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Misc
Side topics related to server hardware or hardware in general.
Self Hosting - Software (under construction)
This is where I'll discuss the software side of self hosting.
Networking
Here I'll discuss the software side of networking.
Server OS
Will discuss various server operating systems, distros and anything pretending to be an OS.
Hosted Services/Apps
Here I'll discuss various apps and services you can host.
Linux
Discussing Linux commands and apps that aren't directly related to self hosting but are generally useful.
Docker/Docker Compose
How to setup Docker/Docker Compose and apps related to managing it.
File Server
OMV Setup
### Make proper instructions later
OMV Install Notes
Further reading: List of (mostly outdated) video guides - https://forum.openmediavault.org/index.php?thread/23005-installation-and-setup-videos-beginning-intermediate-and-advanced/&postID=175857#post175857Written guides - https://forum.openmediavault.org/inde...
Install Portainer
Create Docker Volume: docker volume create portainer_data Deploy Portainer: docker run -d \ -p 8000:8000 \ -p 9443:9443 \ --name portainer \ --restart=always \ -v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \ -v portainer_data:/data \ por...
Setup Docker/Docker Compose
Portainer (Optional; Beginner)
This is the easiest tool to setup for managing Docker containers.
11/15/2025 - Fix
So, the current version of Docker depreciates the version of the API used by Portainer. This can be fixed a couple of ways. One is to downgrade the version of Portainer to 2.20.2 but this didn't work too well for me. The other method is to lower the minimum...
Komodo (Optional; Advanced)
This is another Docker container management app. It's a bit much and has a number of prerequisites. The worst of which is needing your own email server.
Dockge (Optional; Intermediate)
This is a decent alternative to Portainer. It does less hand holding but has more freedom.
Windows
Useful information for setting up a Windows server.