I have a USB stick with 32GB. However, I cannot hook an ethernet cable to the computer and router because all the router’s plugs are being used.
A switch
It says you have to connect it to a router
Get a switch, a cheap 5 ports gigabit one is only like 10 bucks or 20 if you want a reputable brand (not needed).
Or just use WiFi…
The issue here is the USB stick, not the router. Use WiFi no problem but self hosting on a 32gb stick is a disaster waiting to happen, specially with a write intensive task as lemmy.
Edit: go on and experiment. Even with an USB stick… Then after you make experience try with something more stable, like a small pi is well enough or an older PC too is fine.
You should be able to plug a small switch into the router and then you’ll have more ports available. I’d suggest 1gb or faster, depending on the speed limitations of the ports on the router you could go for a faster switch if you think you’d need it.
Yeah, I don’t think the lack of a free ethernet port is their biggest obstacle here.
My grandpa says we can’t, IDK why
It sounds like you and Grandpa have a bunch to learn before you touch hosting web servers. Just the right misconfiguration and you’re ruined.
Start here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/computer-networking
If my grandfather were still alive and tried to tell me literally anything about network maintenance, I’d say “ok sure grandpa, don’t worry about it”, and then do it anyways after he goes to bed, because I know how networking works as a component of having over a decade of devops and homelab experience, and he would never notice.
