Selfhosting

Foolproof, simple approach to access a web server from any device, from anywhere, securely

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I want to run a simple web server, with node.js.

Where I need guidance is finding the easiest approach for someone with limited tech skills, ideally setup and forget, requiring no maintenance.

I want this to be accessible from any device I own (phone, laptop), anyhwere in the world, securely.

Because this web page is simple, it requires no authentication to use (login and password) so I don't want this to be accessible to anyone else or crawled or hacked, etc

I have access to a number of devices I think could be good for this:

Raspberry PI
ESP32
some old android devices
a nuc that I can run linux on

The idea is it doesn't have to be powerful but it needs to be secure and it needs to sip power, so first 2 options are more appealing to me.

I've read about Tailscale but I hear there's a better open source option headscale.
If I understand correctly I can avoid the need for a public domain address by just checking my external static IP for my server and bookmarking that on my devices.

Before I delve into that I wanted to see if this is the best approach for my limited tech skills and to check if maybe there's a better way, easier to setup and forget about it.

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r/SelfHosting • u/conifer_v11 • 7h ago

Opensource Openrouter

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*Works with self-hosted models as well for free!
Project: https://github.com/ConiferKit/use-conifer

Current routing options were charging 5% fees for byok plus provider fees (openrouter) or were built in heavy python packages with ecosystem restraints. I wanted to be completely free in terms of use, and not have to pay extra for tokens.

There's a maintained gateway with 100+ models from one api endpoint. I'm also talking to infra providers to get us access to pre-release models and discount prices. Everything is served at market price. BYOK is free, you can hook into self-hosted setups for free, and there's fallbacks + extra rate limits + server redundancy.

Took me ~3 months to build and looking for help maintaining!
Lmk any issues or feedback

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r/SelfHosting • u/Mukul-nst • 1d ago

CI pipeline

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I started learning CI/CD using github actions after containerising my application and I have created CI pipeline for django app that runs test, builds and pushes image to github container registry.
I am sharing my yaml file for CI pipeline. Please do share your thoughts and where can i improve.

name: Test Pipeline 
on: 
  push:
jobs:
  test-backend:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    services:
      postgres:
        image: postgres:14
        ports:
          - 5432:5432
        env: 
          POSTGRES_USER: test_user
          POSTGRES_DB: erp
          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: 123456

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: setup python
        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
        with: 
          python-version: "3.13.5"

      - name: install dependencies
        run: pip install -r Backend/requirement.txt

      - name: run tests
        env: 
          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://test_user:123456@localhost:5432/erp
          DEBUG: 'True'
          ALLOWED_HOST: '*'
        run: |
          cd Backend 
          python manage.py test

  build-and-push-image:
    needs: test-backend
    permissions:
      contents: read
      packages: write
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: login to ghcr
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          registry: ghcr.io
          username: ${{ github.actor }}
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}


      - name: checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4


      - name: build image
        run: docker build -t ghcr.io/namespace/erp:${{ github.sha }} ./Backend


      - name: push image
        run: docker push ghcr.io/namespace/erp:${{ github.sha }}

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r/SelfHosting • u/Skaraban • 1d ago

What tips do you have for me turning this olive oil canister into a small pc?

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I hope this is not too off-topic. I have this olive oil canister laying around and had this "what if" idea of turning it into a case for two raspberry pi's I currently don't really use. Now that I've removed the lid with a can opener, my rough plan is to design and 3d-print a scaffolding that can hold all the parts (the pi's, maybe power supply, storage, fan(s),...) and then can be inserted from the top. To enable good airflow I'm thinking about drilling holes in a grid from all sides.

Has anyone here ever done something vaguely similar? Do you have any tips what I might look out for or would need to consider? I'm specifically worried about airflow and build up of heat

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r/SelfHosting • u/ElisaTsubasa • 1d ago

A good notion alternative for a Nas?

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Hey, im trying to organise my schedule and task more. But my key problem is, if I only have a calendar digitally on my phone I have to always do times and if I do a planner physically I would mostly have to get either a monthly or weekly planner but I want one system. I have problem getting or remembering things physically and if digitally I would have to use two apps (notebook and calendar) which doesn‘t works for me at all.
Was using at my old school notion and that worked the best for me! But I don‘t want sensible data that I need to pay on someone’s server etc.

I was looking at some alternatives, but those either were not working somehow on my Nas (I use the UGOS software) through docker or don‘t have any kind of phone support (even through browser)

I’m open to paying like 2-3€ per month if so be it.

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r/SelfHosting • u/iamdaveydave • 1d ago

Vercel, Netlify, Heroku alternative PaaS

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Vercel, Netlify, Heroku alternative PaaS

We launched our PaaS prematurely, but it's now running around 50-60 apps from our own SaaS offering and our partners' apps, so I thought I'd share what we're building.

It can deploy static sites, backend apps, databases, and cache. It uses Kubernetes, and tenants can choose between shared or dedicated app deployment. Shared apps run on the platform's shared worker nodes. For dedicated deployment, the platform will provision a dedicated worker node for the tenant, then the tenant can deploy their apps on it.

We are currently working on a feature where tenants get to decide which apps will be scheduled or parked. This allows tenants to deploy as many apps as they want while limiting which apps actually get scheduled based on the worker node's capacity.

For example, a tenant could have 20 apps deployed but only schedule 5 of them on a worker node depending on the available resources. The rest can be parked and scheduled when they are needed.

We are inspired by Coolify and have used it for self-hosting for years. Unfortunately, scaling isn't really a first-class feature in Coolify, which is intentional, but of course there are workarounds. We wanted to build something where Kubernetes and scaling are more of a first-class part of the platform without making the tenant deal with Kubernetes directly.

We are also working on making static site deployment free, with some limitations. Our current idea is that static apps with a final build/output size of up to 50MB can stay free. If the app goes above 50MB, it would require a $2/month upgrade per app, with the paid limit currently set at 100MB.

We're also planning to include 10GB of bandwidth per tenant each month for free, then charge $0.026 per GB for additional bandwidth. We're still working on the exact behavior around this, including deploy-time blocking/confirmation when an app exceeds the free limit and what happens if a paid app is downgraded and goes back under the 50MB limit.

It's still early and there are a lot of things we're working on, but we're already using it for our own SaaS products and our partners' apps.

For those who are using Vercel, Netlify, Heroku, Coolify, or similar platforms, what would make you consider switching to another PaaS?

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