I just started self hosting. I have been really enjoying it so far but I’m nervous that the excitement will wear off soon unless something stressful or even catastrophic happens. Any advice?

  • glizzyguzzler@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    SSH lets you remotely control a computer It runs on port 22 If you forward port 22 to your computer, you will allow anyone on the internet to SSH to your computer

    You can do that pretty safely by disabling root login and disabling password logins - only using keys to SSH in.

    You can join the borg botnet by enabling root login, setting a simple password (maybe even password as recommended!), and waiting.