I’m asking cause my previous post regarding my server that isn’t at home got moderated for violating rule 3. I don’t get it 🤔

  • Dumpdog@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    This idea of it not being self hosted because it’s on somebody else’s computer is just weird.

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      18 hours ago

      I am running the software. I set it up. I maintain it. I can change it to whatever I want. It is therefore self-hosted.

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        17 hours ago

        I agree, but Is it your hardware? Does an outside company own your hardware? Did you set up your own hardware that you control as your own (self) place of hosting? Do you maintain all of that hardware or does an outside company maintain that? Can a company arbitrarily shut down your host like what happened in OPs case?

        Self-hosting is my choice to use my own hardware to (self) host. I am wanting to slowly move other stuff from hosting providers and self-host it on my own hardware.

        I agree with all your statements except for the last sentence, because I use those same arguments to judge whether or not to host at home (self) or host externally.

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          16 hours ago

          I mean I get what you’re saying. And certain things I really do want in my house. But at this point I feel like we disagree on a definition which is just kind of silly. As someone else said that used the distinction of home-hosted and self-hosted. I like being in control of my stuff and I think we both agree on that.

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            16 hours ago

            Hey, I’m glad you said that! You’re right, we are just arguing semantics. We both agree that this hobby/job is something important