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How private is a vps? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Can the vps provider not read everything on your server, unless it's explicitly encrypted?

I'm asking because I'm interested in self-hosting mainly as a way to get privacy respecting services where good hosted ones don't exist. I'm not sure I really want to deal with running my own hardware

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The only thing I'd recommend against are pre-built NASes. Theyre proprietary AF and so overpriced for what you get if you don't need the handholding of the consumer NAS software.

The moment people realize a NAS is just a small factor desktop with a lot of space with good Ethernet speed, their eyes widen up the same way people realized the cloud is just someone else's computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

They are genuinely useful devices, in that they simplify the process of running what is essentially a home server, down to something the average person can pull off by just buying a box and slotting some drives into it, then use a simple UI to configure whatever basic services they like.

For just the hardware, they're absolutely robbery. You're paying for the software to hold your hand. If you don't need that, they're pretty much pointless.