Comment on Where do I even start?
portnull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
This was just posted itsfoss.com/self-hosting-starting-projects/
Comment on Where do I even start?
portnull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
This was just posted itsfoss.com/self-hosting-starting-projects/
abeorch@friendica.ginestes.es 1 month ago
@portnull @Toasted_Breakfast I don't think these self hosting articles are that useful and much more than a list of applications. They send people off in the wrong direction.
They only answer that 'what do I want/could I do' but they don't answer the 'what device do I want to do it on' and 'where do I want to be able to do it' questions - They also don't answer the 'what do I need to learn to do it' - what do I need to protect my data?
And frankly I think they take the wrong approach when there are now more comprehensive solutions that could put selfhosters in a better position and get them thinking about questions like 'What happens when the cheap laptop I'm running this on dies/house catches fire/ How can I stop someone get into my application - How do I not forget all these passwords? - Sure they are great to play around with but would you really recommend anyone start ouy by spinning up Nextcloud and then putting stuff on it they really don't want to lose?
Sorry that might sound grumpy.. I don't mean it to be. Its great that people are being encouraged to try - but they should also be really early on talking about things like 'doing things with a friend or a group of similarly interested people' (I know that sound weird - but you need offsite backup people .. and someone to be able to step in of something happens to you .. or things go wrong. (It takes a village to raise a baby)
portnull@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
Nah not grumpy just good additional advice. Thanks for taking the time to add to the conversation
Initial self hosting should be non critical for yourself only for the reasons you mention. After you have worked out kinks and learned more about it all you can start using software for more critical tasks. I still don’t use my self hosting for anything apart from myself (except jellyfin for family) because I don’t need the pressure of availability :)