Not criticizing npub1mvjc52ea8hdwqrzmsxwtaanqc80p2fwvsmvkn2s4zlw300msznpsy6jlw0 (npub1mvj…jlw0) here but I think one challenge with making self-hosting more popular is that most of the people who talk about it have rather complicated setups and are frequently making changes (that's how you get the content for the podcast!) This creates an impression that self-hosting is inherently demanding and time-consuming.
Which, to be fair, it definitely can be.
But it's not as bad as it might sound like if you listen/watch all the die-hards out there.
Some self-hosters see it as a hobby ("home-labbers"), and some do it out of a desire to escape the clutches of the cloud. But the distinction isn't obvious to new-comers.
https://techhub.social/@ironicbadger/114937600766574080
#selfhosting
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