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<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[<a href="https://dmpwn.info/">worth knowing this</a>]. But if you are like me, and have
more time and less money, just self host already.
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