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What I Self Host

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116 points FredrikMeyer | 9 comments | 20 Oct 25 16:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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zahlman ◴[20 Oct 25 16:35 UTC] No.45645835[source]▶
There seems to be a fad for "self hosting" things now. What I don't understand is: what happened to just having a single device and having it run the code directly and show you the result directly? For example, why can't the thing that connects to the Spotify API just... do that, from a program that runs locally, independent of a web browser, with a GUI created using a standard non-web GUI toolkit? Why would I want to use it by pointing my browser at a machine name (of another device I own) and port number, rather than by launching a dedicated program?
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1. npodbielski ◴[20 Oct 25 17:34 UTC] No.45646675[source]▶
Others already answered with information that you usually have more devices then just 1. So you can have access to your data from PC, laptop and your phone. I for once also like to have my own data my own. I.e. I have:

- my own email server

- my own files sharing service

- service for cardDav, CalDav etc.

- service for editing my own office files on mobile

- notes that are synchronized

- streaming of movies and music

- build and git server

- my own smart home service

- notification service

- chat

- VPN

- desktop sharing service

- my own DNS for blocking adds

- and others

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2. leosanchez ◴[20 Oct 25 18:18 UTC] No.45647241[source]▶
Can you list out the names of services?
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3. mkayokay ◴[21 Oct 25 05:00 UTC] No.45652614[source]▶
You could have a look at the following list, as there are a lot of options to choose from in each category: https://github.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted
4. bjoli ◴[21 Oct 25 05:25 UTC] No.45652727[source]▶
I tried various Things to be able to access my own DNA while not at home and ended up using wire guard for my subnet so that I always have access to my DNA server. Right now I am solving it with mikrotiks "back to home" app., but the regular wire guard app does it as well. It uses very little battery.
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5. npodbielski ◴[21 Oct 25 10:15 UTC] No.45654213[source]▶
You mean DLNA? Like media server? The ones I am/was using are quite wide spread. The most popular is plex I think, but I never liked that you have to register someplace else to be access your local library, crazy notion for me.

Anyway the nginx reverse proxy is enough for those. You can login and listen to your own music or watch your movies anywhere.

Checkout for example here: https://github.com/linuxserver/reverse-proxy-confs

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6. npodbielski ◴[21 Oct 25 10:16 UTC] No.45654218[source]▶
Sure but not here. It is too public forum. Drop me an email and I send you some examples.
7. ZoomZoomZoom ◴[21 Oct 25 10:26 UTC] No.45654273[source]▶
Reads like a cool sci-fi story premise. Remote access to base DNA for the robotic body for person verification, or for a self-mutating or rapidly evolving organism.
8. bjoli ◴[22 Oct 25 04:47 UTC] No.45664980[source]▶
So, I am a victim of autocorrect. I mean DNS.
9. bjoli ◴[22 Oct 25 04:53 UTC] No.45665010{3}[source]▶
Sorry. It was an autocorrect mishap. I meant DNS.