A downside to self hosting is I don’t think you can realistically defend against a ddos without network help from a third party. It’s been a while since I thoug

A downside to self hosting is I don’t think you can realistically defend against a ddos without network help from a third party. It’s been a while since I thought about it but iirc you need upstream routers to cut off the traffic for you because by the time the traffic gets to your router it’s too late. That’s what made ddos so effective when it first came on the scene. Stopping or mitigating one took a lot of time, phone calls, and coordination between service providers. Edit: another thing, a large scale ddos on a residential IP address will for sure get the attention of your ISP. If you’re running something that may get that kind of attention check your TOS :)