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What's the biggest reason you self-host?
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A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.
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We welcome posts that include suggestions for good self-hosted alternatives to popular online services, how they are better, or how they give back control of your data. Also include hints and tips for less technical readers.
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Privacy, it is almost impossible in the modern era. But still a bit more under control
Security, it is an illusion, very hard to keep on security
Cost, the hardware, time invested and energy may be higher than standard services
Education, good reason
Because it is cool, yeah it is
Better services, disagree, they are not better, usually clumsy and high maintenance, may work as intended or lack features
There is a simpler reason I like self hosting, I don't want to be subject to the mercy of the changing of rules of a tool I can't manage. Possible closure, increasing cost, features by tiers, I really hate subscription models.