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Where to start as a beginner (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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My ultimate goal with learning this is I want to self host my own Monero node and eventually maybe even self host emails and after that learn docker as well.

But I am a long, long way from there.

Where do I start with something like this if I have no experience with networking?

Should I just start with learning a VPS? I just don't like the idea of me not being able to physically control the server because I think one day Monero might be outlawed or something.

But I'll do whatever I have to to learn.

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[–] themachine 7 points 1 month ago

I constantly hear this but I just want to be the counter argument here.

Self hosting email is not the impossible tasks that people make it out to be. It is on the more advanced side of things though if you are hosting your primary email that you rely on.

I've been hosting my own email forany years now and have had no issues whatsoever but I also have years of experience and know how email works better than many that have no interest in such.

I would NOT recommended starting your self hosting journey with email but I will never discourage people from doing it.

Take your time. Ask questions any time you don't understand something. Be ready to learn a lot and design a solid plan for disaster recovery.