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Not my blog, but the author's experience reminded me of my own frustrations with Microsoft GitHub.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

I want to self host instead, but then there's always the "what if a tornado hits my house and I lose my life's work?" fear that keeps me using GitHub...

Edit: thanks for the suggestions, I'll look into them!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

Self host with backups set up?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

There is always sourcehut

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Not sure if that’s for you, but I’ve moved my stuff to forgejo hosted on uberspace. Not your own server, but I find it hits the sweet spot between convenience and control.