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 🤔

    • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      7 hours ago

      This is a great way to say it. I feel the same. You put the same effort in regardless where it comes from.

    • cenzorrll@piefed.caEnglish
      41·
      6 hours ago

      I can agree with this. My internet is trash, and I refuse to go with the faster provider in the area on principle (they took municipal funds to bring faster internet in the mid 2000s and didn’t do a thing until over a decade later), so I can’t feasibly share anything outside of my household users. I’m seriously considering setting up some hosted services if I can’t get fiber when I’ve nailed down my setup. I’d rather host everything at home, but I’d much rather offer my relatives access to something that isn’t selling their info to anyone with a checkbook. If I’m maintaining it and I’m the one who can accidentally lose everyone’s stuff with a bad command, I’m self-hosting it.

    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      32·
      5 hours ago

      Well, yes, but its physical location does make a difference. Having the bits that make up the backup of your life’s memories in the other room vs in some company’s datacenter who knows where is not the same thing. Same goes for any kind of data/information really. It’s nice to contain everything to within your LAN.

      (Not saying that running your own services on rented “cloud” hardware is inferior, I also do that)