For comedy, these illustrations are very detailed! Do you make them yourself? I've been absolutely enjoying this series so far.

I completely agree with you there, Lemmy is its own thing. People are nice and respectful, communities are more constructive and less competitive, mods actually like what they're doing; the "vibe" is completely different here. No karma or awards incentives, pure cooperation and real social interactions.

We're open source! open hearts and open arms!

Are you suggesting that they are individuals? I mean, have you ever seen every Reddit user in the same room? Exactly! they are all the same 3 people replying to themselves (or so they seem to me).

Thanks!! I feel a bit more confident about this project now. To know that I'm on the right track is very validating to me. I will do my best to do my proper research and not go balls to the wall on this one.

I also really appreciate your advice on security, as I think this is the leg from which I limp the most. I'm still very new to all SSH and HTTPS things, so yeah...

I also didn't quite understand your first point; what does openhab mean? And how is it possible that the people you mention aren't getting hacked? Is it related to the second point about using ssh keys? I read in another comment that hackers could compromise my home network if I'm not careful enough, so I want to be extra cautious with that. (I hope I'm not lacking in common sense... perhaps it's my reading comprehension that's lacking... Yeah, that must be it!)

Thanks! I'll look into this hello world example. And as for the electricity bill... I'm planning on having this website running locally for a short while, as this is mostly for learning purposes. Perhaps in the future I'll try other hosting options, idk.

But for the time being, I like to think that I'll be able to host whatever I want whenever I want you know? It's kind of liberating.

Thanks! This actually helps me a lot, I'm lacking a bit of knowledge on ports and stuff, it sounds a bit daunting to have that many ports to choose from, but if you narrow it to that one port and another temporal one it gets easier haha, thank you, I never know which ports to use for stuff.

I've been reading some other comments and I think I've kind of figured out what to do, it's just a matter of doing some more research, as you mentioned the how-to's are easy to find online, but the bones of my plan are kind of there haha.

Thanks! I also appreciate your concern. I'm also worried about getting attacked or hacked, so I'll be doing my research on that too... Maybe, if the risks are to high I might have to compromise with a small short-term deployment (just for the accomplishment) and then switch to a more reasonable project, perhaps trying linode or something.

Thanks again! I just checked the material on Professor Messer and I think I'll be taking the "Networking+" course per your recommendation and maybe the security one; after all, I'll be hosting something publically on the internet.

Also, when I'm done (and if you don't mind) I'd like to add a small section as a tutorial of sorts, on how to accomplish this with the links and resources that you shared with me, so that other people can also do it.

You might be right, Lemmy is not for the masses... I would consider myself a tech nerd, privacy enthusiast and shitposter; so migrating from Reddit was the best thing to ever happen to me. This place feels like a real home where I can share my interests with people who are incredibly helpful, kind and passionate about what they do. This place is a heaven for people trying to escape corporate and mass media. And I agree with you, Lemmy is a failed Reddit alternative, because it's not a Reddit alternative, I don't see it like that anymore. People here are genuine, I love that <3

Thank you! I'll do some digging around, I think these concepts are enough to get me started

Thank you so much! You've been incredibly helpful. I really appreciate that you took the time to write such a comprehensive guide with links to this many resources. I will read everything, and as soon as I've got something running I'll update. (I'm not in a rush tho, so It might take a while)

Again, thank you so so so so so much! <3

"Hey! Why does my drone keep malfunctioning every time I fly it over this one house in particular?"

The Bi-ble

I thought this was a meme at first, then realized it was serious, oopsie doopsie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhMsboqMMzs

Is this an original idea or did you hear a car going wyeeeeeeaaaaaa and then decided that you wanted to do the same?

In any case, I commend your endeavour, good luck sir.

I would be more involved with my community. I like teaching, so I'd teach english, basic computer skills, reading, I'd even do some tutoring and share my knowledge of vegetable gardening.

I would recommend that you watch some of the videos from the youtube channel Philosophy Tube. She's very good at explaining things and perhaps you'll find some answers in her videos. Here's a link to the channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2PA-AKmVpU6NKCGtZq_rKQ

She's got an amazing video about the struggles of the trans community with the healthcare system where she addresses gender dysmorphia. It's definitely a must watch.

You should've read the wiki smh

SSH into it and re-generate the locale