I want to try self-hosting here at Lemmy, but I don’t know how, and I’m not sure if I have the necessary materials.
Step 1: Buy NAS.
Step 2: …
Step 3: Profit.
What do you want to self-host? Lemmy?
Yes
You need a static IP address and DNS. Then you need to follow instructions for launching and administrating the lemmy server online: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy
For necessary materials any old PC would work for trying it out. Old laptop, old desktop, whatever. Others linked the install instructions.
Running a full instance with active users is a different story, moderation and hardware upgrades become more of a thing.
Check out !selfhosted@lemmy.world for questions about selhisting, and !lemmy@lemmy.ml for questions about running a Lemmy server
I’d recommend including a lot more details in your post about your machine, your budget, why you want to do it, etc
