SelfHost

Introduction At my previous company, which provides IT solutions to clients in the USA, we specialized in managing and delivering hospitality IT infrastructure. This included tasks like pulling LAN and fiber cables, configuring and installing routers, cameras, GPON systems, Wi-Fi planning, and more. In 2023, few of our clients faced an issue with remote access to their NVR (Network Video Recorder) using the client application. Upon debugging the issue, we discovered it was related to Dynamic DNS (DyDNS). While installing cameras and NVRs at client properties, we provided remote access using Oracle’s DyDNS service. However, DyDNS failed to resolve client IP addresses properly, even though those IPs were correctly mapped to DyDNS domains. ...

Introduction I saw a few posts on the subreddit r/selfhosted about self-hosting mail servers on cloud VPS. At the moment, one thought occurred to me why not self-host my email server at home rather than relying on a cloud provider’s VPS!. This led me to wonder what I’d need to set up a fully functional email server for personal use. Rather than using a traditional server-grade PC. I decided to try it on a Raspberry Pi, which is small size and low power consumption make it an ideal choice for use as a home email server. ...