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  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Hosting multiple services with one IP address.English
    72·
    1 day ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    HTTPS HTTP over SSL
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    SSO Single Sign-On
    TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    nginx Popular HTTP server

    10 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 21 acronyms.

    [Thread #1001 for this comm, first seen 14th Jan 2026, 02:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Silent Storage Solutions for Homelab?English
    61·
    1 day ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    LVM (Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
    PCIe Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
    PSU Power Supply Unit
    Plex Brand of media server package
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    11 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 21 acronyms.

    [Thread #1000 for this comm, first seen 13th Jan 2026, 08:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Homelab hardware choicesEnglish
    1·
    2 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    AP WiFi Access Point
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAT Network Address Translation
    PoE Power over Ethernet
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

    [Thread #999 for this comm, first seen 13th Jan 2026, 00:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•DNS kicking my ass (Technitium and opnsense)English
    6·
    2 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, automates assignment of IPs when connecting to a network
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    HA Home Assistant automation software
    ~ High Availability
    HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol, the Web
    HTTPS HTTP over SSL
    IP Internet Protocol
    NAT Network Address Translation
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
    VPN Virtual Private Network

    8 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

    [Thread #998 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 19:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Tips for moving from TrueNAS to Debian for a NAS?English
    13·
    1 day ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    Plex Brand of media server package
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

    [Thread #997 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 16:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Upgrading storage to usb drivesEnglish
    4·
    2 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

    Fewer Letters More Letters
    LVM (Linux) Logical Volume Manager for filesystem mapping
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    6 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.

    [Thread #996 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 10:45] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Cheapest way to back up a *lot* of data?English
    71·
    2 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    NFS Network File System, a Unix-based file-sharing protocol known for performance and efficiency
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol for encrypted file transfer, over SSH
    SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
    SSH Secure Shell for remote terminal access
    ZFS Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

    5 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

    [Thread #995 for this comm, first seen 12th Jan 2026, 03:05] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Welcome to !selfhosted@lemmy.world - What do you selfhost?English
    1·
    4 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    MECO Main Engine Cut-Off
    ~ MainEngineCutOff podcast
    ROC Range Operations Coordinator
    ~ Radius of Curvature
    RP-1 Rocket Propellant 1 (enhanced kerosene)
    SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar (increasing resolution with parallax)
    SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
    SES Formerly Société Européenne des Satellites, comsat operator
    ~ Second-stage Engine Start
    VPN Virtual Private Network

    7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 15 acronyms.

    [Thread #993 for this comm, first seen 11th Jan 2026, 14:55] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•How are people discovering random subdomains on my server?English
    572·
    3 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    CA (SSL) Certificate Authority
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    IP Internet Protocol
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption
    TLS Transport Layer Security, supersedes SSL
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)

    7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 16 acronyms.

    [Thread #990 for this comm, first seen 11th Jan 2026, 01:25] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Self-hosting in 2026 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructureEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    AP WiFi Access Point
    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    IP Internet Protocol
    LXC Linux Containers
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    NAT Network Address Translation
    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    Plex Brand of media server package
    PoE Power over Ethernet
    SMB Server Message Block protocol for file and printer sharing; Windows-native
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage
    Unifi Ubiquiti WiFi hardware brand
    VPN Virtual Private Network
    VPS Virtual Private Server (opposed to shared hosting)
    Zigbee Wireless mesh network for low-power devices

    16 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 11 acronyms.

    [Thread #989 for this comm, first seen 10th Jan 2026, 03:15] [FAQ] [Full list] [Contact] [Source code]