Welcome to homeserver.guide

This website holds a collection of practical guides on how to run and maintain personal home servers and related technologies.

Why run home servers?

There are many great benefits to running your own home server, including:

• You get full control over your own data
• It's way more private than keeping your data in the cloud
• The possibilities are endless. With cloud services, you are generally limited to the features provided to you. With your own server, you can mix and match different tools to get the exact experience you want.
• You get to learn a lot about computers, Linux/Unix systems, networking, and more.
• It's just fun!

Who is this for?

• Anyone who is interested in taking more ownership and control of their digital life.
• Tinkerers, hackers, and computer hobbyists
• People with a Raspberry Pi lying around and looking for a fun project

The guides will vary in complexity and required technical knowledge, ranging from beginner to advanced. The required technical skill level will be shown at the top of each page.