What is a self-hosted app?
Self-hosting moves the machine, not the software. You install the app, keep it updated, back it up and secure it. In exchange you get control that a hosted service cannot offer.
What matters here
- You run the server and the database
- Data stays on infrastructure you choose
- Updates and backups are your job
- No per seat subscription in most cases
- Uptime depends on your setup
Who it suits
People who already run a server and enjoy it, or organisations with a requirement to keep data in house. It is a poor fit if the setup would be the only server you have ever administered.
The ongoing cost
Hosting is cheap; attention is not. Patching, monitoring, certificates, backups and a restore you have actually tested are the real work, and skipping them is how self-hosting earns its reputation for losing data.
When to choose hosted
If you want the app to be someone else's problem, pay for hosted. Self-hosting is a trade of money for control and responsibility, and that trade is only good if you want the control.
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