From 5bb2e8a0b82e06008587f375b0bdf78c7c4b799f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mms Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 21:11:01 +0200 Subject: feat(blog): self host? --- content/blog/2024/should-i-self-host-this-site.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/blog/2024/should-i-self-host-this-site.md (limited to 'content/blog/2024/should-i-self-host-this-site.md') diff --git a/content/blog/2024/should-i-self-host-this-site.md b/content/blog/2024/should-i-self-host-this-site.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0cae82 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/blog/2024/should-i-self-host-this-site.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ ++++ +title = "Should I self-host my site?" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-09-08T21:07:00+02:00 +categories = ["blog"] +draft = false +weight = 2001 +image_dir = "blog/images" +image_max_width = 600 +abstract = "A genius idea?!" ++++ + +Up until recently, I was sure that my upload is limited to 20MB. +I was wrong - it's 40MB, and (if Ubiquity is to believed), it's _stable_ 40MB. +Way more than my low-traffic sites need. +If we don't count the bots, it's a few dozen people every day. + +As I wrote [recently](/blog/2024/desktop-nas/), I am thinking about getting a dedicated compute server. +Playing with Synology is effective, but it's no fun at all. + +But then another idea came: I have an unused Raspberry PI4. +Sometimes my genius scares me. +This little fella is _way_ more than a FreeBSD server serving just this site needs. + +This would lead to separating my sites even more, like + +- _unix-history_ becomes unixhist.<domain> +- _brain-rot_ becomes brainrot.<domain> + +I have to say, that just thinking about it makes me smile. +What's sexier than an elf princess's swo... self-hosted site? +And dedicating RPi would delay purchasing a full-blown thin-client PC, which would be "I have all the power now" moment. + +This raises a few concerns: + +- I have a dynamic IP. I can use a dynamic DNS service, but maybe a relayd on my current OpenBSD Amsterdam can be used? +- Can I be doxed? I mean, you could simply WHOIS me, so most likely not a risk? +- With all the bots out there which can kill any server, would I be DDOSed all the time? +- How do I start every sentence with "btw, I host my website in my living room". + It's already difficult enough to put Emacs and BSD there! + +Hosting a website is infinitely less complex than doing it for E-mail, so it's as close to a cakewalk as it gets. +If you can help me with those questions, please do. -- cgit v1.2.3