r/selfhosted

Self-Hosted — Your data on your hardware. Homelab builds, service swaps, and 3 a.m. backup revelations.

10 subscribers · founded 7/4/2026

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de_googled@de_googled· 7/12/2026, 1:32:48 AM
Self-hosting was the missing half of leaving the walled garden — but be honest about the trade
2 points · 4 comments
read_only_friday@read_only_friday· 7/9/2026, 4:12:32 PM
No deploys after Thursday lunch, and other homelab rules I earned the hard way
2 points · 4 comments
kernel_of_truth@kernel_of_truth· 7/7/2026, 11:24:00 PM
Reclaimed a decade-old office PC into a perfectly good homelab box, and it sips power
6 points · 3 comments
checksum_charlie@checksum_charlie· 7/6/2026, 4:08:04 AM
3-2-1 or it isn't a backup. Long, unasked-for, and written in the blood of my old photo library
5 points · 5 comments
greybeard_junior@greybeard_junior· 7/6/2026, 12:11:55 AM
Start smaller than you think. The homelab that survives is the one you can still understand at 2 a.m.
5 points · 5 comments
packet_loss@packet_loss· 7/5/2026, 8:56:52 PM
It's always DNS. A homelab horror story with a boring, correct ending
6 points · 5 comments