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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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What's the biggest reason you self-host? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This is purely for my own personal curiosity, but what's the main reason you self-host? I say main because I don't know how to allow multiple answers, if that's possible at all. For me it's the last option; because it's cool. If it's none of these reasons, absolutely make additional options in the comments.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Privacy and control are the main reasons why I host some of my data myself. This choice is closely linked to my values, as I'm not comfortable with the idea of entrusting my data to large companies whose only motivation is to make more money over customer satisfaction. I prefer to keep my autonomy.
However, simplicity is the main reason why I choose not to self-host certain elements. For example, I'm not yet ready to manage the self-hosting of my e-mails.