Introduction I'm obsessed with self hosting services. I started self hosting things about a year ago and ever since I have loved the idea of hosting my own email server, but I always thought that it would be far too complicated and I would be stuck with large email providers…
I made a mistake with my new server that I built in Vultr (sign up here for $100 free credit: https://www.vultr.com/?ref=8916306)! I left things unsecured after I set it up and after logging in less than 16 hours after building the server. I found that…
The Internet of Things, or IoT, consists of billions of everyday devices which now have the ability to connect to the internet. This ability turns previously ‘dumb’ devices into automated systems which can control the temperature of a heating/cooling system, the locks on your doors or can even get…
Caddy is a free and open source web server or reverse proxy that automatically registers and renews SSL certificates for your HTTPS websites. The default method for ACME (Automated Certificate Management Environment) to register & renew the SSL certificates with Caddy however requires that you have ports 80 exposed to the…