roman2d ago
asking for a friend: what platform would you recommend for personal blogging?

they would like to avoid dependency on big tech, but need a way for non-technical person to be able to set up crossposting to mainstream social media sites, where their friends and customers are now...

#posse #indieweb
Show thread𝙹𝚘𝚎𝚕 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝 ♑ 🤪2d ago

@hi there is a WordPress as a service at OVH. Not sure if this is to be considered non-big-tech.

https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/web-hosting/wordpress-hosting/

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Show threadroman2d ago
wordpress sounds like overkill for their case.
they probably would like to be able to migrate to static files later.
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@hi ok. They also have "simple web hosting" that is all about using (s)FTP to upload files into an Apache subdirectory - if they’re tech-aware enough.

Note that I have no financial interest in or relation with OVH. It is just the known simple french hosting to go when you’re a french small customer.

Apr 4 at 12:27pmWeb
Show threadTim Chase2d ago

@joel

I will caution that OVH likes to ratchet up their prices regularly, no "you're on the $N/month plan until you decide to change". I have one of my servers there and it annoys me every year when I re-up and the price has increased. 😑

That said, they run a tight ship with reliable hardware/service, and as loathe as I am to recommend WordPress for such a simple requirement, the ease of WP's "and cross-post this to other social-media-sites" with plugins is unmatched.

@hi