I just set this up and it’s amazing. Thank you for the suggestion!

Ask your roommate after talking for a few minutes if you’re being too loud

It’s easy to set up and also keeps a history

GeoIP restricting is a brilliant idea I never thought of. I have been getting a few people trying to sign up on one of my other services and they’re all from Asia somewhere.

I’ll try setting this up.

Yeah, this is too much for my needs. My main goal is to be able to send pictures to people via a link.

Neighbors and family and stuff - less tech savvy folk.

I didn’t know about this! Thanks dude

I’ve already got wireguard set up and that’s how I access it. I would like the ability to share stuff with people though

Debian with docker compose or podman.

Immich/PhotoPrism/whatever you use for image backup. Cloud providers are snooping through your shit.

Plex/Jellyfin for streaming

Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, SABnzbd, qBittorrent to support the streaming service(s)

You could split the cost with other family members to make it a little more reasonable

A GoPro and brackets to mount it to stuff so he can film himself

I’ve found that most generic store brand ice creams are high quality. Double check the label to make sure it actually says “ice cream” and not “frozen dairy dessert” or something. Ice cream is a regulated term and requires a minimum percentage of buttermilk to be called such.

Not for longevity. Oracle can shut it off in a blink for no reason

I know a VPS is a simple thing in theory but sometimes it’s a lot for a beginner.

A VPS paired with Docker may also unintentionally expose something not meant for the outside world due to it ignoring iptables and ufw

Open MicroWave (Morrowind)

Stardew Valley

A reputable VPN, preferably with port forwarding (I use AirVPN, $5/mo and I have no problems with it.)

A Usenet provider and indexer (Newshosting is reasonable; nzbgeek offers a lifetime subscription)

I set up Authentik for some of my services and it works.

The setup really threw me off but I powered through learning it. It’s a strange UI and process.

Basically you set it up with Nginx or Caddy or whatever reverse proxy you use. Your reverse proxy points to Authentik and Authentik takes that link and checks for authorization first. If not authorized, prompt login. If authorized, pass on to the subdomain or whatever it is.

To do all this, you’d need a domain.

Love my Racknerd VPS.

Edit: Some deals here

Opera music