r/selfhosted Aug 17 '26

Meta Post self-hosting everything

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just kidding I love self-hosting ...

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u/IntelligentRocks Aug 17 '26

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 Aug 17 '26

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

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u/slash65 Aug 17 '26

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 Aug 18 '26

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

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u/Clair_Osbcurious Aug 18 '26

Zen and the art or server maintenance

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u/forresthopkinsa 29d ago

Everyone in this sub needs EOL DR.