If you are not in a tech field, what got you into self-hosting?
from muxika@lemmy.world to selfhosted@lemmy.world on 11 Feb 18:27
https://lemmy.world/post/43032201

I’m an English teacher who wanted to “cut the cord” wherever I could, so I started learning about domain hosts, containerization, .yaml files, etc.

Since then, I’ve been hosting several pods for file sharing and streaming for many years, and I’m currently thinking about learning kubernetes for home deployment. But why?

If you aren’t in development, IT, cyber security, or in a related profession, what made you want to learn this on your own? What made you want to pick this up as a hobby?

#selfhosted

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Schlemmy@lemmy.ml on 22 Feb 01:23 next collapse

Some youtubers like Networkchuck and Chris from BigBearTechWorld. Especially the last one convinced me with his structured and kind style. His Discourse forum is really helpful.

Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz on 12 Feb 08:01 collapse

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
NAS Network-Attached Storage
Plex Brand of media server package
SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

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