I just use nginx in docker. It runs from a Pi4 so needs to be lightweight. I’m sure there are lighter httpd servers to use, but it works for me. I also run nginx proxy manager to create a reverse proxy and to manage the certificate renewal that comes from Let’s Encrypt.

This is why I gave up self hosting. It’s great when it works but it just becomes an expensive second job. I still have Plex/Jellyfin etc but for emails and password vaults I just pay for external services.

Awesome info! I wasn’t overly happy with having to use CloudFlare for just this one feature. I’ll have a test with my registrar.

The CNAME flattening is not a regular feature of DNS, so I have to use Cloudflare. Maybe other providers do the same, but I haven’t looked around. It’s certainly not something namecheap offer.

I point my TLD to the dynamic DNS record and then point to other records to the TLD as CNAME records. I’m using Nginx Proxy Manager to reverse proxy traffic to different services. These all live on a Raspberry Pi 4.

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I don’t have a static IP but host services off my paid domain. I use duckdns and point host records to the duckdns address. I have to use CloudFlare to manage my DNS records for this to work.

https://developers.cloudflare.com/dns/cname-flattening/

Pi OS. It’s a Pi4 after all.

I’m a VMware and Windows admin in my work life. I don’t have extensive knowledge of Linux but I have been running Raspberry Pis at home. I can’t remember why but I started to migrate away from installed applications to docker. It simplifies the process should I need to reload the OS or even migrate to a new Pi. I use a single docker-compose file that I just need to copy to the new Pi and then run to get my apps back up and running.

linuxserver.io make some good images and have example configs for docker-compose

If you want to have a play just install something basic, like Pihole.

I run Docker containers on a Pi 4 using the RPi OS. For the longest time I’ve been using Plex. I wanted to give Jellyfin a go though, so just created a new compose file and mounted my TV/Movies directories. Other than the first time setup of Jellyfin I don’t touch it now. Plex and Jellyfin run side by side. To update I just do a docker-compose pull every so often. Super simple.

I mean nginx proxy manager is managed by a GUI/web interface.

Other than writing an entry in my docker-compose.yml that was all the configuration required. The rest is in the GUI and it’s super simple.

I use nginx proxy manager to reach all my services via servicename.domain.com for example.

https://nginxproxymanager.com/

Nginx proxy manager is really simple to use. Again it runs as a container and uses let’s encrypt certificates.

Transcoding is basically a no no on the Pi. Without transcoding though it can happily do multiple streams. I’ve had three or four at once with no issues.

+1 for using Docker.

I run an AdGuard Home, Plex, Unifi Controller and Wireguard on a Raspberry Pi. When I upgraded to the Pi4 from a Pi3 I just had to plug my portable HDD into the new Pi. Copy over the docker-compose.yml and configure the disk to mount on boot. No messing around having to install and reconfigure each of the apps. No need for Plex to redownload all its metadata as it used to when I migrated in the past.

Gotta censor out those local IP’s

If it’s encrypted during the export you can only reimport it back into Bitwarden. If Bitwarden were to disappear I’d like to know my exports can be used to import into other password databases.

Yup.

I pay for Bitwarden premium. I periodically export my database manually. I know others use the CLI to do automated exports.
I save the unencrypted JSON files into a Veracrypt container.

It’s not archaic.

Question. I have a home network that’s more advanced than your typical house. I started holding back though as I figured when I die my family won’t have a clue about all the stuff I have setup. Do you guys ever think about this? I’d hate to leave behind a nightmare for my family members to remove and replace with a regular ISP provided router.