I lost my YouTube history, as mentioned in this message, and I am considering self-hosting my own instance to prevent this from happening again. However, I have a few concerns. Will I lose the privacy benefits that come with using another instance? If I make my instance public, will I be sharing bandwidth? Should I use the available package on Manjaro or follow the installation instructions?
I can’t speak too much to public instances, but I’ve self hosted invidious for several months now just for use in my own house. My understanding is if you make your instance public, anyone who knows your IP or URL could use it and your bandwidth.
I recommend the docker install, it’s easy to map data paths and ports as needed.