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The key point is owning your own domain as well. Without that you are kickoffable by whoever owns the domain you are using.
by quickthrower2 3y ago
The key point is owning your own domain as well. Without that you are kickoffable by whoever owns the domain you are using.
- sdfzguf 3y agoEven with an own domain, you're not 100% save. But I agree nevertheless.
- quickthrower2 3y agoYes own domain plus self host for communities is necessary to really own it. Either but not both can leave you with an issue.
- mangoscribble 3y agothe main issue is $$$
- creamyhorror 3y agoIt's just the cost of doing business with some control. Get a cheap domain and a low-end VPS/VM with a fixed IP (Vultr, DO, Hetzner). You can't really expect to get everything free.
- quickthrower2 3y ago$20/y should be enough. That is a lot for some people though. But for a business it should be no big deal.
- Etrnl_President 3y agoYou can host a simple forum on a RaspberryPi, you can stack a few of them together for better performance. Just food for thought.
- mangoscribble 3y agoneed to pay $$ for static IP address