Self-Hosting
8 hours ago
- #time-management
- #self-hosting
- #tech-fatigue
- Author expresses fatigue with self-hosting due to time constraints, preferring to spend leisure time on non-computer activities.
- Highlighting the shift from downloadable apps to subscription or self-hosted models, with personal attempts to self-host repeatedly failing.
- Decision against buying hardware like Raspberry Pi due to cost and network setup challenges, opting instead for a VPS that remained unused.
- Concern over maintenance and potential downtime if self-hosted apps break during busy periods.
- Endorsement of PikaPods as a managed alternative despite higher costs, emphasizing convenience over self-hosting.