Self-hosting

Normally when using Docker one only wants specific unicast ports forwarded, so the standard Docker paradigm of using NAT to forward ports to the container works. However, when using Docker to containerize internal services like Samba (which needs a combination of unicast and broadcast UDP), LLMNR (Windows multicast address resolution), or mDNS a.k.a Bonjour (Apple multicast address resolution) one may find that the standard Docker model is insufficient.

Setting up an email relay that aliases addresses in various domains to a specific offsite user doesn’t have to mean backscatter. Here is one solution.

Setting up your own local Nextcloud can be useful for a number of reasons.

You may realize that you really wish you could start the Nextcloud instance from scratch without the hassle of a reinstalling.

At some point you may need to upsize your PostgreSQL server, particular if you have implemented one on a old Raspberry Pi.

The Intel NUC (and boards based on the same SoC) are quite powerful for their price point, and use less electricity than even a mini tower.

Description of setting up a Raspberry Pi Model B+ as a PostgreSQL server with external storage.