drone509

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I really liked A Canticle for Leibowitz. Feels like it doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. It's really charming.

Keeping hardware running 24/7 cheaply is difficult. Expanding an existing setup is expensive. Consumer grade ISP's will block unexpected network protocols sometimes seemingly for no reason. Dynamic DNS isn't super robust, so several times I went on vacation and the DNS service would flake. Maybe it's better if you pay more for it, but I have no complaints about my VPS. It's nice to be able to just reliably reach my web stuff and not worry a cat bumped the power cable.

I tried self hosting from my apartment for several years. Never anything ambitious, but even so, keeping the site reachable consistently was a problem. It's not impossible. You would need a dynamic DNS service. Some are free. Even with everything set up correctly, expect done downtime. I eventually switched to a virtual server, so I'm paying $7.50/month for 1 GB RAM, 1 TB bandwidth and 120 GB disk space. Reachable all the time with no issues now, though.

on Does it get better? · c/linux · 5 pts · 1y

In my limited experience, there are basically two flavors of Linux:

  1. Latest software, everything's available but it breaks a lot.
  2. Doesn't update frequently, might have to be cautious with third-party software but very stable.

As I've gotten busier, my preference for stable distros like Debian has grown. I think there's also a lot of value in trying for due diligence the first time you install a distro. It's much simpler to take the time and do it correctly than to try and fix it afterwards. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to get everything set up correctly, but it's worth it long term.