Self Hosting Owlbear Legacy
- This isn't for everyone!
- Works for self-hosting other RPG stuff like Foundry
Easy Mode – Hosting on Render
Requirements
- Understanding of launching cloud services.
- Understanding of URLs and things.
- A credit card
Hard Mode – Self-hosting on a Raspberry Pi
Requirements
- Be familiar with a unix command prompt.
- Be able to build a Raspberry Pi
- Have about $60 to $100 to spend on the Pi
- Understand the basics of computer networking
- Familiar with or willing to learn Docker
- Familiar with or willing to learn Git
Steps
- Build a Raspberry Pi
- Install the Pi OS in headless mode
- Plug the Pi into your router or use Wifi (I hardwired mine)
- Install Docker
- Install Git
- Pull the Owlbear Legacy Edition github repo
- Docker Compose
- See if it's up and running locally
- Install and configure the cloudflared Docker to build the tunnel (alternative https://www.wireguard.com/)
- Set up a domain name if you don't have one (Cloudflare can probably give you one)
- Set up Zero Trust on the Cloudflare website
- Connect to Owlbear through your tunnel
- Enjoy!
