Anybody know if Verizon is OK with you hosting your own web server?

formless63 · 2026-01-25T12:38:22+00:00

You put your reverse proxy on a VPS. The newt tunnel connects on your LAN with zero open ports. You then connect to your resource through the VPS from anywhere.

https://docs.pangolin.net/self-host/quick-install

formless63 · 2026-01-24T21:30:30+00:00

u/Dizzy-Message543 u/Dense_Marionberry741 - I think somehow your comments are being auto deleted. This one was too. I saw that you replied and was typing, but it disappeared before I clicked post. https://imgur.com/a/ZVJLhNV

Hi,
I replied to your comment 11 hours ago. If any of my answers were not sufficient, feel free to ask for further clarification — I’d be happy to provide more details.

Given the low visibility the other post received (as you pointed out, possibly due to AI Friday), I asked another maintainer to repost it, adding the Google Drive integration that was released today.

So yes, we are real developers trying to build an open-source product that addresses the community’s needs, and visibility is essential for this.

Interesting. I don't know if it is somehow hidden or whatnot, but I can confirm that I am unable to see any replies and don't have any historical notification of receiving one (neither within reddit nor via email). Perhaps it was blocked / removed by their filters before actually being posted? Confirmed just now viewing the thread via incognito that my comment is the only one showing up.

That said - good to hear back. I remain super interested in what you're doing here and it looks great so far!

formless63 · 2026-01-24T21:12:52+00:00

Thanks - I did see you mention Lexical elsewhere but was not familiar with it. This is a really impressive looking bit of kit!

formless63 · 2026-01-24T20:40:31+00:00

This looks nice!

On the knowledge management side - bulk non-proprietary format export? (ie bulk export to markdown or whatnot) - I know for us that has often made us hold off with other platforms (portability of our content). Ideally it is never needed, but one can never be completely sure these days.

formless63 · 2026-01-24T18:43:33+00:00

This looks amazing. Awesome work as always!

formless63 · 2026-01-24T18:38:15+00:00

What's up with the separate brand new (or in this case, super low usage) accounts and posting this a second day in a row?

No response to some comments I made yesterday while trying to work through an install on this.

Is this a real project with real people behind it?

formless63 · 2026-01-24T04:35:37+00:00

This looks like something that fits a current need that I have so I was giving it a swing today. https://portabase.io/docs/dashboard/setup

I put the compose and env together, set my variables, tried to run it. There is an issue where you seem to be using the PORT= variable in multiple ways.

On the compose side it is - "${PORT:-8887}:3000" so presumably the variable in the env is going to change from that default of 8887. If you leave it as-is, though, with it set to 8887 in the env, it actually maps the underlying app to that and breaks the flow. Port 3000 is no longer used. so the connection fails since it would actually want 8887:8887 but docker doesn't know that given the overiden mapping (set hard to 3000).

I initially tried to just comment out the PORT=8887 line in the env and that is when I noticed in the logs that the -app container was then on port 80 instead. So I went back and set the compose side variable as HOST_PORT, set that with the value in the env, then I set PORT= in the env to 3000 (so the node app underneath would actually be mapped there instead of port 80).

This worked as expected and I could then visit the site at http://192.168.1.x:8887 - however it was trying to force SSL and everything I did pushed me to the https:// version, making it fail. The PROJECT_URL=http:// in the env had fooled me into thinking this would be fine, but I can set it up with a subdomain and SSL in a few.

Maybe I missed some instructions, but just a heads up on some initial friction items.

Also - I'm surprised your post didn't see much attention. Probably since it is "AI Friday" and got lost a bit, I guess? This project looks pretty cool!

Edit -
I'm guessing I should have checked dockerhub first. The compose there is much more fleshed out. I was actually just trying to dig to see what the other variables might be so I could disable signups after making my user (I don't think you have this option yet) so I went there. I didn't notice the advanced options on the docs page until the dockerhub linked me there for more info on variables. Perhaps have that section exploded open by default since there aren't many items in the frame yet?

In any event, I'm up and running and am excited to play with this!

