I have an old laptop lying around and I have been meaning to self host some stuff on it but never got around to it.

My biggest limitation is that I only have WIFI and I do not control the network. It’s basically your default residential WIFI network.

The only thing I actually need is self-hosted cloud. What can I utilize this laptop for?

  • SpicySquid@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I think self-hosted cloud is a vague statement, but I think with your network infrastructure you will be limited in what you can do. I think cloudflare tunnel could be a good option for getting the device available online.

    Then the self-hosted part. There are so many things you can look into. You can run everything in Docker, install the software you want directly on your laptop, and much more.

    You’ll likely also need a reverse proxy. Can use nginx proxy manager, traefik, or something similar for that.

    What are your goals with the self-hosted cloud? That would help you in making it easy to find resources and others here to give you advice.

    Edit: typo’s

    • driveway@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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      11 months ago

      What are your goals with the self-hosted cloud?

      I have about several dozen GB of files that I currently sync with Syncthing between my devices. The only downsides I can see is that it takes the same amount of space on all my devices and it’s hard to add a new device to the group. I’d like to store the files on the laptop instead and be able to browse, access them from my other devices (mainly Linux and Android), ideally through the internet.

      • SpicySquid@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Dozens of GB sounds like there’s a lot of media files to me. I’d not share that via Syncthing. Assuming that is correct: Wouldn’t a media server like Jellyfin be a better fit? Or if it’s photos, I recommend Immich. Note that Immich is under active development and should not be your only place to store photos.