Home Server Setup Guide

This comprehensive guide will help you set up a secure and monitored home server using Ubuntu Server. The guide covers the following components:

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Components

1. Nginx Proxy Manager with Authelia

   • Secure access to your services with a reverse proxy
   • Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication

2. Monitoring Stack

   • Prometheus for metrics collection
   • Grafana for visualization
   • Alert Manager for notifications

3. Logging Stack

   • Loki for log aggregation
   • Promtail for log collection
   • Log visualization in Grafana

4. Security Features

   • Automatic Tor users blocking
   • Email and Slack alerting
   • Docker profiles for service isolation

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server (fresh installation)
• Docker and Docker Compose installed
• SSH access configured
• Static WAN IP address
• Router with ports 80 and 443 forwarded to your server

Directory Structure

• /docs - Documentation for each component
• /config - Configuration files and templates
• /scripts - Helper scripts for setup and maintenance
• /website - Website files for documentation presentation

Getting Started

Follow the guides in order for the best experience:

1. Introduction and Network Setup
2. Nginx Proxy Manager and Authelia Setup
3. Prometheus and Grafana Monitoring
4. Loki and Promtail Logging
5. Security and Alerting