Hey, I was thinking about getting a VPS and hosting my own single user Lemmy instance. I am trying to think of other things to host. I already have some old hardware running unRAID with Plex, the *arrs, Kavita and home assistant. This is pushing my hardware to the limit but I still want to mess around with some self hosted things. Is there anything you would rather host on a rented server as opposed to a server sitting at your home?
Since I have a good internet connection now and have a separate room where I can store my machines, I prefer to host everything at home, especially stuff that need a lot of storage, because VPS with big disks demand big moneys.
What I will always host on a VPS is the mail. Setting up a mail server at home is a lost challenge since 99% of the internet providers will not give you a static IP and a reverse DNS, which is mandatory if you don’t want your mail going always to the SPAM folder.
Self hosting email? Madlad!