A Self-hosted, BSD-native Gemini Protocol Server Stack

For those who are adventurous enough to explore the non-http corners of the Internet, the Gemini protocol is a delightful experience to use. It has been around a number of years, making the biggest bang around the time when discontent with the web’s general demise started to reach current heights (so maybe around 2022).

My “capsule”, Vigilia, is self-hosted, and has been since its inception. It used to run on a disused Macbook Pro running Fedora Server, under our TV at home, but since […]

https://journal.bsd.cafe/2025/07/22/a-self-hosted-bsd-native-gemini-protocol-server-stack/

So for today's home automation task I'm going to see if I can get the family #minecraft server (which is out in the cloud) visible to the #PS5 with #tailscale. I'm hoping I can bounce the required ports to my #kodipi.

New blog post!

In which I talk how I installed a self-hosted expense tracker, Actual Budget, using LXC.

The twist is that Actual Budget requires HTTPS to run at all, so I added Tailscale with their provided certificates, allowing me to reach my self-hosted service from anywhere using a secure connection.

https://stfn.pl/blog/75-actual-budget-lxc/

#selfhosted #homelabbing #blog #lxc #tailscale

QQ: how low power can I go for a #sbc machine to act as a #tailscale or #wireguard client? I guess it is possible to use a #raspberrypi zero w 2

Additionally: where can I get something like that in #London ?

Cc @selfhosted

This goes to show even your dev server that's been up for 60 seconds is not safe from automated attacks.

Most dev servers like #Vite should be okay, but if you're just hosting your entire project directory, bots will be seeking out your `.env`!

This also suggests that there are bots repeatedly pinging #Tailscale's `ts.net` domains in mass. #security

I'm co-hosting Tailscale's 1st L.A Community Meetup in L.A this July. Please stop by if you are interested in Tailscale, meeting new friends and or just wanted to talk Tech! We are also looking for speakers https://tailscale.com/events-webinars/tailscale-community-meetup-LA #tailscale #networking

@tailscale When i Click "Sign in with apple" on tailscale.com, i get this error:
Error 500
no auth service found
Other Auth services work
#Tailscale

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Folks, can I use #NextDNS *and* #PiHole in #tailscale? Perhaps PiHole with NextDNS as its backend?

But I do need a fallback DNS if my pihole is not accessible...

Kind of blown away. 24 hours ago I had never assembled a computer from separate parts or hosted a #homelab server.

Now my #Unraid installation is tugging along, with my MacBook using it as a backup target, with AdGuard serving the home wifi, and remote access enabled thanks to #Tailscale.

I need to properly learn what #Tailscale is, cos I really have no idea why one would use it when #Wireguard exists - which to my understanding, is also what Tailscale uses/is based on. As far as I'm aware, unlike Wireguard, Tailscale isn't a complete #FOSS package that you self-host and own, and it even requires an online account registration to use it.

I'm pretty sure people use it for free, but I'm not sure if it's not without any paid plans (now or in the future) seeing how you need to create an account with them. Seeing how easy and lightweight it is to deploy Wireguard yourself, and seeing how there's still some fiddling/deployment you need to do yourself on your own hardware to deploy Tailscale, I'm sure I'm missing something here that makes people recommend/use it.

Karakeep + Tailscale = your own private, secure bookmark archive. Learn how to self-host Karakeep (the ultimate bookmark hoarder app) and use Tailscale to access it from anywhere in the world. Watch now: youtu.be/cCC3PSBCkqk #Homelab #Tailscale #OpenSource

This is wild. #Tailscale, a VPN product, just gives random strangers access to your "tailnet" network. (Under certain easily met circumstances.)

#infosec

https://www.reddit.com/r/Tailscale/s/vCnllrW5Kz

OK I got #tailscale setup and while it seems to be working between my PC and mobile for some things I can't connect to #Immich

Things running directly on the host can be reached via the tailnet but things running in docker on the host cannot be (although they function on the local network from another PC without any fuss).

What needs to be configured in this case?

New blog post!

This time I talk how I am blocking ads and trackers from all my devices, including mobile phones. I do that using PiHole and Tailscale, and thanks to using Tailscale the whole setup process is very simple, any device I add to my private network gets adblocking automagically.

https://stfn.pl/blog/72-pihole-tailscale/

#blog #adblocking #tailscale #pihole #selfhostedapps #selfhosted

After months of experimenting, I finally have @nextcloud up, running beautifully and doing backups on my home server. In my case I should have used #Tailscale from the start -- it was so easy when I finally tried it.

I have no IT background. Just like to tinker. Started running #fedora kde plasma on my laptop. Ran some VMs. Just installed #proxmox on a mini PC. Latest accomplishment: #tailscale. Just getting by with YouTube videos and searches, but having fun mixed with frustration. I don't interact much here. Still, I wanted to shout out my excitement into the "abyss".