Hello friends!
My first attempt at a selfhosting project is up and running.
My goal was to make a private email and calendar system for my family. As it is private, as in we only email each other, I don’t have to worry about delivery blocks or spam. The system needs to support 12 users. Turned out it was easier than I though it would be!
Here is my stack:
- Thinkpad T480 with 64G ram and 1tb ssd
- Windows Server 2022 eval
- MailEnable Standard Edition which is free software from Australia https://www.mailenable.com/standard_edition.asp
- Thunderbird Mobile https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/mobile/
Right now we are using the native android calendar app but I would love suggestions for a better calendar app.
Happy Hosting!
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This, but with e2ee
I’ve been using a standalone opensource privacy-focused android calendar called KashCal. You can add remote calendars and keep them synced if you want, it’s in very active development. I did find a bug that prevented me from saving an edit to a recurring event and dev replicated and confirmed the bug and promptly addressed it. Very stable useful app from F-Droid/GitHub.
I often recommend mailinabox for the same thing…
On android: have you tried Thunderbird with davx5 as the connector?
My first attempt at a selfhosting project is up and running.
That’s awesome. Doesn’t it feel good when everything works?
Thunderbird Mobile
It really gripes me that Thunderbird hasn’t released an iOS compatible app.
Thinkpad T480
There is a lot of discussion whether to leave the battery in when using a laptop as a server. I think the consensus is that you cap the charge at 60% to 80%. Sometimes the configuration for this is in your BIOS, and sometimes you have to do it manually if possible. The reasoning being, so you aren’t constantly charging the battery to it’s max limit and causing a ‘spicy pillow’ which would be a fire hazard.
Rock on with yo’ bad self bro!
Thanks!
It does feel great to be able to provide something like this for my family and to know that i control the data. For the thinkpad, I’ll look into the options when I have a bit more time. For now I took the battery out. Thanks for the tip!
It does feel great to be able to provide something like this for my family and to know that i control the data.
Hellz yeah! Git sum.
I don’t think laptops are much of a concern - virtually every laptop on the planet spends 90% of it’s time plugged in.
All of mine have since the mid-90’s (back then that really shortened NiCd life).
Since they’ve gone lithium I’ve had probably 20 laptops (with multiple running since 2019 as hosts) and seen one spicy pillow - and that was on a year old machine.
My newest machines have charge limit on by default in the hardware. I assume they all do these days as it would reduce support/warranty calls.
Good to keep an eye on them because it can happen to any battery, I just don’t think it’s a huge concern.
Good to keep an eye on them because it can happen to any battery,
As we age, we become intensely aware of our mortality and the cost of replacing things. :)
I self-host Nextcloud and use it extensively (if not primarily) for Calendar. All my calendars are hosted and synced with WebDav and I use a variety of clients but mainly Thunderbird desktop.
This right here. Nextcloud is also great for syncing your address book via CardDAV, even allowing for a shared contacts list with your significant other for contacts you both need to access.
Are you using the All-in-One docker setup?
Not personally. I prefer to run bare metal whenever possible. It helps me understand how everything connects, it’s the difference between being handed someone else’s completed Lego sculpture and building it yourself, it takes a lot longer but you’ll have way more appreciation for it after building it and a much more thorough understanding of how it’s all put together and what’s involved, and you’re a lot better equipped to fix it if a piece breaks off.
