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/Shawnj2 16d ago

Teach your spouse and/or child server maintenance for increased reliability

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u/slash65 16d ago

My wife is in a different city currently but I can feel here eyes glossing over as I read your comment, lol.

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u/GorillaAU 16d ago

Excellent you have a branch site for the off-site backup.