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Come to say thank you. Time to move from proprietary to Open Source (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Thanks to this community I've learned and I'm feeling inspired. I've loved having an NAS for the last few years, but it's woefully under powered for what I'm using it for these days.

So I've ordered some basic PC parts, gonna build a basic setup using an old CPU I got lying about and try the NAS OS I saw talked about on here recently.

TrueNAS looks like a good option with only slight fears it'll go down the well known path to the dark side like so many free options before.

In any event, I'm looking forward to adding Nextcloud and Jellyfin, to trying out Docker and generally having more control over things.

Thanks again to you all for informing and inspiring.

I'll be back if I get questions!

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Welcome! I personally run proxmox as my host os then virtualize a truenas core VM and have my docker setup in another lxc. A bit more complex than just straight up truenas but its saves me before. I'd recommend looking into it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Thanks! That sounds like one of those things that's a hassle to setup and appreciated in the long run

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Its honestly not too bad as a starting point but its definitely harder than just installing truenas. Reason I'd suggest it is that it gives you more flexibility in the long term.

If you want less complexity, something like yunohost or CasaOS can be great too

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have so many things to try and discover!

Thanks, I've made a note of your suggestions, 👍

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Its certainly a rabbit hole. If you ever need help shoot me a message. I'm happy to chat about this stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

You're a good soul!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (10 children)

What's the self hosted guide to security when opening up ports to the public ?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Basically not to. Open one for a VPN like Wireguard to accept incoming connections, and that's it. Use the VPN to connect to your home network and access your services that way.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Don't

No need to worry about it if you don't take the risk. The internet is constantly being scanned by bots.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

deploy to dmz

filtered by fw

host based isolation

zerotrust

etc

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