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From reddit selfhosted: What do you wish you knew from the start (www.reddit.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I saw this post today on Reddit and was curious to see if views are similar here as they are there.

What are the best benefits of self-hosting?
What do you wish you would have known as a beginner starting out?
What resources do you know of to help a non-computer-scientist/engineer get started in self-hosting?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Can't speak for OP, but I bailed on Vultr because of how they handled the arbitration agreement change. Basically, I couldn't access my containers without accepting the new TOS, so I "hacked" the website with Inspect Element so I could access support to close my account. For me, the arbitration change wasn't the issue (my current host has similar policies), but being forced to accept a new TOS to use my account. I had no option do disagree or "remind me later," I literally only had an "accept" button. I refuse to use any service that treats me like that.

I'm now with Hetzner, so we'll see if they pull that nonsense. I only use the VPS to get around my ISP's CGNAT (WireGuard VPN w/ HAProxy at the edge to route domains), so if they pull the same nonsense, I'll copy my config to another VPS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How is Hetzner?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Seems to work fine and meets my needs. I'm in the US though, and options are pretty limited. So far the only snag I've had was having to upload my ID, I guess their signup process is a little strict.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Nice. I'm all about new providers