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> "Having your own stuff yourself should be the default, should it not?" I don't think it has anything to do with internet speeds. Self-hosting is simply too c
by open-source-ux 5y ago
> "Having your own stuff yourself should be the default, should it not?"
I don't think it has anything to do with internet speeds. Self-hosting is simply too complicated, not just for non-technical users, but for many developers too.
Compare the simplicity of installing a desktop app. Click to start the installer. Click next, next...finish. Done.
Self-hosting in the cloud is ludicrously complicated in comparison. Docker, Sandstorm, Cloudron, your command line script - these are neither simple or easy. (A developer's definition of 'simple' and 'easy' bears no relation to the real definitions of these words).
It's also one of the reasons why SaaS, for better or worse, is eating the software B2B (Business-to-Business) and B2C (Business-to-Consumer) markets. In comparison, the self-hosting market for web apps is negligible.
- teddyh 5y ago> Self-hosting in the cloud That’s a contradiction in terms. It’s like saying that you own your home when what you have is a timeshare. The cloud is a timeshare.