Hello Fedi friends,
I'm currently planning my written tutorial for #YunoHost - from the POV of a newbie.
The guide will have a simple but ambitious goal: to encourage non-technical people to try self-host their own #NextCloud instance... and show them that it's something accessible to all, thanks to the wonderful https://YunoHost.org
I have tried other similar tools and YunoHost IMHO is simply the best and most secure solution. I've been using it for 11 months now and I have ZERO complaints. It just works... and it's effortless.
I'm thinking of splitting my written tutorial in a 3-part series... because doing everything in one go for a non-technical person could be overwhelming.
Part 1: registering a domain name and signing up for a VPS*
* yes I know technically you could forgo a domain name but I think having one is more empowering long term... and I'd go the VPS route because it's the most headache-free for a newbie. I can do the whole thing in 12 minutes with a VPS... and experienced headaches with a Raspi. I think for a total newbie the VPS is the way to go... especially if we factor in security issues. The stakes are lower
Part 2: installing YunoHost and tweaking DNS settings (assigning domain for NextCloud and creating a subdomain for YunoHost admin stuff, etc.)
Part 3: installing NextCloud (which people voted for when I asked which app I should install in my tutorial) and seeing what it can do.
Thoughts?
Is a 3-part series overkill or ok? I'd like to encourage people to set aside 30 minutes a day for this, so that the whole thing is not too overwhelming.
Eager to hear what you think about this!
P.S.: tangentially related but ICYMI: my Ghost blog is now federating thanks to https://MagicPages.co. You can follow it here: @ele
#MySoCalledSudoLife #TheFutureIsFederated
Derek Caelin is writing a book
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Good morning Fedi friends and happy Monday!
Since I haven't done much self-hosting-wise lately (more on this another time) I decided to... jailbreak my old Kindle(s)!
I was a little terrified to be honest. But the whole process took LESS THAN A MINUTE.
So after my spare Kindle (a 5th gen from 2012), I'm on to my main one (a 4th gen from 2011, my oldest gadget that I still use daily).
Later this week I will "liberate" my audiobooks!
Wishing you all a great day and week 😎
Good morning Fedi friends and happy Monday!
Since I haven't done much self-hosting-wise lately (more on this another time) I decided to... jailbreak my old Kindle(s)!
I was a little terrified to be honest. But the whole process took LESS THAN A MINUTE.
So after my spare Kindle (a 5th gen from 2012), I'm on to my main one (a 4th gen from 2011, my oldest gadget that I still use daily).
Later this week I will "liberate" my audiobooks!
Wishing you all a great day and week 😎
The 🐈 is out of the 👜:
My Ghost blog is now federated – @ele – thanks to the wonderful Magic Pages (@hey) by @jannis@jannis.io.
My latest post, which also mentions some of my self-hosting exploits from this past year:
🔗: https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-rebellion-will-be-federated-2025-edition/
This is what I referred to when I said that "I got a big blue whale off my back" a few days ago. I don't have to worry about #Docker anymore, as I put my blog in the expert hands of Jannis at Magic Pages. My big lesson from this year has been: self-hosting is empowering and a lot of fun... but sometimes it makes more sense to turn to experts and pay them to manage your essential stuff. Like in this case.
And I will be saving money too (it's a lot cheaper than paying for a basic plan at Mailgun + my VPS). I'm just so relieved. And Ghost v6 is incredible. I will write more about this soon...
Fox Trenton 🎱
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Dear Fedi friends,
I just got a big blue whale off my back... and I couldn't be more relieved and excited.
I don't mean to be a tease, but I will share details shortly.
#MySoCalledSudoLife can be greatly improved when I turn to expert help 😅
Hint: 👻➡️🪄📄
Dear Fedi friends,
I just got a big blue whale off my back... and I couldn't be more relieved and excited.
I don't mean to be a tease, but I will share details shortly.
