What types of services are you not willing to self-host?

3 years ago by Tinnitus to c/selfhosted

For example, something that is too complex for your comfort level, a security concern, or maybe your hardware can’t keep up with the service’s needs?

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ruud 95 points 3 years ago

Anything that the family uses. Because when I cease to exist, my wife isn't gonna take over self-hosting! So e-mail, chat, documents etc.

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colebrodine 26 points 3 years ago

I told my wife when I die, she's just going to have to throw it all away and start over.

We have separate email accounts and she knows how to get into my Keepass, so she should be able to get into whatever she needs to. I now have a daughter who is becoming interested in how these things work, so I'm hoping to slowly start training/handing off to her.

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pHr34kY 3 points 3 years ago

I gave my wife a laminated card with explicit instructions on how to access my keepass DB and encrypted backups. The rest can die when I do.

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freeman 3 points 3 years ago

I have a router, switch and older access point preconfigured and ready to just plug in.

I have some basic documentation and a short list of folks to call, along with admin creds should anything need untangling.

But mostly it’s a rip and replace network. Ditch plex and get cable.

Google workspace is basically just gmail. You can pay someone to migrate it or abandon.

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Kir 24 points 3 years ago

You know, I never thought about that

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ruud 18 points 3 years ago

I hadn't either until a few years ago. It's something worth considering.

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bearfootbees 6 points 3 years ago

This guy has a good financial planner.

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