Does it make sense to host your own instance of lemmy for one user? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 months ago by ComradeMiao@slrpnk.net to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

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I’m asking in general but also in terms of privacy. Is it worse that you’re more easily connected to your real identity through owning the domain?

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[-] navi@lemmy.tespia.org 5 points 4 months ago

I self host for just me but Lemmy can be resource intensive, especially if you mirror pictures.

[-] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 1 points 3 months ago

How do you turn them off?

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