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Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by justinclift »

daniellarusso wrote: post #121
ocdtrekkie wrote: post #60

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I've been using a RasPi for a Pihole for years and this is a constant peeve. No matter how many precautions it takes, it eventually dives. RasPi is neat for a lot of things but I'm not convinced it's an ideal selfhosting platform. By the time you invest in the necessary addons, you might as well have gotten a used actual server.

This is where I am at right now. I have wasted alot of time and lost a not insignificant amount of external data. I am about to buy a FreeNAS mini tower.

> I am about to buy a FreeNAS mini tower.

FreeNAS is a good choice. Should last you for years, baring any kind of weird/unusual hardware problems (which aren't expected anyway). :)

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by colechristensen »

anderspitman wrote: post #82

The hardware is there (RPi + USB storage). The server software is there (NextCloud, Plex, n8n, etc). What isn't there is the plumbing. The next logical step after this blog post is making your services accessible to your phone over the public net. You'll immediately find yourself mired in domain name registration, VPS management, TLS cert management, dyndns, port forwarding, hole punching, etc etc. There are lots of…

With a couple of fiber providers I've been lucky enough (it wasn't luck, I chose housing based on ISP availability) to get a business class gigabit with a static ipv4 address and ipv6 for ~$100/mo, solves lots of problems.

Plex does the plumbing for you, I think NextCloud might too.

Doing DNS just seems like another thing to setup which is just fine. Pay namecheap, then pay a big boy DNS provider (I like dnsmadeeasy) then register some domains.

I don't really want a solves everything tool because I don't see a way for it not to be really opinionated and hide everything behind its own abstraction which isn't really any better than the interface it is hiding. Maybe a series of how-to whitepaper kinds of thing to build up the requisite knowledge to figure these things out.

I'm not a fan of the old school configuration hell where you have to spend hours/days/weeks trying to figure out the correct set of software and config options to do something right, but I'm equally not a fan of completely canned solutions that hide everything in favor of a single button to push. I'm not a technician, I don't need to have everything done for me, but I do appreciate tools where right configuration interface is provided. That is, sane defaults, well documented options, meaningful errors and sanity checking, and options given in the right way.

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by jsjohnst »

milankragujevic wrote: post #130
z3t4 wrote: post #107

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Most home routers have functionality to do port forwarding and dyndns. Certbot for TLS/cert. Just get a free domain from the dyndns service. No VPS needed if you got your own hardware/Rasbery. Make sure you have backups. Just Dont expect a $30 PC to be without issues.

Of course they do, but a lot of people are behind CGNAT and do not have a public IP address assigned to their CPE, and as such reaching a device in the LAN from the outside - without the device reaching out to you first - is impossible. And, of course, it can't reach out to your phone because it's also behind CGNAT. So, you need a VPS to act as a bridge between your phone and the device, which would connect to the VP…

> behind CGNAT and do not have a public IP address assigned to their CPE, and as such reaching a device in the LAN from the outside - without the device reaching out to you first - is impossible.

It’s pretty easy and free to get IPv6 from HE’s TunnelBroker.

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by colechristensen »

Hnrobert42 wrote: post #166
gerdesj wrote: post #66

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Very true for a given value of true 8) You need to evaluate all the components. The RPi itself is a decent piece of kit, well tested and safe to use. Get a decent power supply to it - either a RPi branded one or at least a decent mobile charger from a brand that you trust. I generally use a decent USB stick nowadays. RPi 4 from about a month or so ago onwards will do this out of the box. You can also put a second USB…

I am curious why you would use a fleet of them instead of a larger server.

They only consume a few watts, have a footprint of a few square inches, and cost a few twenties of dollars. It's a sweet spot for doing lots of things. There are a few ways they aren't ideal, but still a great compromise.

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by RealStickman_ »

anderspitman wrote: post #82

The hardware is there (RPi + USB storage). The server software is there (NextCloud, Plex, n8n, etc). What isn't there is the plumbing. The next logical step after this blog post is making your services accessible to your phone over the public net. You'll immediately find yourself mired in domain name registration, VPS management, TLS cert management, dyndns, port forwarding, hole punching, etc etc. There are lots of…

I'm currently thinking of using a reverse proxy through a wireguard tunnel. That should work also for non-static home ip addresses. (I already habe the domain and VPS)

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by jsjohnst »

mqus wrote: post #123
z3t4 wrote: post #107

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most home routers have functionality to do port forwarding and dyndns. Certbot for TLS/cert. Just get a free domain from the dyndns service. No VPS needed if you got your own hardware/Rasbery. Make sure you have backups. Just Dont expect a $30 PC to be without issues.

For me its not the 30$ pc that has issues but the 10$ microsd card the os is on. I had to replace it for the third time in about 6 years now. But this is not something new of course, everybody will tell you to either use good uSD cards or put the os somewhere else, like an external hdd or so.

Go with the high endurance microSD cards. They are only a tiny bit more expensive and last a lot longer. If you’ve got a Pi with USB3 ports, I’d also recommend using an USB3 SSD flash drive for the majority of your writes.

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by bashallah »

anderspitman wrote: post #82

The hardware is there (RPi + USB storage). The server software is there (NextCloud, Plex, n8n, etc). What isn't there is the plumbing. The next logical step after this blog post is making your services accessible to your phone over the public net. You'll immediately find yourself mired in domain name registration, VPS management, TLS cert management, dyndns, port forwarding, hole punching, etc etc. There are lots of…

I need this.

Bought a namecheap registry for a small nfp.

Been swamped with how-to’s and learning things just to learn what to search for...

I could use something else that does it all...

But I want a level of authority none of those offer.. without the technical insight of “is this everything/enough”.

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by Nextgrid »

jsjohnst wrote: post #183
milankragujevic wrote: post #130

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Of course they do, but a lot of people are behind CGNAT and do not have a public IP address assigned to their CPE, and as such reaching a device in the LAN from the outside - without the device reaching out to you first - is impossible. And, of course, it can't reach out to your phone because it's also behind CGNAT. So, you need a VPS to act as a bridge between your phone and the device, which would connect to the VP…

> behind CGNAT and do not have a public IP address assigned to their CPE, and as such reaching a device in the LAN from the outside - without the device reaching out to you first - is impossible. It’s pretty easy and free to get IPv6 from HE’s TunnelBroker.

I believe TunnelBroker can't work with CGNAT.

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by eat_veggies »

anderspitman wrote: post #82

The hardware is there (RPi + USB storage). The server software is there (NextCloud, Plex, n8n, etc). What isn't there is the plumbing. The next logical step after this blog post is making your services accessible to your phone over the public net. You'll immediately find yourself mired in domain name registration, VPS management, TLS cert management, dyndns, port forwarding, hole punching, etc etc. There are lots of…

Cloudflare argo tunnels are exactly what you're looking for https://developers.cloudflare.com/argo-tunnel/quickstart

Re: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

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Post by choward »

jakobdabo wrote: post #64
gonehome wrote: post #26

How do people access these servers off of their home network (or do they not?). That seems like most of the value to me, hosting some service you can access from anywhere without having to use Digital Ocean. It seems like most residential ISPs don't provide a static IP and some block port 80? I think forcing ISPs to allow home users to serve traffic via some standard method would go a long way to enabling a more dece…

Tor hidden service. Simple to configure, just works.

"Simple" and "just" are the two words that trigger my BS radar the most.
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