How I self hosted wefwef on macOS with Docker (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 years ago by kobra@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

30 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I posted this as a comment in the wefwef community but thought it might also be relevant here. If anyone is interested in self hosting wefwef this is how I did it on macOS:

Start by installing Docker desktop

Open Terminal and type in:

docker pull ghcr.io/aeharding/wefwef:latest

Then, you need to use a Docker run command like below to get things started. In this example, I put my local IP in as "192.168.1.2" but you'll need to adjust that value to whatever your machine's IP is.

docker run --rm -d -p 192.168.1.2:5314:5314 -e "CUSTOM_LEMMY_SERVERS=lemmy.world,sh.itjust.works,lemmy.ml" ghcr.io/aeharding/wefwef:latest

At that point, I went to my iPhone, opened Safari and went to 192.168.1.2:5314 and boom, there's wefwef. Install this as PWA and name it (local) or something to differentiate it from the normal wefwef and you're good to go.

Disclaimer: I’m brand new to all of this so I’m sure this isn’t the best way. But it got me started, so I wanted to share.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 10 points 3 years ago

Why is that pointless? Does it not take load off the server?

Also of course it educates OP on this cool tech, but that's not what I am asking.

[-] mattes@lemmy.kussi.me 3 points 3 years ago

Not really. It’s a PWA so as long as you „install it“, it should talk to wefwef servers at all.

[-] MiddleKnight@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 years ago

I am pretty sure I read that all traffic is proxied through wefwef servers. It has to be this way due to lemmys (lack of) CORS settings. I think there is some work towards changing this.

[-] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Well if you host your own instance, your traffic originates from a different source.

[-] iso@lemmy.com.tr 3 points 3 years ago

If the traffic is proxied through wefwef then its not pointless. IDK didn’t checked.

this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023

71 points (100.0% liked)

Selfhosted

61207 readers

254 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

Rules:

Detailed Rules Post

Be civil.
No spam.
Posts are to be related to self-hosting.
Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or readme if you're providing a link.
Submission headline should match the article title.
No trolling.
Promotion posts require active participation, with an account that is at least 30 days old. F/LOSS without a paywall has exceptions, with requirements. See the rules link for details. Tags [CBH] or [AIP] are required, see the links in Rule 8 for details.
AI-related discussions and AI-involved promotional posts have additional requirements for tagging, as noted in Rule 7 and the AI & Promotional Post Expanded Rules post, and find example disclosures here.

Resources:

selfh.st Newsletter and index of selfhosted software and apps
awesome-selfhosted software
awesome-sysadmin resources
Self-Hosted Podcast from Jupiter Broadcasting

Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.

Questions? DM the mods!

founded 3 years ago

MODERATORS

curbstickle@anarchist.nexus

curbstickle_lw@lemmy.world