So, as any self-respecting datahoarder and selfhoster, I have my server rack populated with a few machines, churning along as they tend to my hobby-related projects. Now that I’ve started using Lemmy I’m toying with the idea of selfhosting an instance, as I have both the hardware, bandwidth, and skillset for it.

So my question is: Are there any advantages to it? And other than time and resources, what are the downsides?

  • red@feddit.de
    5·
    1 year ago

    Potential privacy leaks. Your all feed is public. If its full of creepy shit and you’re the only person in your instance, it’s there cause you subscribe to creepy shit.

    That’s why you always invite a few victims friends, so you can throw someone under the bus if need be.