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that would imply renting a VPS isn't self-hosting, which I think is clearly incorrect. If you wanted to communicate that you're dealing with hardware I would i
by PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y ago
that would imply renting a VPS isn't self-hosting, which I think is clearly incorrect.
If you wanted to communicate that you're dealing with hardware I would imagine you would say co-locating or talk about your datacenter.
- _heimdall 3y agoOn-prem is a really specific term for onsite hardware. Though I don't think its as clearly accepted that renting a VPS is self-hosting. If that is the meaning now that is a more modern meaning, in my experience VPS was not part of a self-hosting concept before cloud providers were so common. At that time the options were your own hardware or a rented VPS, they couldn't both be self-hosting. Today that's less clear, hence my question of what is the common meaning today.
- PH95VuimJjqBqy 3y agoself-hosting as a term existed before VPS's did and it generally meant putting hardware in your house and running it off of that. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-hosting_(web_services) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-hosting_(web_services) > The practice of self-hosting web services became more feasible with the development of cloud computing and virtualization technologies, which enabled users to run their own servers on remote hardware or virtual machines. If you buy their definition, it seems inline with the idea that self hosting is more about the software than the hardware these days.
- _heimdall 3y agoGlad I'm not going crazy at least! That's my memory of self-hosting before VPSs as well. I was a little surprised by the article but maybe it is just a redefinition over time as the industry changes.