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Beginner's Guide to Self-Hosting

8 Topics • 22 Lessons

Own your own services - what to host, where, and how to keep it secure and running.

Course Contents

Start Here

1 lesson

Welcome & How to Use This Course

What Self-Hosting Is and Why

3 lessons

What Self-Hosting Actually Means

The Real Tradeoffs and What to Expect

Check Yourself

Where to Host It

3 lessons

Your Hosting Options

Home vs. Remote, and How to Choose

Check Yourself

The Building Blocks

3 lessons

The Common Self-Hosting Stack

How the Pieces Fit Together

Check Yourself

Your First Self-Hosted App

3 lessons

Choose an App and Write compose.yaml

Bring It Up and Reach It on Your Network

Check Yourself

Access: Domains, Reverse Proxy and HTTPS

3 lessons

One Server, Many Apps: Domains and Reverse Proxy

HTTPS with Let's Encrypt and Safe Exposure

Check Yourself

Remote Access & Security

3 lessons

Reaching Your Services From Outside the House

Locking Down the Front Door: Firewall, Accounts, and Updates

Check Yourself: Remote Access & Security

Keeping It Running

3 lessons

Backups That Actually Save You

Updates, Monitoring, and the Admin Mindset

Check Yourself: Keeping It Running