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Hey. I really like the idea of the fediverse and Lemmy and would want to know as a beginner/not so experienced regarding selfhosting what would be the best way to get started? I saw there are vps options, but don't know of I'm looking in the right direction.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I was considering it.
There is the cost for the vps which would have to be separate in "quarantine" from the rest of our stuff.
Extra cost. $6/ Month sounds cheap but it's not unless you really feel the need to spend 5+ hours a day troubleshooting the tech side.

Then there is the risk of becoming a platform for pedophiles and terrrists.

More time going in that for moderating it and not risk getting our cloud account banned because we hosted illegal stuff - even if it's by mistake it's still a risk to get the whole account shut down.

Only way I can see this works is for someone who is knowledgeable enough or has trusted people who are knowledgeable to keep the server clean.

It's a fun experience I bet but too risky.
Learning to setup infra is a great chance but there are other ways to learn and still not contribute to internet filth or spam.

Better a few big sites than 1000 small unmaintained ones.

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