Set up a Self-Hosted Server¶

Internet and Network Basics¶

ISP, Static and Dynamic IP Addresses¶

Domain Names, Dynamic DNS, Domain Registrars¶

• Domain Name
• Domain Name System
• Domain Name Registrar
• DDNS Server (duckdns)
• Top-Level Domains
• Generic Top-Level Domains
• Fully Qualified Domain Name
• Router and Port Forwarding
• Domain Name Aliases
• Internet Service Provider
• Application to Self-Hosted Servers

Server Hardware¶

• Power Consumption
• CPU Performance
• Memory Performance
• Storage Capacity and Performance

• Network Performance

• Raspberry Pi

• Laptop
• Desktop Computer
• https://www.tuxfamily.org/

SSH Server¶

VPN vs Direct SSH¶

Host Configuration and SSH Keys¶

X11 Forwarding¶

• Trusted
• Untrusted

SSHFS¶

• Arch Linux Wiki - OpenSSH
• Arch Linux Wike - SSHFS

HTTP Web Server¶

Apache¶

Nginx¶

Others¶

LetsEncrypt SSL Certificates for HTTPS Web Server¶

HTTPS Redirection¶

Docker¶

• It works on my machine!
• New developers
• Microservice Architecture
• Legacy Apps to Container

Docker Compose¶

• Fast Setup
• Frequently Changing and Experimenting
• Frequently turning on and off different services

Mail Server¶

Mailing Lists¶

Git Server¶

NextCloud¶

Jitsi¶

• Privat: Docker-based with frequently turning it on and off