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Should I host my own instance if I don't intend to run a community? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Is there any benefit to host my own instance?

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[–] twitterfluechtling@lemmy.pathoris.de 2 points 1 year ago

I started my own instance and do currently not intend to open it for others (besides, maybe, close friends and family).

My intention are

to learn more about the concepts
evaluate how reliable the replication of comments and posts works
maybe create my own pseudo-community just for myself, as kind of a simplified blog

Reading other posts in this sub, I saw it is still seen as offloading the main servers, as the replication of the data is a low load compared to serving the UI. Maybe one of these motivations apply to you, too? Or you find another one? At the end of the day, host your own instance if you want to :-)

[–] Malin@omg.qa 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I run my own instance because I have the resources, I intend to create communities and it is much more private this way.

[–] ultimate_question@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What are the privacy advantages of self hosting lemmy? as in what kind of data are we otherwise sharing when we use someone else's instance?

[–] Malin@omg.qa 2 points 1 year ago

If I create a private community for all my family members it remains private while I selfhost. If I create it on someone else's server it ain't that private because the admin could be eavesdropping.

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