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What is the cheapest way to host my own server? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 weeks ago by BobGnarley@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I'm wanting to run my own SimpleX chat server and set up a Monero node as well.

Can this be done on the same machine? I was considering getting a mini PC to do this so it wouldn't be too much of an issue with it being always on.

Or should I take a different approach and set up both separately on two different machines like a raspberry pi or something?

As I'm sure you can tell I don't have a lot of experience with self hosting anything but want to get into it to help strengthen the networks of these communities I care about.

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[–] precarious_primes@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I started self hosting many years ago when the company I worked for got new workstations and sold the old ones for next to nothing. It was a very powerful machine but I payed the price every month in electricity. I am now running a bunch of services on 2 mini pcs (each was about $250 USD) with laptop cpus and my electricity usage is way down (like 45 watts for both machines, router, and switch).

There will be a steep learning curve, but I highly recommend learning docker (especially docker compose) and how to setup a reverse proxy. The self hosted communities are very helpful and can answer more specific questions as they come up.

[–] HessiaNerd@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Any tips for learning docker. I got it up and running on a raspberry pi following tutorials but can't seem to figure out how to connect the dots with the project I'm trying to get running on it. The project assumes I know docker so their documentation is non existent. I can't seem to find what I need in docker's documentation. I'm kinda stuck.