I want to self-host but donāt know how to code etc so not sure where to even start
Never self-hosted Lemmy, but have self-hosted other things in the past. While you donāt necessarily need to code, you need a fair amount of code-adjacent skills. If you ever want to get into self-hosting, you should have a look into (at least):
- the linux command line
- ssh
- how ports work
- VPS providers
- DNS registrars
- nginx
- docker (while you donāt need it to host things, it makes your life 10x easier)
docker (while you donāt need it to host things, it makes your life 10x easier)
ā¦until you have a single extra space character hiding 20 lines into your compose file and the whole thing falls over the next time you try to bring the containers up.
Lint your code and configs every time!
VScode with āformat on saveā enabled. Literally never had an issue.
Itās the editor that finally made me move away from vim
the linux command line
And for that, I recommend Linux Journey. They have some resources on networking too!
If you are wanting to self-host outside of your home-lab and use a VPS, it is pretty simple. Ubergeek77 has compiled a docker image to easily install it all in like 5 steps. Take a look, https://github.com/ubergeek77/Lemmy-Easy-Deploy
#Lemmy-Easy-Deploy @ubergeek77@lemmy.ubergeek77.chat
