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I am not a computer engineer or a software developer. I have never set up a server in my life. I want to set up a server on my old computer by watching videos and doing the same things that were done. Is there a video that will tell me how to set up our own server as if I were 5 years old? We will be very happy if someone who knows can prepare this video and share it with us. Edit:To host my own "lemmy" account

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[–] b1g_bake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

I'm not sure a 5 year old would be quite far enough along to grasp some things but you could check out Lawrence Systems, Techno Tim, and Network Chuck out over on YouTube.

[–] coldhotman@nrsk.no 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[–] NENathaniel@vlemmy.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I too would like this.

Would like to ditch OneDrive as build a mini-PC to host all my files

[–] nogooduser@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Unless you actually want to start getting into this as a hobby, you’re better off buying something to do this for you.

I have a Synology NAS and it’s easy to set up OneDrive type functionality where you can keep files synchronised between your laptop and your home storage. You can also do the same for your phone so that photos automatically sync too.

[–] we_were_never_here@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What do you want to host on this server? it's kinda hard to suggest resources without knowing that information

[–] Alpagu@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net 0 points 2 years ago

The answer is yes those videos exist, but you need to get an idea of exactly what you want your server to do.

To give you an idea, I have 5 servers hosting 8 different services, and the entire process is a bit different for each. Nothing massive, but each one wants things set up just right and only some of those things can coexist.

[–] CoderKat@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

To be honest, it can be a bad idea to setup your own stuff, particularly when you don't have much knowledge in the field. So, suppose you get the server setup. You're gonna have to maintain it. If some major security vulnerability gets discovered, you'll have to figure out how to update quickly. You'll potentially have to figure out how to setup stuff like backups. There likely will be times when things mysteriously break and when you're self hosting, it's entirely up to you to fix it.

[–] zipdog@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'll hop in and second this comment. Setting up a server could be a fun learning experience but I don't recommend you do this with the intention of using this as your 'production' lemmy or leaving it open to the internet.