Self-Hosting Debate

Comments discuss the advantages and disadvantages of self-hosting services versus cloud alternatives, including maintenance burdens, security benefits, reliability, and preferences for control or convenience.

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redeeman Sep 5, 2022 View on HN

this would apply to any self hosted stuff you rely on, but yeah, self hosting is not for everyone

koheripbal Dec 28, 2022 View on HN

What's wrong with self hosting?

swombat Apr 21, 2011 View on HN

What's wrong with self-hosting?

wesapien Nov 12, 2022 View on HN

How do you know self hosting people do the thing you're suggesting?

wg0 Dec 25, 2021 View on HN

Self hosting won't solve much because even self hosted setup would have to talk to the outside world.

croes Nov 30, 2023 View on HN

But you would lose the benefit of self hosting

aaomidi Aug 7, 2023 View on HN

Being self hosted reduces a lot of that problem.

mishkinf Mar 12, 2020 View on HN

Just out of curiosity, why do you prefer to self host?

54ty45hg Sep 16, 2023 View on HN

why not just self host at this point? this seems like security theater.

consteval Sep 24, 2024 View on HN

You're better off self-hosting if your needs are small enough you only require a single machine.