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  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•too realEnglish
    4·
    10 hours ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    AP WiFi Access Point
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    4 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.

    [Thread #121 for this comm, first seen 8th Oct 2026, 05:50] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•What do you use for alerting?English
    2·
    5 minutes ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    LTS Long Term Support software version
    LXC Linux Containers
    Plex Brand of media server package
    XMPP Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (‘Jabber’) for open instant messaging

    5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 4 acronyms.

    [Thread #120 for this comm, first seen 7th Oct 2026, 22:30] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Refurbished hard drive retailersEnglish
    1·
    3 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    [Thread #118 for this comm, first seen 5th Oct 2026, 12:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Can you run multiple servers on one machine (e.g. Raspberry Pi)?English
    5·
    5 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    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
    VPN Virtual Private Network

    [Thread #114 for this comm, first seen 27th Sep 2026, 15:10] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•how do you manage your server?English
    1·
    8 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
    ISP Internet Service Provider
    LVM (Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    Plex Brand of media server package
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
    SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity
    k8s Kubernetes container management package

    [Thread #113 for this comm, first seen 26th Sep 2026, 12:40] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•DC UPS for router?English
    2·
    13 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    PSU Power Supply Unit
    PoE Power over Ethernet
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SBC Single-Board Computer
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 10 acronyms.

    [Thread #112 for this comm, first seen 25th Sep 2026, 15:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Why use Proxmox over Podman or Docker?English
    3·
    10 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    ESXi VMWare virtual machine hypervisor
    Git Popular version control system, primarily for code
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    [Thread #111 for this comm, first seen 24th Sep 2026, 14:20] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Home server on old android phones?English
    31·
    17 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    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]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Where to start with setting up my own server?English
    3·
    15 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    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]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•How "secure" is your setup?English
    5·
    18 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    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]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Finally have the stream from my HikVision, now the challenge of FrigateEnglish
    1·
    20 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    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]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Hosting external servicesEnglish
    2·
    18 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    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]