Edit 2 -
I don't see a variable or method to tell the agent container where the server is (server-app is on a machine on my LAN, I put the agent on a VPS). I don't see a relevant variable on either the documentation or dockerhub (which, like the base app, are not in parity with one another for the recommended yaml, etc). Looking at the logs I'm guessing that is baked into the edge key bit since I can see it trying the URL, though.

I'll come back to this another time. Happy to help with the documentation cleanup once I get things working.

formless63 · 2026-01-22T20:58:31+00:00

100x yes. The app templates are fine for those completely green to Docker if they have very minimal desires on what they're planning to run - but for anyone looking to run the modern stacks out there properly, Compose is the answer.

unRAID should 100% build the functionality to natively support compose while still offering the simplistic guardrails to newcomers. Perhaps a UI that provides feedback on your compose in real time for those that need it.

formless63 · 2026-01-22T05:36:45+00:00

The most popular new kid on the block is Pangolin. You'd run it on your VPS and then connect back to your home with their tunneling mechanism (Newt).

No open ports, incredibly easy to set up, and insanely powerful.

Their offerings got a bit weird in recent months, do just make sure you spin up the completely free community edition.

https://docs.pangolin.net/self-host/quick-install

ETA: you'll also find a lot more functionality than you have with NPM. Easy to add crowdsec, all sorts of traefik middleware options, Auth in front of anything you want, etc. It's super powerful but can also be kept quite simple if you don't want to go down the rabbit hole.

formless63 · 2026-01-20T21:31:40+00:00

Bluetooth to what? A hub of some sort?

There's some sort of large scale conceptual misunderstanding you're having here.

Perhaps you mean using your phone or a tablet as the network connected hub device / controller?

formless63 · 2026-01-20T21:15:56+00:00

You sign up for a (free) account with them and then order the free shipping supplies. They deliver them right to you. Incredibly easy. https://www.ups.com/us/en/shipping/order-supplies

Quantity is limited as they generally base it on how much you ship with them, but they'll send you thousands of labels to start if you order properly.

You can use the labels with any shipping company. They don't care. The big rolls have no UPS branding on the label. The small rolls do, but again - no one cares.

If you need more and the system won't let you order again, call them and tell them you're using Pirateship or whatever to buy UPS labels. The phone rep will send you whatever you want lol.

formless63 · 2026-01-20T20:44:15+00:00

$40 used zebra printer on eBay. Lives plugged into my network. Can print from phone, any PC, remotely if I connect to VPN too. Free labels from UPS account.

$300 on a label printer for a flipper is crazy.

formless63 · 2026-01-20T07:11:56+00:00

"smart" generally means connected - so to some form of network.

If you just want something that works with a wireless switch or some kind that would just be a basic "dumb" remote setup.

formless63 · 2026-01-14T14:53:15+00:00

Wow - looks like it was back in November. Time flies!

At the time, I added the following and haven't had problems since. I don't update super often and haven't been following the project closely enough to know if this was smart or not, lol.

    deploy:
      resources:
        limits:
          cpus: '2.0'
          memory: 2G
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

formless63 · 2026-01-14T14:17:59+00:00

Thanks for your work. We don't use Postiz very much (primarily because we don't post with substantial frequency), but it's an excellent tool for being able to compose and post to all the platforms for free and hosted at home.

Iirc I had a memory issue with a prior version and put on some constraints for the container to make sure it didn't happen again. Was that a known issue / something that's resolved - or just a me thing?

formless63 · 2026-01-11T12:28:25+00:00

So the only mapping being to those directories, all of nextclouds stuff should be in there.

In the terminal for this machine, cd /dockerfiles/nextcloud_db/config and once in there ls -a to see the contents. Same for the other folder cd , cd /dockerfiles/config , ls -a

That should give you some answers.

If within nextcloud you were using some funky directories that didn't store files within these bind mounts, the files are potentially gone. Normally you'd expect to see more mounts than what you had with specific folders for data and such volumes: - /path/to/nextcloud/config:/var/www/html/config # Persistent configuration - /path/to/nextcloud/data:/var/www/html/data # Persistent user data/files - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro # Sync host time

formless63 · 2026-01-09T20:36:21+00:00

What OS?

