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Please bear with me as I don't know where else to ask.

I want to start to self host but do not know where to start. I would like to start small. Just something that might not be beneficial but to get my feet wet. It does not even have to be practical.

I am not tech illiterate and have my fair share of technology around me hut self hosting has always been a daunting task.

I am scared to start.

I am already using a PiHole at home but that was kind of plug and play and just worked.

I would be incredibly grateful if someone could guide me to some resource or tell me what an easy first step would be.

An FAQ or self hosting for dummies.

Most resources I found assumed some previous knowledge.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

As a homelabber and systems admin, I would start with learning how to use Linux on the command line.

It's all well and good looking at docker, but if you don't know how to move about or edit on the command line. Your going to get stuck real quick.

Once your happy doing simple tasks on the command line, I would actually look at running something like wordpress on a pi or VPS. That will help you understand how to connect services together, and cement your basic command line knowledge.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

I am not unfamiliar with Linux.

Kind of lucky/unlucky as a broke student I did not have money to buy a new Windows machine.

Now I am kind of glad about it.

Docker on the other hand I have had barely any contact with it so far. So I definitely check that out.