Self-Hosted Main

504 readers

1 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

For Example

Service: Dropbox - Alternative: Nextcloud
Service: Google Reader - Alternative: Tiny Tiny RSS
Service: Blogger - Alternative: WordPress

We welcome posts that include suggestions for good self-hosted alternatives to popular online services, how they are better, or how they give back control of your data. Also include hints and tips for less technical readers.

Useful Lists

Awesome-Selfhosted List of Software
Awesome-Sysadmin List of Software

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

communick@selfhosted.forum

Choosing Between ZeroTier, HeadScale, and Netmaker for Selfhosting (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by No-Firefighter2532@alien.top to c/main@selfhosted.forum

11 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I find myself a bit confused, as I'm not an expert in this field. I'm looking for advice on what to use: ZeroTier, HeadScale, or Netmaker. My goal is to place my services behind a VPN for added security. I'm wondering which of these options is better and more secure. Is it worth comparing Netmaker to HeadScale and ZeroTier, or are they best suited for different purposes? If I opt for ZeroTier, is self-hosting a better choice, or should I go with their free plan?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] phein4242@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Objectively you reduce your attack surface if you actually self-host wireguard, since you dont control 3rd party products, and cannot give any guarantees wrt their security.

Unpopular opinion, yes, but security > convenience ;-)