Top Tips and Tools for Easy Self-Hosting Success
The article advocates for self-hosting personal and small business services, emphasizing that most projects don't require cloud scale and can be managed on a well-secured VPS with proper setup, backups, and security measures. It discusses the trade-offs between self-hosting and managed services, highlighting security concerns, the importance of backups, and the practicality of using tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and reverse proxies. The author also touches on the challenges of email hosting, security risks, and the value of control and portability in self-hosted environments.

