I want to try self-hosting here at Lemmy, but I don’t know how, and I’m not sure if I have the necessary materials.
Check out !selfhosted@lemmy.world for questions about selhisting, and !lemmy@lemmy.ml for questions about running a Lemmy server
I’d recommend including a lot more details in your post about your machine, your budget, why you want to do it, etc
What do you want to self-host? Lemmy?
Yes
You need a static IP address and DNS. Then you need to follow instructions for launching and administrating the lemmy server online: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
I think that’s a big project for a first one, and unless things changed its configuration is not documented too well.
both because of the complexity, and because of security risks, it would be better to start with something local, like a home assistant, or a forgejo/gitea, a jellyfin, things like that. don’t expose them to the internet directly, that’s risky, sometimes they have security bugs. rather if you want remote access, set up a wireguard VPN server. It’s simpler than it sounds
Look into nginx. See if you can make a basic webpage and access it from a different computer.
You will need to set up port forwarding, or use a VPN that supports it.
Good luck.
