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<h1>bauherren</h1>
<blockquote>Path to self-hosting</blockquote>
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<p>Author: <a href=//c.bauherren.ovh>Christos</a>, <a href=//p.bauherren.ovh>Pranshu</a>
<p><time>12 Dec 24</time>
<p>The biggest disservice I've committed unto my friends (those
I successfully swayed over onto 'free software') is not
preaching the good word of 'self-hosting' - earlier.
<p>'Self-hosting' and 'free-software' go hand in hand
<p>I'm sure Linux users can in a moments notice list all the evil things Microsoft and Apple have done unto mankind but are content with services provided by Google, GitHub etc.
<p>Now bauherren.ovh has it's own email server, matrix, searx instances
<p>We even have our own <a href="https://hg.bauherren.ovh">mercurial</a> and <a href="https://git.bauherren.ovh">git</a> server.
<h2>It's never been easier</h2>
<p>There are a dime-a-dozen quality guides and even dedicated
guides like <a href=//landchad.net>landchad.net</a> (PRANSHU:
Only Mr Smith thing I will ever use) that have everything you
need to start self-hosting.
<p>I'll admit it for some nicher things, like setting up an IRC chat bot, goodluck finding an up-to-date guide
<h2>Why self host instead of using discord, gmail, github, etc...</h2>
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Simple — Your interests are not aligned with that of these for-profit
companies. Every now and then, this simple fact manifests in
different ways and goes in your vison, yet, because of the convinence
offered by these platforms, people ignore it. _Every_ single of these
'free services' have commited unethical acts we choose to ignore, the
list goes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamite_(Taio_Cruz_song)">on and on and on</a>.
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The company might be good at hiding their mis-aligned interests, as is
the case with discord, but the simple fact of knowing their intentions
is living rent-free in the back of your head, maybe even subconsciously
affecting your decisons of usage with these platforms.
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Now, there are companies that are focused on making a change,
for example Drew DeVault's sourcehut, and if you are willing
to pay for them you shoud. But if you are like me, and have
more time and less money, just self host already.
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