#MySoCalledSudoLife can be greatly improved when I turn to expert help 😅
Hint: 👻➡️🪄📄
My plans for the week:
▪️ install #DietPi on my old #RaspberryPi3 (https://dietpi.com)
▪️ flash the #YunoHost pre-installed disk image to a new MicroSD card and attempt to set it up on on my #RaspberryPi5
▪️ if I'm successful, I'll set up #Jellyfin on it
▪️ create a little storage system for my microSD cards so I can swap them in and out (I won't wipe the one that has #Ubuntu on it, but set it aside so I can use it in the future)
I have a hunch I will ask 🎅 for a new Raspi this coming Christmas... maybe the #RaspberryPi500 😅
Update: got YunoHost flashed on my microSD card but I just realized that I cannot connect my Raspi via Ethernet (the recommended way) because my router is up on a tall shelf in a closet. So I've ordered a WiFi extender with an Ethernet port.
I hope this will work...
So my Raspi5 with #YunoHost experimentations will have to wait till Thursday morning 😭
My plans this week: https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01K971SHJZ9VVRT7WQ0P7QHKQ5 🤗
Starting now with the #YunoHost → #RaspberryPi5 plan, wish me luck!
My plans this week: https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01K971SHJZ9VVRT7WQ0P7QHKQ5 🤗
Starting now with the #YunoHost → #RaspberryPi5 plan, wish me luck!
Stefano Marinelli
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My plans for the week:
▪️ install #DietPi on my old #RaspberryPi3 (https://dietpi.com)
▪️ flash the #YunoHost pre-installed disk image to a new MicroSD card and attempt to set it up on on my #RaspberryPi5
▪️ if I'm successful, I'll set up #Jellyfin on it
▪️ create a little storage system for my microSD cards so I can swap them in and out (I won't wipe the one that has #Ubuntu on it, but set it aside so I can use it in the future)
I have a hunch I will ask 🎅 for a new Raspi this coming Christmas... maybe the #RaspberryPi500 😅
My plans for the week:
▪️ install #DietPi on my old #RaspberryPi3 (https://dietpi.com)
▪️ flash the #YunoHost pre-installed disk image to a new MicroSD card and attempt to set it up on on my #RaspberryPi5
▪️ if I'm successful, I'll set up #Jellyfin on it
▪️ create a little storage system for my microSD cards so I can swap them in and out (I won't wipe the one that has #Ubuntu on it, but set it aside so I can use it in the future)
I have a hunch I will ask 🎅 for a new Raspi this coming Christmas... maybe the #RaspberryPi500 😅
Hello Fedi friends!
I'm back in Paris after France's 2 week-long school holidays (thank you to the two sets of grandparents for looking after my little one).
I was SO EXCITED to do backups on my Mac Mini this morning and do the Spanish sound mix for my Fedi promo video (thanks to @irenerd 's wonderful work) but I'm locked out of my system.
I forgot my wired Apple keyboard in Italy and my wireless one had never been paired to this Mac Mini.
All this to say LINUX is the best because I was able to connect my Raspi to the wireless keyboard thanks to the login screen accessibility button and the ability to turn on a virtual keyboard. Aw Mac OS you could learn so much from Linux, honestly 😏
I just ordered a wired keyboard that should arrive tomorrow afternoon... so no video editing work for a bit, but at least I have a laptop AND a Raspi with Ubuntu to do other stuff...
This week I'm setting up my music library in #Jellyfin YAY.
Wishing you all a lovely day & week.
calvin 🛋️
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CW for sysadmins: chaotic energy / puzzling actions by a self-hosting newbie
Mentally tired after the week I've had.
I must have installed/uninstalled #Sharkey at least 9 times... and even when I got it to work it proved to be a total lemon.
Ditto for #Wallabag (paid plan on their server) and my self-hosted #Linkwarden.
🦇 This is my self-hosting cursed week 👻
I finally got Sharkey to work because I switched to a managed instance (https://calckey.world). And then I got my collection of links to work on #Linkwarden when I switched to their managed instance (there's a clear pattern here, LOL).
