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You may know how to install a program on your computer, but might not even know where to start when asked how the cloud works.  This is to be expected – that's how they were designed!

Modern open-source software can offer familiar online services and put you in complete control. Host a personal website, build a private cloud, or share with an online community.  Connect your server to the World Wide Web with a domain name and modern router, or access all your services while away using a virtual private network.

cloudWhat is the Cloud?

In this five-part series, we will learn about the “cloud” – from the ground up – and use this new knowledge to build our own server.   Aside from your curiosity, all you need to bring is an unused computer system – an excellent reason to explore the low-cost Raspberry Pi or repurpose an old computer.

Table of Contents
  1. Your Personal Cloud
is

 the

Cloud?
  • Getting Started
  • Background
  • Understanding the Requirements
    1. Hardware 

     

    Teat

    1. What is a Server?
    2. Quick-Start Examples
    3. Layers of Computing
    4. Community Impact
    5. Firmware Configuration 
    6. Software
    7. Services
    8. Monitoring & Maintenance
    9. World Wide Web

     

    HardwareFlag

    Your Personal Cloud

    Host

    BeHardware

    able

     

    EngineeringTerminal

    TechnicalSoftware

    Understand the historical context, significance, and potential applications for cloud computing.

     

    Diversity_1

    Social

    Explore the role that cloud computing has on mediating our relationships between people, places, communities, and “Technology”.

     

    PsychologyCloud

    PersonalServices

    Critically analyze and assess the vulnerabilities that can arise through reliance on cloud technologies.

     

    Build

    Monitoring & Maintenance

    Critically analyze and assess the vulnerabilities that can arise through reliance on cloud technologies.


    Language

    World Wide Web

    Critically analyze and assess the vulnerabilities that can arise through reliance on cloud technologies.


    Through educational do-it-yourself guides we explore the hardware and software requirements for a home server, including quick-start examples. This process uses Debian Linux and Docker to quickly self-host your services through the browser-based interface. 

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    Table of Contents
    1. Your Personal Cloud
    2. Hardware
    3. Software
    4. Services
    5. Monitoring & Maintenance
    6. World Wide Web

    Test