2. Beginner Path
This is documentation for all non-pros that goes into greater detail and explains underlying concepts.
Installation
This chapter is about getting started, installing Infinity Tools and learning about subdomains.
1: Getting Started
Welcome! This guide is designed for people who have some IT interest but don't work professionall...
2: Installing Infinity Tools
Welcome back! In Chapter 1, you set up your Linux server. Now we'll connect to it and install Inf...
Excourse: Domains and Subdomains
Infinity Tools helps you self-host everything—including your future WordPress site. Before you in...
Foundations
These apps are more or less essential. You need Traefik for many other apps to run properly; you ...
3: Setting Up Your Foundation
Before you can install your first application, we need to set up the basic infrastructure that In...
4: Traefik - Reverse Proxy (essential)
Now that your infrastructure is ready, it's time to install Traefik - the most important service ...
5 Apprise - Notifications (essential for Borgmatic)
Apprise sends notifications about your server and applications (e.g., backup success/failure). It...
6: Borgmatic - Backup System (optional, but you should have backup)
Borgmatic is an automated backup system that keeps your data safe by creating encrypted, compress...
7: Portainer – Docker Management Made Easy (optional but convenient)
Portainer gives you a friendly web interface to manage your Docker containers, images, volumes, a...
Apps
These are the productivity apps in Infinity Tools. Note that unlike in the previous chapter, ther...
8: Vaultwarden - Password Manager
Vaultwarden is a self-hosted password manager that lets you store and manage all your passwords s...
9: Passbolt - Team Password Manager
Passbolt is a team-oriented, self-hosted password manager built on OpenPGP. It lets you securely ...
10: Syncthing - File Synchronization
Syncthing keeps folders on your devices in sync (PCs, servers, laptops). It’s private, fast, and ...
11: Nextcloud - Private Cloud
Nextcloud is a self-hosted cloud platform for files, photos, calendars, and more — think of it li...
12: WordPress - Build Your Website
WordPress is the most popular platform for building websites and blogs. With Infinity Tools, you ...
13: Matomo - Privacy‑Friendly Analytics
Matomo is a self‑hosted web analytics platform (an alternative to Google Analytics) that lets you...
14: Webmin - Visual Server Management
Webmin is a web-based interface for managing your Linux server. Instead of using the command line...
15: BookStack - Documentation Platform / Wiki
BookStack is a beautiful, simple documentation and wiki platform. It helps you organize informati...
16: Uptime Kuma - Uptime Monitoring & Status Pages
Uptime Kuma is a beautiful, self-hosted monitoring tool that watches your websites, servers, and ...
17: Netdata - Real-time Performance Monitoring
Netdata is a powerful, real-time monitoring tool that shows you exactly what's happening on your ...
18: Netdata Director - Multi-Server Monitoring Hub
Netdata Director is a centralized monitoring dashboard that lets you monitor multiple servers fro...
19: Installing WireGuard - Secure VPN Access
WireGuard is a modern, fast, and secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) that lets you access your s...
20: Warpgate - Secure SSH Gateway
Warpgate is a secure SSH gateway (also called a "bastion host") that provides a web interface for...