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How can I use open source software if I don't want to manage a server?

5 comments \ @ad 27 Aug 2023 techAD

There are a lot of great tools available for managing open source software on your own server, but they all require an ease with the command-line, the ability to work out problems when they arise, figuring out backups, and how to harden your server against internet threats.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cloudron/comments/tdsg3t/i_have_been_hacked_but_do_not_know_how_to_fix_it/

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1 sat \ 1 reply \ @anon 27 Aug 2023

I don't know; this looks too good to be true. I have two major concerns:

They say that the user data is encrypted with the password and that they don't have access to it, but they don't explain how that is done or possible.
I cannot find information on who is behind this company. They have suddenly popped out of nowhere and now they are running this ads all over the place on SN.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @03365d6a53 28 Aug 2023

both true

1 sat \ 2 replies \ @sahil 27 Aug 2023

Day 4 of waiting for my questions to be answered :(

1 sat \ 1 reply \ @4twenty 27 Aug 2023

Honestly this smells like a scam, do not trust software provided by a third party on the internet. How can you know the software hasn't been tampered with, also 39$ a month is insanely steep for something that anyone can do after watching a youtube guide. Please get your own server and learn how to do this yourself

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @npub1freed0m 27 Aug 2023

How is it any more of a scam than cloud Microsoft or Google?

$39 is actually a good deal (waaay cheaper than equivalent MS or Google offerings) when you consider the amount of software being offered, the fact you don't have to rent a VM, and you don't have to manage (or buy) the server.

And to be fair, not everyone can self-host.

I'm not affiliated, I do self host, but let's recognise that this is, on the face of it, is a better / cheaper / more private offer than google docs or microsoft cloud.

For those looking for self-hosted options (eeeeaaasy to self host), you could consider:

Start 9
Cloudron
Paying someone on upwork to set up your own linux server