I'd like to have my own server at home sorta like a home AWS.

How to set up one and make it available to anyone over the Internet? What tech specs should I buy (RAM, CPU, # of cores, operating system, etc.)?

How much does it cost to keep one running all the time?

  • tofubl@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    That's a question ChatGPT would excel at… It sounds like it might be a big task for your shoes, but here goes (100% organic reply, mind you):

    • get a Raspberry Pi, install your web app, make sure you can reach it on the LAN
    • forward the port your web-app is running on to the Raspberry Pi: app is now reachable under IP:port from the internet)
    • set up a domain with a provider that supports dyndns, set up a job on the Pi to regularly check in with the dyndns provider and tell it your current WAN IP: app is reachable on your own domain; success

    This is leaving out any security measures and you will want to take care of those before opening your home LAN to the world! Have fun learning!