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The “self-hosting” discussion is dominated by home lab/server setups and practical questions (hardware, remote access, scalability, and storage choices), alongside interest in self-hosted apps like ticketing and recipe servers. There’s also a notable thread about improving security on home labs and, more specifically, launching or adopting self-hosted infrastructure for open source.

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Key Takeaway Self-hosting right now is mainly about turning everyday hardware into reliable services—while also addressing security, storage, and access needs.
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Self-hosting right now is mainly about turning everyday hardware into reliable services—while also addressing security, storage, and access needs.

The “self-hosting” discussion is dominated by home lab/server setups and practical questions (hardware, remote access, scalability, and storage choices), alongside interest in self-hosted apps like ticketing and recipe servers. There’s also a notable thread about improving security on home labs and, more specifically, launching or adopting self-hosted infrastructure for open source.

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Top 1 signals · Home lab hardware
r/homelab · 3h ago
Last trip hotel only had DVDs available. Could have brought a FireStick but why not a full Linux desktop from my HomeLab.

Briefing Findings · Home lab hardware

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recipe server interest People ask about using self-hosted recipe server/software like Mealie.
remote access use case A thread focuses on remote access to a home server for school work.
security focus WunderTech lists 5 security changes and 5 ways to make a home lab more secure.

What to Watch

  • Use WunderTech’s 5 security changes as a checklist and compare results against other home-lab hardening guides. WunderTech

What Changed

  • My homelab as a 15 year old. r/homelab
  • I posted to LinkedIn about how I'm teaching myself Kubernetes for my small scale home lab, and somebody's reply made me think of more questions wundertech.net
  • Last trip hotel only had DVDs available. Could have brought a FireStick but why not a full Linux desktop from my HomeLab. XDA Developers
  • Is using an external HDD for a home server ok? r/HomeServer
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r/homelab · 1 article

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Homelab Mini: Uptime Kuma Dashboard - Installation und Konfiguration …

Heute bedienen wir ein wenig das Klischee, dass in jedem Homelab mehr Monitoring-Tools und Dashboards laufen, als eigentliche Dienste betrieben werden.

5d ago Tim Kutzner
xda-developers.com

Your self-hosted apps won't work right until you fix this one DNS setting

Don't settle for workarounds, go straight to the fix

10d ago Joe Rice-Jones

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r/selfhosted · u/InvestigatorSoft5764 · 

Plex's Lifetime Pass is (basically) dead. Here's how to switch to Jellyfin.

Plex's Lifetime Pass is (basically) dead. Here's how to switch to Jellyfin.
Hacker News · u/perber · 

Self-hosted wikis shouldn't need an ops team

Self-hosted wikis shouldn't need an ops team

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Hacker News · u/lvales · 

Improving my self-hosted actions runner setup

Improving my self-hosted actions runner setup

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r/homelab · u/SleepyBoiNick · 

Amazon sent me 5 extra surge protectors

Spent 70 dollars and they ended up sending me over 400 dollars worth of surge protectors. I was wondering why the damn box was so heavy🤣
r/selfhosted · u/NearbyYak7156 · 

(OPINION) Now's the Perfect Time To Move Away from Plex

(WRITTEN BY A HUMAN THAT LIKES BULLET POINTS) Most people here have probably heard about Plex hiking the lifetime pass to 750USD, effective July 1. If you're still on the subscription and considering buying the lifetime …
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