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Self-hostable.. Back in the dark ages, we called that "a program that runs on your computer", it seemed like a good idea at a time, and the past 10 years of put
by dusted 5y ago
Self-hostable.. Back in the dark ages, we called that "a program that runs on your computer", it seemed like a good idea at a time, and the past 10 years of putting everything back on the mainframe has confirmed that it was.
- rjzzleep 5y agoOne thing about wallabag is that it has eink support, both through its own native app but also through third party apps like koreader. So you don't depend on your device manufacturer to support it like pocket. In that case hosted is actually the right solution. If you want a local program that stores websites with metadata as articles, you can look at zotero.
- southerntofu 5y agoI think what the parent meant is that you're not tied to one exclusive service provider. Wallabag can be (and routinely is) packaged as a service by hosting coops. So you can have the benefits of having someone else hosting it for you, while not having the downside of having a single service provider whose fate may make you unable to use the product at some point in time. That's what selfhosting free-software is about.
- tenebrisalietum 5y agoNot quite. Self-hostable means I can run it on my home router or DMZ'ed and appropriately firewalled/secured home server and get to it via the Internet using a browser. A bit different than just a "program that runs on your computer". Unless you were dialing into your computer from your Osborne 1 using your AMPS 1G car cell phone in those dark ages, I'm sure somebody here was. It takes some skill and is not for everyone, but is a great way to truly have control of your data.
- unfocussed_mike 5y ago"Self-hostable" tends to just mean "do it like WordPress on your own hosting somewhere" these days; as distinct from SaaS.