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Welcome to !selfhosted@lemmy.world - What do you selfhost? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by devve@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hello everyone! Mods here 😊

Tell us, what services do you selfhost? Extra points for selfhosted hardware infrastructure.

Feel free to take it as a chance to present yourself to the community!

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[–] NastyNative@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

My Self-Hosting Journey

I began my self-hosting journey in 2021 with the goal of hosting a game server for friends so they would not need to pay for external hosting. Through onsite IT work, I acquired several 6th and 8th generation i7 systems from companies that were downsizing or upgrading. After adding inexpensive NVMe storage and APC battery backups, the environment grew quickly.

What started as a single server eventually expanded to three dedicated game servers running 27/4, supporting up to 270 concurrent players at peak. These servers have been up for almost 4 years now.

Internet Connection

ISP: Optimum Fiber (1 Gbps / 1 Gbps symmetrical) – $65/month
ISP router configured in bridge mode if I return it they take away a discount.

Network Infrastructure

Router: UDM Pro
Switch: USW 16-Port PoE
Access Point: AC Pro

Infrastructure Services

DNS Server

Raspberry Pi 4 (4 GB RAM)
DietPi OS
Running Pi-hole for DNS filtering

Game Server Infrastructure

All game servers are connected to APC battery backups and maintain approximately 99% uptime, with downtime only occurring during scheduled maintenance. A custom watchdog script automatically restarts servers if a crash occurs.

Game Server 1
- i7 6th Gen
- 24 GB RAM
- 500 GB NVMe storage
- Windows Server 2019
Game Server 2
- i7 8th Gen
- 32 GB RAM
- 500 GB NVMe storage
- Windows Server 2019
Game Server 3
- i7 8th Gen
- 28 GB RAM
- 500 GB NVMe storage
- Windows Server 2019

Virtualization / Homelab

Proxmox Server

i7 12th Gen
40 GB RAM
1 TB NVMe storage
External USB Media Drive – 22 TB (with backup)

Current Services

Jellyfin – Replacing all commercial streaming services (currently LAN only, working on secure remote access)

Planned Additions

NGINX – Reverse proxy for secure external access
Apache Guacamole – Replace RemotePC for remote access
Tailscale – Replace Surfshark for private networking
Vaultwarden – Replace RoboForm for password management

If you think there are better options please let me know so I can do my research!

[–] X_86@sh.itjust.works 1 points 22 hours ago

Just curious but what game are you hosting?