Then yesterday I tried CasaOS. A little too simple for my taste and with NO security in place / no instruction to add Let's Encrypt certs (as far as I could tell). When I read it's a Chinese project I kind of bolted (no offense to them, but I like to keep my stuff in Europe).
Then today I tried Cloudron and could not set it up.
Then I spun up another Ubuntu server to manually install Ghost v6 and couldn't figure out how to configure the caddy file.
Since Wednesday I must have started and stopped at least 7 servers on #Hetzner. My usage is still ridiculously low (1.19 Euros for the past 30 days) but I'm afraid I'll get flagged for suspicious behavior, LOL. I promise I'm not shady, I'm just an awkward newbie.
In all this, I am now EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for how easy and clear it is to set up a #YunoHost system.
The security they offer right off the bat is awesome... as well as the clear instructions about how to edit DNS records, install Let's Encrypt certificates and the whole nine yards.
YUNOHOST has no equivalent when it comes to empowering newbies and I'm just so so grateful to them... and I look forward to writing a step-by-step installation guide for newbies.
Apologies to sysadmins if this post had triggered you. I completely understand its chaotic energy... to be fair it's the first time in 10 months that I attempt to do so many things.
Anyway, off to get dressed for Halloween now.
Wishing you all a lovely evening and weekend 🎃
Me on Friday afternoon: I need a break from self-hosting experimentations after the cursed week I've had. I'll just relax this weekend (for reference: https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01K8XHCXPJ66ATCR1DP2YPNYM8)
Me on Saturday morning at 10am: logs into Hetzner... "hmmm I wonder what I could try this morning" 🤪
CW for sysadmins: chaotic energy / puzzling actions by a self-hosting newbie
Mentally tired after the week I've had.
I must have installed/uninstalled #Sharkey at least 9 times... and even when I got it to work it proved to be a total lemon.
Ditto for #Wallabag (paid plan on their server) and my self-hosted #Linkwarden.
🦇 This is my self-hosting cursed week 👻
I finally got Sharkey to work because I switched to a managed instance (https://calckey.world). And then I got my collection of links to work on #Linkwarden when I switched to their managed instance (there's a clear pattern here, LOL).
Then yesterday I tried CasaOS. A little too simple for my taste and with NO security in place / no instruction to add Let's Encrypt certs (as far as I could tell). When I read it's a Chinese project I kind of bolted (no offense to them, but I like to keep my stuff in Europe).
Then today I tried Cloudron and could not set it up.
Then I spun up another Ubuntu server to manually install Ghost v6 and couldn't figure out how to configure the caddy file.
Since Wednesday I must have started and stopped at least 7 servers on #Hetzner. My usage is still ridiculously low (1.19 Euros for the past 30 days) but I'm afraid I'll get flagged for suspicious behavior, LOL. I promise I'm not shady, I'm just an awkward newbie.
In all this, I am now EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for how easy and clear it is to set up a #YunoHost system.
The security they offer right off the bat is awesome... as well as the clear instructions about how to edit DNS records, install Let's Encrypt certificates and the whole nine yards.
YUNOHOST has no equivalent when it comes to empowering newbies and I'm just so so grateful to them... and I look forward to writing a step-by-step installation guide for newbies.
Apologies to sysadmins if this post had triggered you. I completely understand its chaotic energy... to be fair it's the first time in 10 months that I attempt to do so many things.
Anyway, off to get dressed for Halloween now.
Wishing you all a lovely evening and weekend 🎃
Me on Friday afternoon: I need a break from self-hosting experimentations after the cursed week I've had. I'll just relax this weekend (for reference: https://aseachange.com/@elena/statuses/01K8XHCXPJ66ATCR1DP2YPNYM8)
Me on Saturday morning at 10am: logs into Hetzner... "hmmm I wonder what I could try this morning" 🤪
YunoHost :disability_flag:
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CW for sysadmins: chaotic energy / puzzling actions by a self-hosting newbie
Mentally tired after the week I've had.
