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Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/gunior-707 on 2025-07-25 07:19:03+00:00.


I want to start in the world of networks and servers and for that I got a PC with the following main features:

  • AMD ryzen 5 5600g
  • 16GB ddr4 ram
  • 240gb nvme SSD disk
  • WD Green 480gb SSD
  • WD Blues 1tb HDD Disk *In the future the idea is to add a modest graphics card such as a super gtx 1650 or an rx 6400

The idea is to learn about the deployment and different uses of home or small business servers. Such as:

  • Create my own Google Drive using Nextcloud
  • Create a VPN
  • Host game servers
  • Host websites
  • Host a media server (using Jellyfin, radar, sonar, etc.)
  • Use automated flows like n8n.
  • Maybe run some AI models.
  • Learn to use docker.

I have seen different options in various tutorials, forums, news. From rhel, Ubuntu server to TrueNAS Scale. That some are better for some services than others, that others have a better friendly native interface, that compatibility, deployment, etc. etc. Frankly, I get dizzy and I don't know where to start and in what order to have a less complicated learning curve to gradually advance. Anyone who is already advanced on this path and can give me some guidance, guidance or advice, please, thank you very much.

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