Meeeeet #Yunohost!
An amazing web interface like system that let you install a whole library of free open source software with a few clicks.
You’ll only need 1 command line to get it working on a VPS!
curl https://install.yunohost.org | bash
It’s one of those tools that’s in a weird niche. If you need to use it you probably shouldn’t be exposing services to the internet. If you’re trying to learn it’s not going to teach you much. If you don’t need it you won’t use it anyway.
Unfortunate that this is debian 11. I run ubuntu 22.04 😔
The lack of image uploading in Lemmy via Yunohost was a deal breaker for me unfortunately. I am just slightly tech savvy and I found the ansible instructions easy enough to follow. I wrote a guide here in case anyone is interested: https://novakeith.net/2023/06/14/setting-up-lemmy-on-a-digital-ocean-droplet/
But on the whole, Yunohost is great for me for trying new apps and getting a feel for them. If I need more flexibility or don’t want the overhead, I take what I learned and usually figure out how to install <x> app on a separate VM
