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The trust argument for self-hosting is real: I wouldn't hand my master seed phrase to a random SaaS either. But there's a deep irony in self-hosted dead man's
by frank_be 7mo ago
The trust argument for self-hosting is real: I wouldn't hand my master seed phrase to a random SaaS either.
But there's a deep irony in self-hosted dead man's switches: they need to work when you can no longer maintain them. Docker images rot. SSL certs expire. The VPS stops getting paid. Your DNS registrar reclaims the domain. In the 15-year scenario (which is the actual scenario this thing is built for) self-hosted infrastructure has a shelf life that works against its own purpose.
Who watches the watchman? You need infrastructure that outlives you, which almost by definition means trusting something external. The question isn't whether to trust. More how to structure that trust so you're not just handing a third party your keys.