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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by sbeak@sopuli.xyz to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

Today I set up my old laptop as a Debian server, hosting Immich (for photos), Nextcloud (for files), and Radicale (for calendar). It was surprisingly easy to do so after looking at the documentation and watching a couple videos online! Tomorrow I might try hosting something like Linkwarden or Karakeep.

What else should I self-host, aside from HA (I don’t have a smart home), Calibre (physical books are my jam), and Jellyfin (I don’t watch too many movies + don’t have a significant DVD/Blu-ray collection)?

I would like to keep my laptop confined to my local network since I don’t trust it to be secure enough against the internet.

edit: I forgot, I’m also hosting Tailscale so I can access my local network remotely!

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[-] lemonuri@infosec.pub 7 points 1 year ago

Snikket is easy to host in a docker container. You would have your own internet messenger for friends and family. Snikket is based on the xmpp protocol thats been around for 20 years, is tried and tested and very lightweight and does take very few resources on your server. things like Nintendo's messenger and WhatsApp are xmpp based).

[-] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

what is your favorite app for android?

we like conversations, but our phones don't treat it like a regular calling app. navigation and music still play over the conversation phone call.

[-] lemonuri@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

I use conversations on android as well. I think it's the best app for android. You can ask in the conversations support channel for help, there are very knowledgeable people around:

xmpp:conversations@conference.siacs.eu?join

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