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[Question] Is VPS still considered self-hosting? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by nawordar@lemmy.ml to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

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The services are maybe hosted by myself, but the servers aren't mine. I'm only borrowing a small chunk of resources from some company, so can it still be considered self-hosting?

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[–] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think it counts. You always have the option of taking your data with you and go elsewhere which is one of the main points of self-hosting, being in control of your data. If they jack up the prices or whatever, you just pack up, you never have to pay or else.

Also hosting an email server at home would be an absolute nightmare, took me 10+ years to get that IP rep and I'm holding on to it as long as I can.

I have a mix of it: private services run at home, public ones run on a bare metal server I rent. I still get the full benefits of having my own NextCloud and all. Ultimately even at home, I'd still be renting an Internet connection, unless you have a local only server.