@whitequark there’s always holier-than-thou punishers in tech.

You’re not REALLY self-hosting if you’re running your own web site on a shared CPanel host! You need a VPS!

You’re not REALLY self-hosting if your VPS is on AWS/Azure/GCP because megacorps are evil! You need to use a small local provider!

You’re not REALLY self-hosting if your VPS is on a minor local provider, they could go out of business at any time! You need to run your own hardware!

You’re not REALLY self-hosting if you’re running your own hardware in a co-lo datacentre, they will let law enforcement in to steal all your shit! You need to host your own equipment at your own home!

You’re not REALLY self-hosting if you’re running servers in your home, they are so loud and hot! You need to use laptops because they have a built-in UPS!

You’re not REALLY self-hosting if you’re using electricity out of the wall, you need to be energy-independent with zero emissions! You need to run all your shit on a solar-powered ESP32!

Etc…