A moment is being hosted by itself, even if it is difficult to explain.
This is a niche that is ahead of regular computing devices and networks but is less than one Complete on Home Lab. (Most of the domestic labs involves itself hosting, but the home lab is not all hosted by all itself.) It increases privacy, provides, provides DRM -free alternativesAnd reduces ad. It often stands as a way to get more than your network -connected storage (NAS), but it is much more than just backup and media streaming.
Are most people relying on cloud companies for which most people are operating on your network? Large, yes. But take a look self.st Site/Pod Cast/Newsletter, The R/selfosted subredditAnd all the pages of the Gut Hub Project that connect with each other, and you will find things that no cloud providers offer.
Ethan shawliSelf.st site owner, NewsletterAnd occasionally PodcastI recently passed the current state of hosting myself, and he shared some results from the survey of the people who manage this small scale.
“On your desktop – its movie Night”
Ethan Sholi, owner of self.st Media Money Congress Alomet.
Credit: Ethan Sholi
Sholly works in finance, not tech, but he was a minor in computer science that only knew that he could work on the desktop PC for his friends and family. Shuly said, “I got a call or text: ‘Can you turn your desktop on – it’s the night of the movie.’
It gradually extended the construction of his tower server with 10 tearbite drives. Once he met his media service needs, the question is inevitably “What else can I do to myself?” He excavated inside, and found himself with a ton of bookmark gut hub rapes and project pages.
Sholi, who was a profitable “Old School RSS Jinn”, wanted to find the most recommended apps and news about his changes and updates. It was not present, so he collected it, coded it, and Shared this. He also started writing about the scene in his newsletter, which has a high personality and cartoon that you will expect from any of the widespread open source, DIY -minded hobbies.
After Plex increased subscription prices And changed his business model in March, Sholi wrote in his newsletter, although there were legitimate concerns about confidentiality and future directions, it would be a good time to note anything else: the majority of people do not donate to a single host plan.