CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHello, World!message-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1203arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1193arrow-down1message-squareHello, World!CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square99fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAngryDemonoid@lemmy.lylapol.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI host it on a VPS since I was hesitant about having something like this hosted at home. As far as spinning it up, it was relatively straightforward using the docker instructions (https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/install_docker.html). I ran into some issues with the postfix container not being able to send emails, but it turned out I just needed to ask my VPS provider to unblock port 25 for SMTP.
minus-square𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓙𝓪𝔂𝓔𝓶𝓶@lemmy.procrastinati.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI started mine at home but quickly came to the same decision as you and moved it out to a VPS. I use Amazon SES for mail relay.
I host it on a VPS since I was hesitant about having something like this hosted at home. As far as spinning it up, it was relatively straightforward using the docker instructions (https://join-lemmy.org/docs/administration/install_docker.html).
I ran into some issues with the postfix container not being able to send emails, but it turned out I just needed to ask my VPS provider to unblock port 25 for SMTP.
I started mine at home but quickly came to the same decision as you and moved it out to a VPS.
I use Amazon SES for mail relay.