AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoShould I host my own instance if I don't intend to run a community?message-squaremessage-square175fedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1121arrow-down1message-squareShould I host my own instance if I don't intend to run a community?AbsurdityAccelerator@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square175fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMalin@omg.qalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI run my own instance because I have the resources, I intend to create communities and it is much more private this way.
minus-squareultimate_question@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoWhat are the privacy advantages of self hosting lemmy? as in what kind of data are we otherwise sharing when we use someone else’s instance?
minus-squareMalin@omg.qalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIf I create a private community for all my family members it remains private while I selfhost. If I create it on someone else’s server it ain’t that private because the admin could be eavesdropping.
I run my own instance because I have the resources, I intend to create communities and it is much more private this way.
What are the privacy advantages of self hosting lemmy? as in what kind of data are we otherwise sharing when we use someone else’s instance?
If I create a private community for all my family members it remains private while I selfhost. If I create it on someone else’s server it ain’t that private because the admin could be eavesdropping.