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Town Square Server
My intention is to run a "town square" server like AvE's town pump CNC. Here is where I will document the setup, and things I learn along the way.
Server Setup
How I set up this server as a VM running on a cheap Dell Optiplex in my basement.
Services
Documentation for the services running on this server
YunoHost Virtual Machine
I had trouble with the direct installation of the preinstalled YunoHost image in VirtualBox so I switched to a bare-bones installation of Debian 12, and then installed YunoHost on top of it. This also resulted in a more up-to-date YunoHost installation, so no ...
Home Network Configuration
Access to the VM by the outside world is provided by the "virtual servers" feature of my consumer-grade router. I simply forward connections to the ports required by YunoHost to the local IP of the VM.
Domain Name and DNS Setup
Domain is provided by Namecheap. Dynamic DNS is handled for Namecheap by ddclient running on the VM. ddclient was manually installed as an APT package and configured as per the instructions provided by namecheap here
Hardware
The Town Square is currently running on a Dell Optiplex 5050 that I bought on eBay for $60. It lives on the bottom shelf of some IKEA IVAR set up in my office. It's connected to a gigabit switch which hooks to the router through a powerline ethernet adapter. N...