HomelyBodySallowThighNov 30

Server and infrastructure building for me, a dummy

https://anarchist.nexus/c/selfhosted/p/277044/server-and-infrastructure-building-for-me-a-dummy

Show threadcog

I hope someone else can pitch in with a more indepth instructions, but two things I wanted to mention:

First, forget about hosting your own email from home. Seriously. Even those who do it professionally don’t want to deal with that at home. You’ll find people on fediverse who do it but I’m sure plenty will give you this same recommendation/warning. It’s a huge hassle and it’s so easy to get your domain blocked/ending up on a blacklist and way harder to get out of it.

Second, I can personally recommend linuxupskillchallenge.org if you are really starting from scratch ( there’s a community here: [email protected] ). This is how I started and set up my own linux server and started self hosting stuff on it. It’s really basic and won’t teach you everything you need but it’s a great start for setting up your own server. You can do everything with a local server at home that you have set up.

Linux Upskill Challenge - Linux Upskill Challenge

A month-long course aimed at those who aspire to get Linux-related jobs in the industry - junior Linux sysadmin, DevOps-related work, and similar. Learn the skills required to sysadmin a remote Linux server from the commandline.

Nov 30 at 7:58amWeb
Show threadanamethatisntNov 30
Yeah, email at home sucks. Even if you wanna selfhost you wanna do it with a static ip and an rdns pointer to the email server and good luck getting that at home.
Show threadIllecorsNov 30

I run my email server, but not at home. Running it at home is not all all more difficult, but it will only work for internal traffic and inbound from the internet. Residential IPs are simply blacklisted by ISP and as such - nothing will reach external recipients. Still useful, but is limited.

To have your smtp reach everyone globally you need to run it on a business IP. I use Linode, has worked very well since the setup in 2019, although they did get acquired by Akamai, which might become an issue at some point.

Show threadikiddNov 30
Been running my email server on a resi IP for two decades, without PTR records, and never had to deal with a blacklist by any major players. Maybe because I’m not on some big ISP.
Show threadIllecorsNov 30
Huh, TIL that’s still possible. Wasn’t in my case at the time.
Show threaddkppunkNov 30

Omg thank you so much for providing that first link. I’ve wanted to try Linux and to run a home server, but I am like OP. I’m not as tech illiterate as most, but I also don’t know nearly as much as others here. I know just enough to not fuck up my pc, but I had trouble finding a start from the basics instructions.

The Linux skill challenge looks like exactly what I wanted,

Show threadcogNov 30
I had the same issue, this is indeed perfect for that level and a nice cozy start for your server admin journey :) I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Show threadcaptainlezbianNov 30
Oh shit that first link is exactly something I’ve wanted for years. I’ve been linuxing from gui for a while and would like to know more, especially as I fuck around with my home server
Show threadcogNov 30
Do it, 100% worth it! Also has some extra stuff for already-experienced users if it gets too easy :)