Ramblings on The Self-Hosting Blog

We don't care who you are

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

At The Self-Hosting Blog, we are huge advocates for online privacy. We believe that you should never have to compromise your own privacy, just to use the internet.

Today, in an age where giving up your personal details to randomers on the web is way too common, we want to make a change and give you back your rights.

This is why we've decided that we can make better choices with this blog.

Why should you should spend the time, effort (and money) on self-hosting?

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Self-hosting. Why? What's the point? Everything you could use is already available online. Why should you spend the time and effort (and money) on self-hosting projects?

A question that I have asked myself many times.

Why should I spend the time setting up my own servers, complicating already seamless services, re-inventing the wheel?

I can just use Dropbox to host my files. Maybe Google Photos to automatically save all my pictures instantly when I capture them. How about my password manager? I can just use LastPass, it does everything for me. I don't even need to think about it.

Don't be alarmed!

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

bowlerdesign.tech is no more

I started this blog around 6 months ago as a place to share problems that I encountered whilst setting up my server in the loft.

I often found, on my quest for digital freedom, problems that were rather niche. I struggled to find solutions on Google.

Then began to see a theme, which made this blog gradually turn into a "self-hosting tutorial" blog.

Therefore..

theselfhostingblog.com is born

Thanks for sticking with me.

10 of the BEST Self-hosting Subreddits To Follow (In 2021)

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction

Reddit is a wonderful place. It's full of like-minded people who share common interests. Rarely, a Subreddit does not exist.

I've been using Reddit for many years now, and I have curated a list of Subreddits that I believe cover all the countless issues I have encountered during my journey of self-hosting.

Here is what I believe is the best self-hosting Subreddits to join in 2021.

Schiit Modi 2 - Fixing Windows not recognizing USB device

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Sorry for the off-topic post, but this has been bugging me for months

Having recently purchased a Schiit Modi 2 from eBay, just to try out before commiting to something a little more expensive (and reliable).

The Modi 2 has some real issues with Windows 10, I belive the Modi 3 solves all of these issues.

There's an error message when plugging the Modi into Windows which is something like "USB device not recognized, the last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it."

Configuring Vim for Node Js Development

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Using Vim

If you have come across this article, I probably don't need to explain why you need to use Vim as your development IDE.
You're probably here because you want to use Vim, but not sure how to integrate it into your current workflow.

I was in the same position a few months ago.

The easiest way is to install a vim extension into your current IDE of choice, this will bring all of the features of vim into your current workflow.
After getting used to Vim, in something that you're familiar with. You'll probably want to jump-ship into full-blown Vim.

My Self Hosted Note Syncing Journey Once Switching to Iphone

Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Recently moving to the iPhone meant that I had to re-think and re-design my existing note-taking solution, this is a quick writeup of my journey.

My existing solution with Syncthing and VS Code

I loved my original solution. I had recently discovered Syncthing and got it set up on my self hosted solution in my loft. I had a central sync server and then a node on each of my devices, including my Huawei P20 Pro.