TurtleNet: End of Season 1Hi there! Hope you're doing well :) I've spent the last few months documenting my experiences with running a server at home. I hope that I've been able to help others get started with doing the same, or at least put some inspiration out for exploring...Jun 15, 2023 · 2 min readdevlog.bencuan.me
TurtleNet 7: BackupsIntroduction You should always keep backups of your important data in the case of catastrophic hardware loss or corruption! Think about this like a good insurance plan: when accidents inevitably happen, you want to be able to recover what you lost wi...Jun 15, 2023 · 5 min readdevlog.bencuan.me
TurtleNet 6: Network Attached Storage (NAS)What is a NAS and why should I care? Whether it be photos, videos, music, or important documents, you most likely have a bunch of files scattered around your computer. Maybe you have an external hard drive if you ran out of space, and maybe you also ...Jun 15, 2023 · 18 min readdevlog.bencuan.me
TurtleNet 5: Public NetworkingIntroduction At this point in the series, you should have a fully functioning set of services available at your command and some knowledge on how to extend this framework to host whatever you want! That's pretty much all you need for the most basic h...Jun 10, 2023 · 5 min readdevlog.bencuan.me
TurtleNet 4: Reverse Proxying Your First ServiceIntroduction It's taken a little while, but we're finally ready to host our first service in a VM! This section is very choose-your-own-adventure: I'll give an example of how to set up a service I run (Portainer), as well as the general framework I u...Jun 9, 2023 · 10 min readdevlog.bencuan.me