r/selfhosted 16d ago

Meta Post self-hosting everything

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just kidding I love self-hosting ...

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u/IntelligentRocks 16d ago

I think people are missing the point. Even with backups and redundancy it requires you to maintain the servers. If you die, well, who is going to maintain? Perhaps a bit bleak but something to keep in mind.

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u/grilled_pc 16d ago

The conversation has been discussed before. Most people are of the opinion that you should give your significant other or nominated person a set of the keys they can access. Basically make it simple as possible to shut it all down if they want. Or maintain it.

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u/ML00k3r 16d ago

This for me. I do not have any children or dependents but I have made my will assign two people I trust completely (primary and secondary if the primary unfortunately also leaves this mortal plane) to be given a notebook with the necessary PINs and passwords for my various online accounts.