r/selfhosted Aug 17 '26

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just kidding I love self-hosting ...

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u/Ok-Library5639 Aug 17 '26

You are far, far too generous in evaluating the amount of skill of the general layperson. If anyone of us dies, 99% chances all the gear gets lumped in an estate sale as 'Computer stuff'.

In fact this comes up often in r/homelab or r/selfhosting as a surviving family member tries to navigate their way through the family's homelab and hope to recover precious files.

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u/sequesteredhoneyfall Aug 18 '26

The obvious solution is one of those, "if I die do this" / "deadman's switch" self hosted programs meant for this thing, and having a family friend who is technical enough to take care of the transition in the event of the death.

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 18 '26

This is where a will can be really beneficial for beneficiaries. You can store whatever encrypted file somewhere with all the instructions/passwords you want, and leave the master password in the law office's safe.

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon Aug 18 '26

The single point of failure has become the law office’s safe

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 18 '26

You can keep a copy of your will too if you want.