I’m ambivalent as to who uses the term and how, but a deviation from the general consensus of its definition might cause confusion for newcomers to the field who can’t make the distinction. That said, I enjoyed OPs post and appreciate the time they put into it.
Homelab on the other hand is not synonymous with self-hosted infrastructure and services, as its intended use is not for production workloads.
Two9A@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Right, I self-host email and have done for ten years or more, but I don’t do it out of a server at home. Does my Postfix not count as selfhosting any more?
shiftymccool@programming.dev 4 days ago
Hmmm, definitely a grey area in my mind especially with the definition of “host”. The host is where the software lives and that isn’t yours. Maybe self-managed?