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.

@ mods, if this in any way breaks any of the rules or just generally detracts from the sub at all, I’ll gladly remove it. Also I didn’t flair it because none of the flairs seem to fit.

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  • ikus060@alien.top
    BEnglish
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    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.

  • it_prof@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    When you use the service hosted by someone else there is a compromise on lot of features that you can have for free. Though the luxury of having privacy, security and learning while you dosel host cannot be discounted and above all free.

  • primalbluewolf@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    There’s no option for “all of the above” and also no option for “I just want to see the results”.

  • certuna@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    Because hosting commercially with large (multi-TB) storage gets very expensive very quickly

  • JoeB-@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    OP, your poll needs an “All of the above” option. That would be my choice.

  • that_one_wierd_guy@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    variety of content. who wants to pay for five plus services because there’s not one that has everything you want to watch/read/listen to

  • fuken33@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    A mix of cost (questionable), education (less questionable) and coolness (not questionable)

  • TheDarkerNights@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I started self-hosting a few years ago for privacy reasons. Now I do it for a mix of reasons. I got my current job because I was one of the only applicants who had experience using Linux outside of a classroom. Last weekend I spent a day learning how podman play kube worked because it was fun and because it’ll be useful to know for a new app we’re deploying at work.

    …it’s certainly not cost though. This shit gets expensive.

  • HellDuke@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Mainly started off with using Plex since shows that I wanted to watch were simply not available on any service available to me. Now it gets used when the service where the content would be available craps itself.

    Otherwise I use it to host a nightscout service for my diabetes management since the CGM manufacturer dropped support for an old phone I kept around for no other reason than to use the CGM since the new phone I had was never supported to begin with. Granted now the manufacturer came out with a standalone receiver, but why bother when I can just use my regular phone now?

  • vogelke@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Stuff can disappear or stop being free at any time for no reason, with no notice.

  • Jealy@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    What about “it’s a fun hobby” or “for learning purposes”?