CLI agents like Claude Code make self-hosting on a home server easier and fun

Re:CLI agents like Claude Code make self-hosting on a home s... by SchemaLoad on Sunday January 11, 2026 @06:57PM (#46581895)

I actually didn't know I had. At the time I didn't properly know how docker networking worked and I exposed redis to the host so my other containers could access it. And then since this was on a VPS with a dedicated IP, this made it exposed to the whole internet.

I now know better, but there are still a million other pitfalls to fall in to if you are not a full time system admin. So I prefer to just put it all behind a VPN and know that it's safe.

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Re:CLI agents like Claude Code make self-hosting on a home s... by drnick1 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:33PM (#46582170)

> but there are still a million other pitfalls to fall in to if you are not a full time system admin.

Pro tip: After you configure a new service, review the output of ss -tulpn. This will tell you what ports are open. You should know exactly what each line represents, especially those that bind on 0.0.0.0 or [::] or other public addresses.

The pitfall that you mentioned (Docker automatically punching a hole in the firewall for the services that it manages when an interface isn't specified) is discoverable this way.

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Re:CLI agents like Claude Code make self-hosting on a home s... by jsrcout on Sunday January 11, 2026 @07:55PM (#46582359)

Thanks, didn't know about this one.

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