How can I set up self-hosting? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by Cromer4ever@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I want to try self-hosting here at Lemmy, but I don't know how, and I'm not sure if I have the necessary materials.

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[-] mcmxci@mimiclem.me 1 points 2 hours ago

I've been running a docker compose stack the last couple years with no issue. It can be simple-ish to set up but that depends on your experience level.

If you have specific questions there are plenty of people willing to help, myself included.

There are good spots on lemmy for help in this thread as well as an IRC chat for support if needed. I've been helped there more than once.

[-] enterpries@sh.itjust.works 2 points 13 hours ago

Look into nginx. See if you can make a basic webpage and access it from a different computer.

You will need to set up port forwarding, or use a VPN that supports it.

Good luck.

[-] remon@ani.social 3 points 18 hours ago

Step 1: Buy NAS.

Step 2: ....

Step 3: Profit.

[-] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 8 points 1 day ago

What do you want to self-host? Lemmy?

[-] Cromer4ever@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yes

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago

I think that's a big project for a first one, and unless things changed its configuration is not documented too well.

both because of the complexity, and because of security risks, it would be better to start with something local, like a home assistant, or a forgejo/gitea, a jellyfin, things like that. don't expose them to the internet directly, that's risky, sometimes they have security bugs. rather if you want remote access, set up a wireguard VPN server. It's simpler than it sounds

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 3 points 17 hours ago

Lemmy might be a poor choice for a first project.

[-] obbeel@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 day ago

You need a static IP address and DNS. Then you need to follow instructions for launching and administrating the lemmy server online: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 8 points 23 hours ago

Check out !selfhosted@lemmy.world for questions about selhisting, and !lemmy@lemmy.ml for questions about running a Lemmy server

I'd recommend including a lot more details in your post about your machine, your budget, why you want to do it, etc

[-] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 3 points 23 hours ago

For necessary materials any old PC would work for trying it out. Old laptop, old desktop, whatever. Others linked the install instructions.

Running a full instance with active users is a different story, moderation and hardware upgrades become more of a thing.

this post was submitted on 05 Feb 2026

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