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If you are not in a tech field, what got you into self-hosting? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by muxika@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I'm an English teacher who wanted to "cut the cord" wherever I could, so I started learning about domain hosts, containerization, .yaml files, etc.

Since then, I've been hosting several pods for file sharing and streaming for many years, and I'm currently thinking about learning kubernetes for home deployment. But why?

If you aren't in development, IT, cyber security, or in a related profession, what made you want to learn this on your own? What made you want to pick this up as a hobby?

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[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 42 points 4 months ago (4 children)

as a student, this is much more interesting than studying

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 4 months ago

As a student, most things are more interesting than studying.

[–] brokenlcd@feddit.it 6 points 4 months ago

I once wired my whole ass house for ethernet. (Before realizing I was colorblind nonetheless.) Instead of studying.

Never underestimate how you can use study procrastination as a push force for other shit. (Unless you're a dipshit like me and do it with an imminent exam)

[–] Imaginary_Stand4909@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

As a cyber student, I have to literally stop myself from researching FOSS apps and homelab setups so I do my actual work that will get me the degree to pay for said projects and setups...

[–] muxika@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Hey, hosting your own LLM could work out for you in that respect.

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.today 26 points 4 months ago (5 children)

i'd rather spend time actually learning and doing things instead of being an LLM slopper lol

[–] muxika@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Damn, got shot down, lol. I'm not advocating for churning out assignments; just for tinkering with editing and brainstorming. "Actually learning and doing things" is admirable. I'd rather be certain a student is growing instead of the clanker.

[–] asbestos@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

gigachad student

[–] ttyybb@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

What I've found works well is giving it a prompt to turn it into a tutor (along with giving it the information) if something doesn't seem right, look into it without AI, I haven't had it backfire on me yet. I can definitely respect someone avoiding ai entirely though.

[–] EarMaster@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

But think about it: You could outsource procrastinating to it and just do other things instead - like herding puppies…