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  • waterproof@sh.itjust.works
    toSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Recommendations for data backup solutions ?English
    6 months

    So, setting up an entire server might be overkill for the amount of data I truly want to never lose (passwords, some pictures, some important documents, maybe some music if there is space left) , but asking a relative i see every once in a while to just keep a drive or even a USB stick in a desk somewhere is probably the easiest and reliable option.

    Thanks for the suggestion !

Selfhosted@lemmy.worldbywaterproof@sh.itjust.works
6 months

Recommendations for data backup solutions ?

English

Hello, so, I have been self-hosting some basic stuff recently, including data storage so i don’t have to rely on external services like google drive.

It’s working fine, but I wondered what would be the best backup solutions in case something unexpected and unfortunate happens (accidentally wipe out everything, drives dying, electrical issues, house burning down, that sort of thing).

I was wondering if more experienced self-hosters had recommendations about that ?

Maybe storing a physical drive in an especially sturdy box ? Perhaps using distant cold storage solutions ? Or even something I have never heard of ?

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    • waterproof@sh.itjust.works
      toSelfhosted@lemmy.world•What are your VPN recommendations for accessing self-hosted applications from the outside?English
      11 months

      Okay, so that’s pretty much the setup I had in mind. Good to know there is not much need for an extra step for security, thanks for the answer !

      Well, I guess that would still be vulnerable to DDOS attacks, but that would just prevent me from accessing my cinnamon apple-pie recipe from my self hosted recipe manager for some time. A bit mean, but not catastrophic.

      I wondered if there would be some other attacks that could compromise my machine with only a wireguard setup, but that’s a good sign if there is nothing obvious.

    Selfhosted@lemmy.worldbywaterproof@sh.itjust.works
    11 months

    What are your VPN recommendations for accessing self-hosted applications from the outside?

    English

    Hello,

    Some time ago, I started self-hosting applications, but only on my local network. So far, it’s working fine, but I can’t access them as soon as I go outside (which is completely normal).

    For the past few days I’ve been looking for a relatively secure way of accessing my applications from outside.

    I don’t need anyone but myself to have access to my applications, so from what I’ve understood, it’s not necessarily useful to set up a reverse-proxy in that case and it would be simpler to set up a VPN.

    From what I’ve seen, Wireguard seems to be a good option. At first glance, I’d have to install it on the machine containing my applications, port-forward the Wireguard listening port and configure my other devices to access this machine through Wireguard

    However, I don’t have enough hindsight to know whether this is a sufficient layer of security to at least prevent bots from accessing my data or compromising my machine.

    I’ve also seen Wireguard-based solutions like Tailscale or Netbird that seem to make configuration easier, but I have a hard time knowing if it would really be useful in my case (and I don’t really get what else they are doing despite simplifying the setup).

    Do you have any opinions on this? Are there any obvious security holes in what I’ve said? Is setting up a VPN really the solution in my case?

    Thanks in advance for your answers!

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