Julian OliverI have deployed and run infra since the noughts, through some wild turns in geo/techno-political history, and will say that now more than ever, #selfhosting is an act of resistance.
Depopulate. Defund. Disempower.
emenel@JulianOliver and even more so if it’s on a computer at home, and shared with friends/community :)
@emenel Agreed! For those that have the privilege of great bandwidth there is none better than on-prem. For big communities and high traffic platform surface, it can become untenable fast, even on top domestic fibre. Frontline communities (risk of raids) are best hosting outside of their operating jurisdiction also.
@JulianOliver yes, absolutely. the challenge with so much off site hosting is that it’s essentially those same mega corps again. there are definitely options that are better, or at least better compromises. but it can be hard to navigate.