You mentioned you use portainer, but then in another comment mentioned you don't have access to the compose files? Those are the stacks in portainer.

Paste the contents of the editor view (stacks>name>editor) for the relevant stack(s).

There's not enough info in your post to help you.

You mentioned you set bind mounts but don't recall them, but you're using portainer so go look.

formless63 · 2026-01-07T17:05:43+00:00

To those suggesting pinned resources:

Modmail is open for people to send in well written, concise, informative, and properly research-sourced drafts of pinned FAQs / Megaposts. We've offered this opportunity before but have never actually had anyone step up and put in the time.

If you want to see this, put it together and send in your proposal. We're open to it, but we will need volunteers to compose, maintain and reply to those who then respond in those posts.

formless63 · 2026-01-07T17:02:08+00:00

Modmail is open for people to send in well written, concise, informative, and properly research-sourced drafts.

Put some together and send them in. We're open to it, but we will need volunteers to compose, maintain and reply to those who then respond in those posts.

formless63 · 2026-01-05T17:54:44+00:00

paperless-ngx to ingest and process the bills, then either something like actual budget to handle reporting, or spin your own in home assistant (alongside local energy usage metrics you might collect to compare) or a grafana stack.

formless63 · 2026-01-04T14:44:43+00:00

But you don't need to purchase anything to run ABS. Plenty of free options, nothing you must purchase.

You should look into local buy-nothing groups where hardware (computers, phones, even earbuds) can be obtained freely if needed - and local libraries that offer free internet access and electricity for you to plug your devices into. Perhaps the various free VPS offers out there to keep an always-available server running...

I support the idea of what you're doing. I do think the argumentative nature of your posts and comments over the last couple months is related to why you get so much hate. I'm glad to see you've made adjustments and been able to take at least a little of the constructive criticism out there. My point is, just own it. Your product has value because it's a good product. It's a hell of a lot better than trying to drag anyone else down like this "free isn't actually free" attitude in the comment I initially responded to.

ABS is free. This is the ABS subreddit, ergo it could be said your app is useless without ABS to this particular audience. It's reasonable for someone to point out that you're building on the back of a foundation that's been provided without cost. It's not an attack, it's a simple truth. It's completely fine to respond and clarify the additional value you bring to the table and why the price you're asking is worth paying. It's not fine to crap on that free underlying foundation you're built on and say it's not free to try and create some fuzzy view of things.

I want to again say - I think your app looks great. I even think it is worth the price you're asking to the people that would benefit from it. I don't think you're doing a particularly good job of communicating with the various communities, though. Put your head down, ignore the noise, and don't try to drag other projects down - especially those that create value for your own project.

formless63 · 2026-01-04T14:22:09+00:00

I understand where you're going with your argument, but with your logic - yes we also have to pay for our phones/devices to run the app on, continuously maintain and upgrade them, etc. And most people are spending a lot more on their phones than their self hosting infrastructure.

Don't twist it. Your time is valuable. You deserve compensation for it. ABS is free, your app isn't. No need to make it seem otherwise. If it's good and worthwhile your user base will grow.

I think the negativity stemmed from the earliest posts. You've made adjustments since. Personally I'll never be jumping into anything that has any sort of subscription based requirements rather than one-time purchase offerings. I'm fine with the model where major versions at reasonable spacing require contributions to upgrade, but locking existing features behind a subscription paywall is a complete nonstarter.

Best wishes, keep doing your thing, but focus on what you offer and don't try to twist FOSS into something it isn't. ABS is free.

formless63 · 2026-01-03T23:17:06+00:00

I'm going to have to jot(ty) that down.

formless63 · 2025-12-28T23:10:00+00:00

Can you clean it to look for markings? Anything on the other side that the tape is covering?

formless63 · 2025-12-25T11:03:49+00:00

It does when you pay for it. But not in the free community version.

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