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How do you get your family members to access your services?

Hi everyone. Over the past two years and especially in the last few months, I’ve been diving deeper into self-hosting. However, I've encountered a problem that I can't seem to solve in the best way. Accessing services isn't an issue for me: I use a Linux desktop and launch my frequent services directly via Rofi. The real problem is my family, who almost exclusively use their phones, and expecting them to memorize IPs, domain names or URLs just isn't realistic.

The two workarounds I’ve considered are:

- Setting up a centralized start page/dashboard (like Homepage) and setting it as the default new tab on their browsers.

- Adding web shortcuts directly to their phones' home screens for the services they will use most.

​My family is actually reasonably tech-literate, which is precisely why I want to get this right. How have you tackled this in your setups, and what has worked best for you?

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