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Kbin self-hosters: what hosting platforms are you using? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by sentient_loom@kbin.social to c/selfhosted@kbin.social

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I want to self host my own kbin instance. But dream host (my current host) doesn't let me do postgresql unless I get a dedicated server (very expensive). And I don't want to put it on my home machine because I want professional hosting.

So what are my other options? And what are you all doing? Are there preferred hosts?

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[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm hosting at home. OpenSUSE running in a Proxmox VM.

[–] sentient_loom@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you're running kbin.pithyphrase.net from your home pc?

[–] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 2 points 1 year ago

Well, from my home hypervisor. I'm not running it from my daily-use laptop.

[–] julle@kbin.juhlin.network 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I using hetzner as a VPS provider for hosting my kbin instance. There are probably cheaper hosting companies out there but they works and have never had any problem with them.

[–] sentient_loom@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you use unmanaged hosting?

[–] julle@kbin.juhlin.network 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, using their so called cloud service, so I'm managing everything myself.

[–] sentient_loom@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

So you install your own server (apache or nginx or whatever) and also run your own postgresql from the same unmanaged space? And the server software serves both the php app and the database?

Thanks for answering my questions. I've always used managed hosting but it's becoming too limiting and I'm seeking to expand my options.