In this tutorial I will provide a step-by-step walkthrough on how to run a lemmy instance from an old x86 computer/laptop you have lying ...

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.lucitt.social/post/77727

I made a guide on how to go from zero to hero: Self hosting a lemmy server. All you need is an old pc, a thumb drive, and some time.

Please let me know if there are errors. This is the first draft. Thank you!!!

  • chippy@murffys-place.club
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for this! It’s the first time I’ve managed to get my own instance working. I’m not the most technical and have really struggled to get all the bits and pieces together to run my own instance and this just worked.

    • Eddie@lemmy.lucitt.socialOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      First success story!!! Feel free to let me know if you have any questions, as I’m still learning myself and really enjoy sharing what I’ve learned.

      • chippy@murffys-place.club
        1·
        1 year ago

        I’ll be honest so far it’s just worked really well. I’m still finding my way around communities and federation. This was the first time that I’ve managed to get a Lemmy instance working so thanks for taking the time to do the write up and for sharing.

  • StillEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    should be noted that the nameservers will be different for each cloudflare account