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Written by Strange Culprits on 2024-11-14 at 15:19

~Calling all clever with self hosting types (this is Masto, we know you're here somewhere)~

We need help sorting out self hosting, as we are suffering option overload.

Our needs:

1. Secure. How do we (or, do we?) combine firewall, secure logins, 2FA, VPN, tunneling, reverse proxy, etc.? Fewer machines would be better, but we are okay with buying a separate hardware firewall if the benefits justify the up front cost.

2. Easy to set up & maintain. We want to use the tech, not manually edit config files all day. All 3 of our members have tech experience, but none of us wants to have to be a hard core sysadmin for a small self host server.

Our use case:

Central file storage for video, music, documents. Collaboration on files. Video conferencing. Remote access, as the server will be set up in a different city from where we live. So, Nextcloud, Duplicati for backups, something like Jitsi Meet, some kind of secure login like zero tier / Cloudflare / tailscale.

Options we have considered:

1. CasaOS - concerned about security (uses HTTP by default). If a hardware firewall would solve this issue, this option is the one we're most familiar with presently.

2. Cosmos Server - appears secure, not sure if it's 'daily driver' ready. If anyone uses Cosmos as their daily server OS, please comment on your experience.

3. UmbrelOS - not sure if it supports installing Docker containers that aren't in its app store. Also, not sure about security.

Fediverse, please guide us to the path of easy and secure self hosting, as we are sick of reading crappy subreddit threads!

Please boost to help us find answers 🙏🏽

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