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Re:Self hosting is important by api on Saturday July 24, 2021 @08:42AM (#27940426)
Until we have self hosting as simple as app installation and without having to fiddle with security, it will be a niche thing.
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Re:Self hosting is important by input_sh on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:02AM (#27940565)
Plenty of home/SMB NAS offer that. Plus there are projects like https://www.freedombox.org/.

On top of that, many hosting providers offer to set up popular open source projects for you.

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Re:Self hosting is important by abdullahkhalids on Saturday July 24, 2021 @02:51PM (#27943498)
https://sandstorm.io/ as well
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Re:Self hosting is important by grishka on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:04AM (#27941038)
Even if it's "as simple as an app installation", you still need to have a public IP address that isn't behind a NAT. How many residential ISPs offer that?
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Re:Self hosting is important by Saris on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:17AM (#27941125)
NAT isn't an issue, but CGNAT is a problem and becoming more common as IPv4 space gets more expensive.
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Re:Self hosting is important by stewbrew on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:01AM (#27940556)
It's not much more difficult. Many hosting companies provide installers like e.g. cPanel that allow you to set up a Nextcloud instance within a minute.
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Re:Self hosting is important by bsenftner on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:35AM (#27940818)
Look at the Uniform Server, a complete WAMP stack pre-hardened for placement on a public server. Just run the installer, it is that easy.
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