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Yes 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 ago
  the main issue is $$$
  • creamyhorror 3y ago
    It's just the cost of doing business with some control. Get a cheap domain and a low-end VPS/VM with a fixed IP (Vultr, DO, Hetzner). You can't really expect to get everything free.
  • quickthrower2 3y ago
    $20/y should be enough. That is a lot for some people though. But for a business it should be no big deal.
  • Etrnl_President 3y ago
    You can host a simple forum on a RaspberryPi, you can stack a few of them together for better performance. Just food for thought.
    • mangoscribble 3y ago
      need to pay $$ for static IP address