Pages with tag Self Hosting

How to install NextCloud using Docker Compose: a comprehensive guide NextCloud is open source software implementing the equivalent to Google Drive, Dropbox, and the like. Beyond file sharing, it supports document editing, calendars, email, and is attempting to compete with the full breadth of Google Workspace services. It can be self-hosted on your own server, giving you privacy you don't get from commercial cloud services.
How to self-host our Contacts list on NextCloud Smart phones conveniently hold what used to be a paper phone and address book. The Contacts app stores names, addresses, phone numbers, and other data about our people or business contacts. NextCloud is a comprehensive open-source solution for sharing our data, including our contacts list, between multiple devices.
Installing Docker Engine or Desktop on Ubuntu, macOS or Windows Docker is a system for deploying containerized software on laptops, single board computers, server farms, or massive compute systems. It gives you a Linux environment in which to install software, that is packaged in a portable format, for execution on any system that can run Open Container Initiative (OCI) containers. It is easy to setup Docker on Linux hosts, and only slightly harder on Mac or Windows systems.
Installing Dockge, a lightweight Docker management tool Managing Docker infrastructure solely with command-line tools is powerful but full of geeky details which can be simplified with a GUI. Dockge is a web GUI offering a point-and-click approach to managing application stacks deployed with Docker Compose.
Installing a self-hosted Docker Registry to aid Docker image development When developing Docker images it's useful to store them in a Docker registry. While using Docker Hub is free, it's bad form to fill up that shared resource with images built for personal use. It's better to only publish the Docker images that are truly useful to everyone, and that have documentation. That leaves us with the problem of a location to host our own Docker images. Do we pay for a private repository somewhere? Or, as a self-hoster, do we host a local Docker Registry to store our personal Docker images? In this post let's explore the latter idea.
Self-hosted DMARC report viewer to aid your anti-SPAM effort DMARC is an important tool for websites that send e-mails to do so legitimately. Implementation requires catching e-mails containing DMARC reports then using a tool to parse/summarize/report on their content. We look at a simple DMARC reporting tool that is easily deployable using Docker.
Self-hosted Docker infrastructure in home or office using low-cost computers like Intel NUC Using Docker, and a simple small computer, you can build a powerful computing "cloud" in your home, on your desktop, at low cost, giving you control over your data. If you need more power, adding another computer or three to the mix quickly adds more capabilities. For almost any popular 3rd party service like Github, Dropbox, and Trello, there is an open source package that might even be better. With open source operating systems, open source packages like Gitea, Nextcloud, and Kanboard, you gain control over your destiny.
Self-hosted metasearch engine protects against tracking from Google, Bing, etc Are you worried that Google/Bing/etc know too many details about you? These companies collect data about us, to then sell advertising targeting us. This can be avoided using search tools that protect privacy. One, SearXNG, is an open source metasearch engine that guarantees complete anonymity.
Self-hosting services using Docker Self-hosting is the opposite of using a 3rd party cloud service like Dropbox or Google Drive, and instead to host an equivalent service, like Nextcloud, on their own hardware. For every popular cloud service there is probably an independently developed open source equivalent one can host on their own hardware. Self-hosting gives one control, and peace of mind that their private information is not being sold to others, and it can save a lot of money from service fees that aren't paid. The personal security implications are huge, since it is known that governments around the world are pressuring internet services for data on user activity. While there is a legitimate need to know about criminal activities, do we really need to risk our data being snooped upon?
Setting up Docker for an easy-to-configure self-hosting environment Self-hosting is about hosting Internet services in an easy-to-manage environment. Docker is an excellent tool for managing these kind of services since it is easy to reuse software packages, and it has a fairly strong security barrier around those packages. In many cases we'll just need to install and configure the Docker container. But to ease the task we need a well organized system for managing configuration files, data directories, and other stuff associated with running several Docker containers.
Why self-host web services for more control and lower cost than cloud-based web services Self-hosting is about hosting Internet services on your computers, controlled by you. This is different from just Using the Cloud by signing up for services like Dropbox, Github, Travis, or other 3rd party controlled services. Instead of taking the easy path, just using cloud services, self-hosters have control over their data, and enjoy lower costs. For most commercial services there are equivalent open source alternatives you can host on your own hardware.