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I am looking for some resources on networking. More specifically setting up a home network. I essentially want to self-host my own data and services/apps.

I am looking at the following:

1. Server OS like cloudron or start9

2. NAS for storing media and files (and apps if that makes sense)

3. Pi-hole to setup my own internal DNS

4. VLANs for my network with all my services and files and a guest VLAN. A third one would be cool to give some limited access (perhaps just access to a service or two)

5. At a later stage I would like to access my network from the internet. I think this is done via a VPN.

I am a technical guy, it is just my level of knowledge on networking is lacking 😅 “Trust CA Root”, “Port Forwarding”, etc. are not familiar concepts to me.

Thanks in advance! #asknostr #networking #selfhosting #sorveinty
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librekitty 4mo ago 💬 2

1. any stable linux or BSD should work, ideally choose one with a big community so you can search support and guides easily

3. keep in mind you don't need to buy a pi for this, you can use an existing PC

5. wireguard is good for this, you can use this easy setup too https://github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy

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K 4mo ago

Haven’t heard of wireguard yet - thanks

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Systemling32 4mo ago 💬 1

Check out Tailscale, it's simply magic! 🙏

It uses p2p wireguard tunnels to reach your homeserver from on the go and can optionally relay encrypted traffic so that you won't have to do any port forwarding.

It's very easy to configure and just straight up works every. single. time.

For advanced users, you can also self host the coordinator and relay server using Headscale https://github.com/juanfont/headscale

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K 4mo ago

Oh wow thanks! Sounds like it will be useful.