Hardcore IndieWeb: Run your own website 100% independently for only $0.01/day

Post by hvb2 » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 10:48 AM UTC

latexr wrote: post #108

hvb2 wrote: post #100

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> I don't get the preoccupation with hosting your own server The field of software engineering is dominated by the smart people that do something not because they have to but out of curiosity. I've hired a bunch of people and I was always looking for curiosity and drive most of all. A degree doesn't help you if you don't care.

> The field of software engineering is dominated by the smart people that do something not because they have to but out of curiosity. Emphasis mine. We wish. I think the state of tech pretty conclusively demonstrates those people aren’t the ones who dominate. Money and power hungry tech bros do, which is why everything is shit and exploitative.

Post by rglullis » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC

smalltorch wrote: post #120

rglullis wrote: post #117

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What a silly deflection. The point is obvious: if it is as trivial as you are saying, why aren't you self-hosting?

I am? Just not my codebase lol. I don't see why the two ideas need conflated.

Post by assimpleaspossi » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC

dev_tty01 wrote: post #78

assimpleaspossi wrote: post #49

I don't get it. I've been doing this for over 20 years exactly the same way. I even ran a business. The server I rent is $2/month. I read nothing new in anything in that article. I don't get it.

You are clearly not the target audience. Perhaps you can recognize that other more recent internet frequenters might appreciate the knowledge.

Post by smalltorch » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 11:09 AM UTC

rglullis wrote: post #123

smalltorch wrote: post #120

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I am? Just not my codebase lol. I don't see why the two ideas need conflated.

It's a classic "Show, don't tell" example. If you want to make the point that self-hosting is trivial, then show a site that you are hosting with your setup instead of just pointing to gitlab.

Post by wolvoleo » Sun, Jul 19, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC

weightedreply wrote: post #48

tamimio wrote: post #37

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CF tunnels will ban your account if you used it to watch a movie due to DMCA/copyrights.

Is this really true? "A friend of mine" has been running a Jellyfin server behind Cloudflare tunnels for years and hasn't had any issue.