Lanie Molinar Carmelo<p>I'm curious to hear what others are <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosting</span></a>! Here's my current setup:</p><p><strong>Hardware & OS</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Hardware:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RaspberryPi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPi500</span></a> (8 GB RAM, 512 GB SD card) <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RPi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPi</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RPi500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RPi500</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SingleBoardComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SingleBoardComputers</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HomeLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HomeLab</span></a></li><li><strong>OS:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Stormux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stormux</span></a>, an accessible <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> distro based on <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ArchLinuxARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArchLinuxARM</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/LinuxAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxAccessibility</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AccessibleTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AccessibleTech</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Infrastructure & Networking</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Dashboard:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Glance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Glance</span></a> (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Docker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Docker</span></a>) <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DockerApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DockerApps</span></a></li><li><strong>Reverse Proxy:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Caddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caddy</span></a></li><li><strong>DNS:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Cloudflare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cloudflare</span></a></li><li><strong>Domain Registrar:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Porkbun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Porkbun</span></a></li><li><strong>Networking & Remote Access:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Tailscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tailscale</span></a> (non-Docker), love its SSH agent and magic DNS features. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/NetworkSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NetworkSecurity</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Security & Monitoring</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Ad Blocking:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AdGuardHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdGuardHome</span></a> (non-Docker). Previously used PiHole but find AdGuardHome slightly faster. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PrivacyTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyTools</span></a></li><li><strong>Server Monitoring:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Beszel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beszel</span></a> (non-Docker). Tried Grafana/Prometheus/Alertmanager (accessible but overkill) and Netdata (poor screen reader accessibility). Beszel isn't perfect but best compromise so far. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ServerMonitoring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ServerMonitoring</span></a></li><li><strong>Server Overview:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Cockpit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cockpit</span></a> (non-Docker)</li><li><strong>Security Tools:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Fail2ban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fail2ban</span></a>, <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/FirewallD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FirewallD</span></a>, <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ClamAV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClamAV</span></a>, and <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Rkhunter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rkhunter</span></a> (non-Docker). Tried CrowdSec but couldn't get it working on Stormux. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a></li><li><strong>Service Uptime Monitoring:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/UptimeKuma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UptimeKuma</span></a> (Docker), accessible and easy to use. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/MonitoringTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonitoringTools</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Authentication & Identity Management</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Authelia</strong> (Docker): Just set this up for two-factor authentication and single sign-on. Seems to be working well so far!<br></li><li><strong>LLDAP</strong> (Docker): Lightweight LDAP server for managing authentication. Also seems to be working pretty well!<br><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AuthenticationTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuthenticationTools</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/IdentityManagement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityManagement</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Productivity & Personal Tools</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Docker Management:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Dockge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dockge</span></a> (Docker). More accessible than Portainer; main issue is built-in terminal isn't readable with screen readers. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DockerCompose" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DockerCompose</span></a></li><li><strong>Docker Logs Viewer:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Dozzle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dozzle</span></a> (Docker), great web interface and easy searching.</li><li><strong>Git Hosting:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Forgejo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Forgejo</span></a> (non-Docker), my personal Git server. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/GitServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GitServer</span></a></li><li><strong>Backups:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/IDrive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDrive</span></a> (non-Docker), backs up all my devices easily. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/BackupSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackupSolutions</span></a></li><li><strong>Notes:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Joplin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Joplin</span></a> server (Docker). Accessibility improving; love the VSCode extension. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/NoteTakingApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoteTakingApps</span></a></li><li><strong>Bookmarks:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Linkding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linkding</span></a> (Docker). Accessible bookmark manager with good browser extension support. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/BookmarkManager" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookmarkManager</span></a></li><li><strong>Recipes:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Mealie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mealie</span></a> (Docker), starting to learn cooking! 🍳📖 <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/CookingApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CookingApps</span></a></li><li><strong>RSS Feeds:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Miniflux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miniflux</span></a> (non-Docker), excellent accessibility. Originally wanted better podcast support but other options had major accessibility issues. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/RSSReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RSSReader</span></a></li><li><strong>Automation & Workflows:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/N8N" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>N8N</span></a> (Docker). Haven't explored deeply yet—open to ideas! <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/AutomationTools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutomationTools</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/WorkflowAutomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkflowAutomation</span></a></li><li><strong>Pastebin Service:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PrivateBin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateBin</span></a> (non-Docker). Considering alternatives or CLI tool for easier console access. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PastebinAlternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PastebinAlternative</span></a></li><li><strong>File Sharing & Editing:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Samba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Samba</span></a> (non-Docker), easy file management from my Windows 11 mini PC. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/FileSharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FileSharing</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Windows11" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Windows11</span></a></li><li><strong>Search Engine:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SearXNG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SearXNG</span></a> (non-Docker), accessible and searches multiple engines at once. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/PrivacySearchEngine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacySearchEngine</span></a></li><li><strong>IRC Client:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/TheLounge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheLounge</span></a> (non-Docker). Some accessibility issues but best I've found so far for always-connected IRC. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/IRCClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IRCClient</span></a></li><li><strong>Read Later Service:</strong> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Wallabag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wallabag</span></a> (Docker). Biggest issue is Wallabagger Chrome extension doesn't work for me yet. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ReadItLater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReadItLater</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Notifications & Development Workflow</strong></p><ul><li>Notifications via: <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Ntfy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ntfy</span></a> (Docker) and Zoho's ZeptoMail (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Zoho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zoho</span></a>)</li><li>Development Environment: Mostly using VSCode connected to my server via Remote-SSH extension. <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/VSCodeRemote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VSCodeRemote</span></a></li></ul><p><strong>Accessibility Focus ♿️🖥️</strong></p><p>Accessibility heavily influences my choices—I use a screen reader full-time (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/ScreenReader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScreenReader</span></a>), so I prioritize services usable without sight (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/InclusiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InclusiveDesign</span></a>, <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/DigitalAccessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAccessibility</span></a>). Always open to discussing accessibility experiences or recommendations!</p><p>I've also experimented with:</p><ul><li>Ollama (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/Ollama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ollama</span></a>): Not enough RAM on my Pi.</li><li>Habit trackers like Beaver Habit Tracker (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/HabitTracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HabitTracking</span></a>): Accessibility issues made it unusable for me.</li></ul><p>I don't really have a media collection, so no Plex or Jellyfin here (<a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/MediaServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaServer</span></a>)—but I'm always open to suggestions! I've gotten a bit addicted to exploring new self-hosted services! 😄</p><p>What's your setup like? Any cool services you'd recommend I try?</p><p><a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/SelfHosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SelfHosted</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/LinuxSelfHost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinuxSelfHost</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/TechCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://allovertheplace.ca/tags/TechDIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechDIY</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/selfhost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>selfhost</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>selfhosted</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/selfhosting" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>selfhosting</span></a></span></p>