I’m a nerd, doing nerd things…
Well, if you like sandboxing, Docker is absolutely for you!!
With regards to the self-hosted aspect, pick one that really interests you, and get it up and running. That will give you experience and confidence going forward. The remaining items will be mostly cookie-cutter additions. If I also host that same item, I’d be happy to share samples of how I did it.
Agreed.
On a separate note, do we need to discuss your water adhesion issues? 🤣🤣
Nor is it brain science… :)
Yeah, I guess over my life I’ve acquired a lot of knowledge in a very niche field. I think of it as relatively easy, but I know it isn’t easy for everyone. But, hey, that’s why there are so many of us willing to teach you how to fish.
Agreed - answering the first questions - and deciding where you are willing to accept risk is a huge portion of the process.
Raspberry Pi’s are a huge gateway drug. :) My kubernetes cluster is 4 pi 4B’s in a rack. Great for learning and polishing skills.
Self hosting what? I assume a piefed instance, but knowing for sure would be good. I host mastodon, but not piefed. The differences between those should be relatively minor.
The basics are similar:
I’d start simple and grow as you become more confident in your skills. It’s not rocket surgery - if you have advanced skills, you’ll be fine. Even playing with 1-6 above would be good for skill building.
There is nothing illegal about what you’ve stated thus far - so I’m not sure why you are approaching this from a secretive “throw away” standpoint. Why do you think secrecy is needed?
Your number 1 question can be quite involved, so that probably needs to be probed the most.
For 2 I’d do docker - very simple and straightforward.
For 3 it’s just getting your vm setup right. I’d probably recommend Ubuntu server and then put docker on that. Tons of guides for doing that. You could use other OS flavors, but Ubuntu is a good first choice.
Pretty smooth sailing at the moment. I’ve got:
All running on a 4 node raspberry pi kubernetes cluster.
I ran a Pleroma instance for a while. I gave up because the application support wasn’t great. Now I run a mastodon instance - and the app support is much better. The resource usage is a non-issue.
The final thing I’ll say on this - as it directly ties back to your initial post. Don’t become paralyzed and neglect to start. Flip a coin, dartboard, whatever to pick your first one - there are no wrong answers. The truth is you’ll likely tear it down and redo it a half-dozen times before you are satisfied.