Hey selfhosters.

I have a question about starting self hosting; I have run Jellyfin on an old MacBook for a bit and wanna dip more than a toe into the self host pool. Are there any guides out there you’d recommend for actual, complete beginners who knows nothing but wants to learn?

I’ve searched a lot but it feels like they’re pretty advanced for beginners. Is it just a really sharp learning curve to this, or am I not finding the good ones?

Edit: To clarify what level I’m really, truly at: I run the Jellyfin server on regular macOS and have an external 5TB drive connected via usb. That’s it.

  • talkingpumpkin@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    You’ll need networking basics for anything you do (there are lots of courses on youtube).

    After that, you can just follow wherever you curiosity carries you :)

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.works
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      2 hours ago

      Underrated comment.

      A “howto” that just gives you scripts and commands to run is pointless. You need to understand the technology, and networking in particular.