Your Private Home Cloud

🏠 Welcome to the Home Cloud

Your own private photos, movies, files & AI — running safely at home, reachable from anywhere. This guide gets you set up in minutes.

🔐 Connecting privately (one-time): The photos and media apps work anywhere with no extra app. The private services (files, AI, requests) need the free Tailscale app installed & signed in — it's a secure tunnel so only invited people can reach them. Ask the owner for an invite.
1
Install Tailscale from your app store.
2
Sign in & accept the invite the owner sends you.
3
Toggle it ON — now the private links work.

Your Services

Scan a code with your phone camera, or tap the address, then follow the steps.

📸
Immich
Photos & Videos
🌍 Shareable · no app/VPN

Your private photo cloud — automatic phone backup, just like Google Photos, but only you can see yours.

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photos.lion-shaula.ts.net
How to set it up
  1. Install the Immich app on your phone.
  2. Open it → for Server URL enter: https://photos.lion-shaula.ts.net
  3. Log in with the email & password you were given (you'll set your own password on first login).
  4. Open Backup → turn on Foreground & Background backup. Done — your photos back up automatically. 🎉
🎬
Jellyfin
Movies, TV & Live TV
🌍 Shareable · no app/VPN

Stream the family movie & TV collection — plus free live TV — on any device.

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Scan to open
media.lion-shaula.ts.net
How to set it up
  1. Install the Jellyfin app (or just use a web browser).
  2. For Server Address enter: https://media.lion-shaula.ts.net
  3. Log in with your account.
  4. Browse Movies, Shows & Live TV → press play. 🍿
🍿
Jellyseerr
Request Movies & Shows
🔒 Private · needs Tailscale

Want something added? Search for a movie or show and click Request — it downloads to the server automatically and appears in Jellyfin.

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Scan to open
request.lion-shaula.ts.net
How to set it up
  1. Make sure Tailscale is on (see “Connecting privately”).
  2. Open https://request.lion-shaula.ts.net and sign in with your Jellyfin account.
  3. Search a title → click Request. That's it — it'll show up in Jellyfin when ready.
☁️
Nextcloud
Files, Calendar & Contacts
🔒 Private · needs Tailscale

Your private Dropbox + iCloud — sync files across devices, plus calendar and contacts.

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files.lion-shaula.ts.net
How to set it up
  1. Turn on Tailscale first (private service).
  2. Install the Nextcloud app or desktop client.
  3. Server address: https://files.lion-shaula.ts.net → log in.
  4. Pick a folder to sync. Calendar/Contacts: add a CalDAV account (see the full guide).
🤖
AI Assistant
Private ChatGPT
🔒 Private · needs Tailscale

A private AI chatbot running entirely on the home server — nothing you type ever leaves the house.

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Scan to open
ai.lion-shaula.ts.net
How to set it up
  1. Turn on Tailscale.
  2. Open https://ai.lion-shaula.ts.net and sign in.
  3. Pick a model (top-left) and start chatting.
📊
Server Health
Monitoring (owner)
🔒 Private · needs Tailscale

A simple dashboard showing the server's CPU, memory and storage at a glance.

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stats.lion-shaula.ts.net
How to set it up
  1. Turn on Tailscale.
  2. Open https://stats.lion-shaula.ts.net to see live CPU, RAM & disk.

👨‍👩‍👧 Sharing with family & friends

Send them this message — the photo & media apps need no VPN, so it just works.

📸 You're invited to our private photo & movie cloud!

Photos: install the Immich app → server https://photos.lion-shaula.ts.net → log in → turn on backup.
Movies/TV: install Jellyfin → server https://media.lion-shaula.ts.net → log in.

🔒 Everything's private — only you can see your own photos.
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Full technical docs live in ~/Developer/homelab/docs/