I must have installed/uninstalled #Sharkey at least 9 times... and even when I got it to work it proved to be a total lemon.
Ditto for #Wallabag (paid plan on their server) and my self-hosted #Linkwarden.
🦇 This is my self-hosting cursed week 👻
I finally got Sharkey to work because I switched to a managed instance (https://calckey.world). And then I got my collection of links to work on #Linkwarden when I switched to their managed instance (there's a clear pattern here, LOL).
Then yesterday I tried CasaOS. A little too simple for my taste and with NO security in place / no instruction to add Let's Encrypt certs (as far as I could tell). When I read it's a Chinese project I kind of bolted (no offense to them, but I like to keep my stuff in Europe).
Then today I tried Cloudron and could not set it up.
Then I spun up another Ubuntu server to manually install Ghost v6 and couldn't figure out how to configure the caddy file.
Since Wednesday I must have started and stopped at least 7 servers on #Hetzner. My usage is still ridiculously low (1.19 Euros for the past 30 days) but I'm afraid I'll get flagged for suspicious behavior, LOL. I promise I'm not shady, I'm just an awkward newbie.
In all this, I am now EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for how easy and clear it is to set up a #YunoHost system.
The security they offer right off the bat is awesome... as well as the clear instructions about how to edit DNS records, install Let's Encrypt certificates and the whole nine yards.
YUNOHOST has no equivalent when it comes to empowering newbies and I'm just so so grateful to them... and I look forward to writing a step-by-step installation guide for newbies.
Apologies to sysadmins if this post had triggered you. I completely understand its chaotic energy... to be fair it's the first time in 10 months that I attempt to do so many things.
Anyway, off to get dressed for Halloween now.
Wishing you all a lovely evening and weekend 🎃
CW for sysadmins: chaotic energy / puzzling actions by a self-hosting newbie
Mentally tired after the week I've had.
I must have installed/uninstalled #Sharkey at least 9 times... and even when I got it to work it proved to be a total lemon.
Ditto for #Wallabag (paid plan on their server) and my self-hosted #Linkwarden.
🦇 This is my self-hosting cursed week 👻
I finally got Sharkey to work because I switched to a managed instance (https://calckey.world). And then I got my collection of links to work on #Linkwarden when I switched to their managed instance (there's a clear pattern here, LOL).
Then yesterday I tried CasaOS. A little too simple for my taste and with NO security in place / no instruction to add Let's Encrypt certs (as far as I could tell). When I read it's a Chinese project I kind of bolted (no offense to them, but I like to keep my stuff in Europe).
Then today I tried Cloudron and could not set it up.
Then I spun up another Ubuntu server to manually install Ghost v6 and couldn't figure out how to configure the caddy file.
Since Wednesday I must have started and stopped at least 7 servers on #Hetzner. My usage is still ridiculously low (1.19 Euros for the past 30 days) but I'm afraid I'll get flagged for suspicious behavior, LOL. I promise I'm not shady, I'm just an awkward newbie.
In all this, I am now EXTREMELY GRATEFUL for how easy and clear it is to set up a #YunoHost system.
The security they offer right off the bat is awesome... as well as the clear instructions about how to edit DNS records, install Let's Encrypt certificates and the whole nine yards.
YUNOHOST has no equivalent when it comes to empowering newbies and I'm just so so grateful to them... and I look forward to writing a step-by-step installation guide for newbies.
Apologies to sysadmins if this post had triggered you. I completely understand its chaotic energy... to be fair it's the first time in 10 months that I attempt to do so many things.
Anyway, off to get dressed for Halloween now.
Wishing you all a lovely evening and weekend 🎃
I feel like the richest person in the world: I still have a line of credit of 18.19 Euros on #Hetzner (I had pre-paid 20 Euros to set up my account 2 months ago).
Not sure how it's possible I spent less than 2 Euros with all the servers I started and stopped and apps I ran on them, but hey, I'm now on cloud nine.
There's so much I can still experiment with!!! 🤗