@Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz
member since 5 Jan 2026 14:54
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- on Why use Proxmox over Podman or Docker? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 4h ago
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on please recommend a simple selfhosted photo gallery in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 1d ago
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Plex Brand of media server package ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #110 for this comm, first seen 22nd Sep 2026, 20:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Home server on old android phones? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 3d ago
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System NAS Network-Attached Storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #109 for this comm, first seen 21st Sep 2026, 07:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Where to start with setting up my own server? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 3d ago
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters AP WiFi Access Point DNS Domain Name Service/System IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email LXC Linux Containers NAS Network-Attached Storage PSU Power Supply Unit Plex Brand of media server package PoE Power over Ethernet SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #108 for this comm, first seen 21st Sep 2026, 05:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Letsencrypt is under US jurisdiction. Is there a free-er alternative? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 5d ago
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CA (SSL) Certificate Authority DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #107 for this comm, first seen 19th Sep 2026, 15:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Email for self hosted services? (Not personal email) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 5d ago
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System IMAP Internet Message Access Protocol for email ISP Internet Service Provider LXC Linux Containers SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) k8s Kubernetes container management package
8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 13 acronyms.
[Thread #106 for this comm, first seen 19th Sep 2026, 02:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on How "secure" is your setup? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System Git Popular version control system, primarily for code LXC Linux Containers NAT Network Address Translation SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #105 for this comm, first seen 16th Sep 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Finally have the stream from my HikVision, now the challenge of Frigate in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters LXC Linux Containers NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native nginx Popular HTTP server
6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.
[Thread #104 for this comm, first seen 15th Sep 2026, 06:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Hosting external services in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 13 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation Plex Brand of media server package SSO Single Sign-On VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 12 acronyms.
[Thread #103 for this comm, first seen 13th Sep 2026, 06:00] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on AI bot hacking/scraping Home Assistant in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network
4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.
[Thread #102 for this comm, first seen 11th Sep 2026, 19:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Standalone cameras in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 11 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters HASS Home Assistant automation software NVR Network Video Recorder (generally for CCTV) PoE Power over Ethernet
3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.
[Thread #101 for this comm, first seen 11th Sep 2026, 15:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on DigitalOcean contributes 3 million and joins the Omacom (Omarchy) Foundation in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 9 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VNC Virtual Network Computing for remote desktop access VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #100 for this comm, first seen 9th Sep 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Any self-hostable alternative to playit.gg for easily exposing local game servers to the public internet? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 8 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.
[Thread #99 for this comm, first seen 8th Sep 2026, 20:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on My Homelab Got Hacked - A Postmortem – Phunky Cafe in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CA (SSL) Certificate Authority DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System Git Popular version control system, primarily for code SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #97 for this comm, first seen 7th Sep 2026, 20:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Self-hosted TV interface solutions in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 7 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) Plex Brand of media server package RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #96 for this comm, first seen 7th Sep 2026, 18:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Expanding my laptops HDD capacity in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 3 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAS Network-Attached Storage PSU Power Supply Unit SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
[Thread #95 for this comm, first seen 3rd Sep 2026, 15:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Internet centralization and the original sin of NAT in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation
[Thread #94 for this comm, first seen 2nd Sep 2026, 22:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Any good file sync server with web interface other than Nextcloud? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 2 Sep 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #93 for this comm, first seen 2nd Sep 2026, 15:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on My domain is accessible from external networks but not from my internal network. Might anyone know why? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 31 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole) TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPN Virtual Private Network
[Thread #92 for this comm, first seen 31st Aug 2026, 01:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on What is your cloud backup solution? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 29 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Git Popular version control system, primarily for code NAS Network-Attached Storage RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SSD Solid State Drive mass storage SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.
[Thread #91 for this comm, first seen 29th Aug 2026, 14:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Router recommendation for newbie in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 27 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters AP WiFi Access Point DNS Domain Name Service/System HASS Home Assistant automation software ISP Internet Service Provider IoT Internet of Things for device controllers NAT Network Address Translation NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PoE Power over Ethernet SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPN Virtual Private Network
11 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 3 acronyms.
[Thread #89 for this comm, first seen 27th Aug 2026, 15:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on UK/EU homelabbers: would you host a hardened Pi so I can watch baseball I already pay for? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 26 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #88 for this comm, first seen 26th Aug 2026, 14:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Sometimes, when I am all alone i like to fantasize... in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 25 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System LXC Linux Containers NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPN Virtual Private Network ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
[Thread #86 for this comm, first seen 25th Aug 2026, 14:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Is there any tape media backup system that works through USB? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 22 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NAS Network-Attached Storage SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native SSD Solid State Drive mass storage ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.
[Thread #85 for this comm, first seen 22nd Aug 2026, 01:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Means to privately connect to my home server other than Tailscale? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 18 acronyms.
[Thread #84 for this comm, first seen 21st Aug 2026, 16:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Selfhosting payment processing in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 21 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters DNS Domain Name Service/System Git Popular version control system, primarily for code SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.
[Thread #83 for this comm, first seen 21st Aug 2026, 13:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Recommendations to watch Youtube on TV in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 19 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Plex Brand of media server package RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer
2 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.
[Thread #82 for this comm, first seen 19th Aug 2026, 23:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on What is your weirdest self-hosting problem you've had to solve? For me: Mouse inside the server. in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 18 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters AP WiFi Access Point DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAS Network-Attached Storage NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express PSU Power Supply Unit RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage RPi Raspberry Pi brand of SBC SBC Single-Board Computer SSD Solid State Drive mass storage SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
11 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.
[Thread #80 for this comm, first seen 18th Aug 2026, 08:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Why is my home server using so much RAM for cache + buffer? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 17 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency SSD Solid State Drive mass storage VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
[Thread #79 for this comm, first seen 17th Aug 2026, 20:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Do you participate in this hobby without a formal IT education or a career in a similar field? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 15 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters ISP Internet Service Provider LAMP Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP stack for webhosting NAS Network-Attached Storage Plex Brand of media server package VPN Virtual Private Network
5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.
[Thread #78 for this comm, first seen 15th Aug 2026, 15:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on I need a new hobby, I'm going to set up my own Lemmy instance. Am I an idiot? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 11 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters CGNAT Carrier-Grade NAT CSAM Child Sexual Abuse Material DNS Domain Name Service/System ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting) nginx Popular HTTP server
[Thread #76 for this comm, first seen 11th Aug 2026, 19:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
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on Issues setting my first Home lab as a total total beginner (no programming, coding, etc. related knowledge) in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world · 10 Aug 2026
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
Fewer Letters More Letters Git Popular version control system, primarily for code ISP Internet Service Provider NAT Network Address Translation UDP User Datagram Protocol, for real-time communications VPN Virtual Private Network VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.
[Thread #75 for this comm, first seen 10th Aug 2026, 11:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:
[Thread #111 for this comm, first seen 24th Sep 2026, 14:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]