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Most promising "self-hosting for the masses" projects? (lemdro.id)

submitted 7 months ago by mfat@lemdro.id to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

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What are the most promising projects/services aiming at making self hosting easier for everyone?

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[–] testman@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Other comments already pointed to some very good software solutions.
But I would argue that absolutely the biggest barrier to entry for the masses is hardware.
Restoring an old PC or making some cable spaghetti with some SBC is currently too advanced for average person.
Self-hosting for the masses would require some new form of home servers.
Something modular, where adding new components would be as easy as playing with Lego bricks.

[–] halm@leminal.space 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Projects like Freedom Box were attempting this 10+ years ago, or even simpler, a home server that basically sits on your powerplug. AFAIK it sort of petered out fast, at least in the public mind, and I think it's a shame. It had potential and was even more basic than the Lego approach.