Hi all!

So I want to get back into self hosting, but every time I have stopped is because I have lack of documentation to fix things that break. So I pose a question, how do you all go about keeping your setup documented? What programs do you use?

I have leaning towards open source software, so things like OneNote, or anything Microsoft are out of the question.


Edit: I didn’t want to add another post and annoy people, but had another inquiry:

What ReverseProxy do you use? I plan to run a bunch of services from docker, and would like to be able to reserve an IP:Port to something like service.mylocaldomain.lan

I already have Unbound setup on my PiHole, so I have the ability to set DNS records internally.

Bonus points if whatever ReverseProxy setup can accomplish SSL cert automation.

  • @cvf
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    54 days ago

    My documentation problem was largely fixed by using Nixos. The actual OS instances are self-documenting that way.

    As far as the documentation for the network setup itself goes, a simple wiki does the rest of the trick for me.

    • Hellmo_luciferrariOP
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      14 days ago

      I still want to get familiarized with NixOS and the concepts behind it. Just haven’t taken the time.