build your own browser (crazy SECURE)

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Chuck shows how to self-host the same technology behind his paid NetworkChuck Cloud Browser for free, arguing he would rather viewers use the technology safely than only buy his product. The idea is a browser running inside a Docker container via Chasm Workspaces, streamed to your own browser and deleted when you finish, so malware and browsing traces do not remain on your machine. He deploys it on a Linode server running Ubuntu 22.04, updates the system, runs the Chasm installer, logs into the admin UI with credentials shown in the terminal, launches a Brave workspace, and configures the Chasm Chrome extension and a default workspace so links can be opened inside the remote browser. He then weighs cost and convenience: Chasm itself is free, but hosting is not, with stated minimum requirements of two cores, four gigabytes of RAM and 50 gigabytes of storage, which points to a $20-a-month Linode plan versus his $7-a-month managed service, plus the effort of supporting it yourself and being limited to one location instead of options including Europe, India, South America and the USA. On privacy, he says activity inside the container is not logged, keylogged or screen-recorded, while login and session-request data is tracked for performance, stability and provider requirements.

Key takeaways

A browser inside a disposable Docker container, streamed to you and deleted afterwards, isolates browsing from your own machine
Self-hosting uses Chasm Workspaces on a cloud server: update Ubuntu, run the installer, log in as admin, then launch a workspace such as Brave
Chasm software is free but hosting is not; the stated minimum is two cores, four gigabytes of RAM and 50 gigabytes of storage
The Linode four-gigabyte plan discussed costs $20 a month billed hourly, compared with $7 a month for the managed NetworkChuck version
The managed service claims no logging of activity inside the browser container, only application-level login and session data for performance and stability

Episode details: published March 29, 2023 · 12:37 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are NetworkChuck’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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