Hello friends!
My first attempt at a selfhosting project is up and running.
My goal was to make a private email and calendar system for my family. As it is private, as in we only email each other, I don’t have to worry about delivery blocks or spam. The system needs to support 12 users. Turned out it was easier than I though it would be!
Here is my stack:
- Thinkpad T480 with 64G ram and 1tb ssd
- Windows Server 2022 eval
- MailEnable Standard Edition which is free software from Australia https://www.mailenable.com/standard_edition.asp
- Thunderbird Mobile https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/mobile/
Right now we are using the native android calendar app but I would love suggestions for a better calendar app.
Happy Hosting!


I don’t think laptops are much of a concern - virtually every laptop on the planet spends 90% of it’s time plugged in.
All of mine have since the mid-90’s (back then that really shortened NiCd life).
Since they’ve gone lithium I’ve had probably 20 laptops (with multiple running since 2019 as hosts) and seen one spicy pillow - and that was on a year old machine.
My newest machines have charge limit on by default in the hardware. I assume they all do these days as it would reduce support/warranty calls.
Good to keep an eye on them because it can happen to any battery, I just don’t think it’s a huge concern.
As we age, we become intensely aware of our mortality and the cost of replacing things. :)