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Is there any benefit to host my own instance?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Besides all the good reasons already given you can also get a hostname that fits you the best :)

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

Honestly this was one of the main reasons for me, I like using my domain as my key identity in a sense. Same for Gotosocial and Matrix.