Been there for a long while, and worked through self-hosting with a lot of cooperative efforts. What some may not like, or what I don't, recommended by others,

Been there for a long while, and worked through self-hosting with a lot of cooperative efforts. What some may not like, or what I don't, recommended by others, was and is - in the end - upon my decision to implement. All in all - starting from their wiki is a far better choice than the original HN article.