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Any non-tech-background self-hosters? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by explorer5A@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I assume most users here have some sort of tech/IT/software background. However, I've seen some comments of people who might not have that background (no problem with that) and I wonder if you are self-hosting anything, how did you decide that you would like to self-host?

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[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

No background but I can read and listen. There are plenty of resources around.

I started out of privacy concerns and I wanted to deGoogle It started this year with a RPI and pihole. Then I saw Mealie, bought a domain, and started sharing recipes with my family.

At first I messed around with Casa OS. It's like a gateway drug. So easy to use and get stuff running.

Last week a 2nd hand i5 arrived and now I moved everything to proxmox. The RPI is still running pihole. At the moment I'm setting up Immich and I'm thinking about buying a NAS.

Since it is a new hobby I keep everything low cost. If it sticks I'll invest in a proper home server.

[–] subtext@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

De-Googling was what got me started as well. Wanted to be able to have my own Google Drive clone with Nextcloud. From there it was just one little improvement / additional service at a time as I learned to use Linux and docker. Now I run a Linux laptop and am considering an android phone.

Engineering background for reference.