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Looking for advice on getting started with Self Hosting (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 days ago by wil_yam_sai@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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Hi folks, looking for a bit of steer to get off the ground with self hosting. My goals to start with are pretty straight forward:

  • I want to set up Home Assistant to move my smart devices off the cloud and fully contained within the walls of my home.
  • I want to set up my own little Pixelfed server for my family's use, along with some other federated socials.

From what I was looking at, I think my easiest route to doing both of these things is with a Home Assistant Yellow (built-in Zigbee and Thread system) with a Raspberry Pi 4.

I've never done anything like this before but I'm interested in learning. If anyone more experienced has any insight or direction, I'd really appreciate it! Cheers!

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[–] StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 21 hours ago

If you have any opinions on what’s decent from the Mini PC side of things, or where you’d trust to ask, I’m all ears as have never really looked into any before.

I couldn't say. I don't have much use for them. You can't cram enough storage in them for my needs. I can say that, until recently, I didn't often see them available used. There could be any number of reasons for that though. I have heard though that the Beelink NUCs are a bit hit or miss and often die from internal heat, but don't know personally.

Might want to ask in !minipcs@sh.itjust.works or !minipcs@lemmy.world . If you can't get a reply there, you could also try the Linux Unplugged or Self Hosted matrix channels here. They are generally pretty active during the (US) day.