arthur@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agoWhat single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)message-squaremessage-square520fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down18
arrow-up1306arrow-down1message-squareWhat single item improved the quality of your life over you got it? (Buyed it/got as present/made it)arthur@lemmy.zip to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square520fedilink
minus-squarepixxelkick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·9 months agoThe value in self hosting is your passwords aren’t exposed to the internet at all, and can only be accessed over VPN from outside the house. If you care about security and you know how to run a network properly, then it’s definitely worth doing. In terms of things that can “go wrong”, the first rule of homelab is “Back your stuff up”, and the second rule of homelab is “Back it up again”
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·9 months agoSeriously, when you have a single small file which is that important, it’s really not hard to make sure it’s backed up in several places.
The value in self hosting is your passwords aren’t exposed to the internet at all, and can only be accessed over VPN from outside the house.
If you care about security and you know how to run a network properly, then it’s definitely worth doing.
In terms of things that can “go wrong”, the first rule of homelab is “Back your stuff up”, and the second rule of homelab is “Back it up again”
Seriously, when you have a single small file which is that important, it’s really not hard to make sure it’s backed up in several places.