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I have a dedicated server where I run multiple service with podman.
All those instance are close for inscriptions they are just for me or friends. I use posftix to relay mail. I have on postgresql instance shared across the services. I use traefik for ssl, I wanted traefik to auto discover the container but it didn't work when I tried maybe it works now.
Feels like literally everything...
LXC:
NginxProxyManager
Kasm
Several instances of GameServer
openemr (testing for viability for a client)
3 instances of TechnitiumDNS
Nextcloud
Graylog
UptimeKuma
ChangeDetection
Zwave-js
MeshCentral
Homepage
Canvas (yes a full instance of canvas. I used to be a college instructor, I have a copy of all my courses)
InvoiceNinja
Matrix
Lemmy
UnifiController
Gameyfin (I don't like this that much... it'll likely get killed)
6 instances of generic docker on LXC running portainer for other services:
diagrams.net (specifically tied into my nextcloud instance)
ghostfolio
it-tools
librespeed
libretranslate
quakejs
rickroll
rxresume
searxng
Ascii starwars
wxrdle
gramps.js
teamspeak
authentik (I think I like keycloak more and might migrate back)
bisq
hrconvert2
And a watchtower instance on each.
VMs:
Proxmox Backup Server
Mailcow
Librenms
freepbx
HomeAssistant
Windows Domain Server (no GUI)
"Media Server" which is a plex stack with all the *arr fixings.
And a vpn bound qbitorrent instance.
Edit:
I missed an old VM that I'm in the process of deprecating out to lxc...
Docker01:
Archivebox
Ghost
Bookstack
LibreCaptcha
Wordpress (for a client)
parsedmarc
gitea
grocy
YOURLS
minecraft
opennox
vaultwarden
racktables
tubearchivist
A Groovy bot replacement for me and my friends.
Too many things:
Services:
Pihole with UnboundMatrixcryptpadseafileVaultwardenmailcowpterodactyl running Minecraft, Valheim, and Terraria serversemby though I am planning the switch to JellyfinPaperless-NGXPhotoprismSearxNGWallabagGhostMinifluxPrivateBinCalibre-web and KavitaNitter and Troddit (for now...)Home Assistant and FrigateYOURLSCode-serverLinkdingChangedetection.ioLanguageToolUptime Kuma
And more, but those are what I use the most.
This is my little setup at work
Kubernetes cluster (created by kubespray)
Unraid (3700X, 16GB 3200 Mhz RAM, NVIDIA Quadro P2000 Graphics Card, 7x14TB Hard Drives):
VFIO KVM/ QEMU GPU passthrough for Windows VM for Solidworks. A forked program that I've turned into something completely different, I took some random http server from github and made it convert PDFs to Excel, linked it to my website so it can be used. Got a small network share for all the movies I've got which is kinda a lot Made a VM with a dedicated nic for managing my websites
Everything is on One PC, got 4 more systems that have no purpose and are there if this one dies so I have reserve. Any ideas on how to repurpose them? Also on todo list is an self hosted mail server that I'm yet to do because of domain issues. They are expensive lol
I host the following in my house:
the following in digitalocean cause uptime is super important -mastodon -lemmy -matrix -url shortener for fediverse
All are running ubuntu server
Not much. I have a searxng instance, used to have nextcloud… I should start hosting more stuff really soon
DYI NAS (mini-itx mobo with on-board atom chip and 8 GB ram and zfs) running:
Intel NUC running:
Intel NUC (DMZ) running:
Almost everything has been mentioned already so I just stick with the unusual: I host a private MediaWiki instance for note taking in my pen and paper rounds. It's amazing once the other players got a bit more comfortable how to use it well regarding templates, categories and articles. My only regret is that I didn't set up new instances per gaming group.
Syncthing, Plex, and DokuWiki.
My needs are small but Syncthing is for standard file sync and DokuWiki is for a repository for my family. It's been surprisingly useful to be able to spin and delete up a syncthing folder for some specific thing.
Plex is for my ripped DVDs and also a great way to consume my photos archive without keeping a copy locally on my phone.
Classic useless answer but nothing ATM 🙃. I've been travelling for a few months and won't be able to host anything til I get home mid July. However, I do have plans to host a website or two, maybe even a Bookwyrm, Lemmy or Mastodon instance.
Running on a minisofurm mini pc with 5600h, paid $219 and used spare drives and ram lying around. Used to run 2 raspberry pi 4s but retired those due to updating home assistant via docker getting really old. Proxmox handles things great, like the flexibility and performance boost too, especially just pulling docker images lol, unarchiving was so painful on pi 4.
Lots. I have 2 proxmox hypervisors and 3 Raspberry Pi's; my OS of choice for servers is Ubuntu Server or Raspbian.
Experimental:
Currently: RPi4 with CasaOS, running Pihole and Home Assistant, which I honestly rarely use, unfortunately.
Potentially planned: -Jellyfin -Rustdesk server -Some samba solution on RPi4 for my hdd I currently have hooked to my router, any advice on what I should look into for that would be appreciated.
I've got a Nextcloud instance that I've run for a few years. Love it. At home I have an Odroid H3+ with 64GB of ram running Openmediavault. Got about a dozen containers running on that. I need to play with it more and use that ram. I did try to get Boinc running on it but it, sadly, kept shutting down. I'll have to find a another way to contribute to science.
Prefacing by saying my lab is severely breaking ~~some~~ a lot of best practices due to hardware availability limitations
Proxmox box (24GB DDR3, E3-1230)
Raspberry Pi 2B+
OptiPlex 7020 sff (8GB DDR3, i5-4590)
You could just host everything on your Proxmox server, why running another OptiPlex just for Bitwarden?
I often think that to myself as well to be honest. Originally, it was mostly because it's the only "secure" system that I'm currently hosting and I wanted the ability to airgap it without taking the rest of my homelab offline.
I mostly use my homelab for tinkering/applying what I'm learning without breaking a production system at work so needless to say I've learned a lot since I originally deployed bitwarden... Now it's just because I'm too lazy to spin a new vm and migrate everything.
plex (on its way out) (media)
jellyfin (not yet migrated across) (media)
vault warden (password manager)
nextcloud (photo storage, secondary to one drive)
home assistant (smart home hub controller thing) vault warden is actually hosted in a container in home assistant.
nginx pm (proxy manager)
octoprint also sits on the server (3d print server)
all run under proxmox in a variety of containers and vms. hardware is a ryzen 5 something mini PC from aliexpress with 32gb ram, 2 * 1tb nvme hdd in zfs raid for vms. It's fast, and silent, and cheap to run.
on an old hp n40l microserver I run unraid with a deluge container for torrents. the unraid hosts the storage for plex/jellyfin/nextcloud.
am amazed at the stability of it all. it just works!
plex (on its way out) (media)
jellyfin (not yet migrated across) (media)
Any reason for switching? I am pretty happy with Plex, espcially how my friends can just open it and play my stuff.
i USED to host a mc server, now i dont host anything as i cant get jellyfish automatic pirating to work...
Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi
I really want to get something like a Synology NAS to run a media server / VPN server / PiHole / NAS server on, but I don't have $500-$1000 to drop on new hardware right now.
Indigo Home automation software
HomeBridge
Time Machine
Plex Media Server
I run a Hubzilla instance on my hosting provider, but that’s probably coming down shortly. Hubzilla is weird, the community is full of grumpy old men, and engagement is low.
Wow I didn't know Indigo was still around! I used it for a few years in the early 2000s when X10 was still viable. Have you considered migrating to something more modern like Home Assistant or OpenHAB?