls, etc… maybe someone partners up with Tailscale or a similar service to get the services through people’s home router.

Totally make sense. But, can you imagine a way for a company / non-profit to make it easier for people not able / willing to learn to fix things themselves?

My thought is it could happen, if structured correctly to keep the public good as its aim.

Sweet! Tell me more about how you’re trying to do that and how you’re seeing reluctance, please.

pay a friend or a local small business for hosting for them

Interesting idea. I wonder if there’s any such local / regional service out there. I imagine they would have to have “real people” customer service to make that work. Not sure what that would be worth to most people / cost to run as a business.

I know it’s been 2 months but I just stumbled upon your question.

Here’s what my massive home server looks like. : )