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How do I avoid becoming one with the botnet? (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago by bitcrafter@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I find the idea of self-hosting to be really appealing, but at the same time I find it to be incredibly scary. This is not because I lack the technical expertise, but because I have gotten the impression that everyone on the Internet would immediately try to hack into it to make it join their bot net. As a result, I would have to be constantly vigilant against this, yet one of the numerous assailants would only have to succeed once. Dealing with this constant threat seems like it would be frightening enough as a full-time job, but this would only be a hobby project for me.

How do the self-hosters on Lemmy avoid becoming one with the botnet?

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If I really need to master all of the steps that you’ve described before deploying my host on the Internet, then my conclusion is that it is more trouble than it is worth, because my concern is that if I screw up then I will make the Internet a worse place by contributing to botnets.

Nah dude. You're not going to make the internet worse because a bot opened a door you thought was locked and let himself in. That's rubbish. Do some reading, study up, deploy the server. Monitor before you start putting any PII on the server. Deploy a couple fun Docker containers. Monitor. Build your confidence.

Don't let fear get the best of you. I have a load of fun with my set up as, like you, I love to tinker. Nothing I have done can't be replicated through studying, asking questions, deploying in gradual steps. I have no certifications or any of that pro stuff some of these guys have. Just a regular schmoe. It really isn't that much hassle once you get everything set up and you have confidence in your server's defenses.

DO IT!!!