Frankly, even though they are not European, I would go ghost.org instead of Nazi supporter Substack. As a bonus, they are cheaper and Fediverse integrated too.
Before anyone asks:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/jan/03/substack-user-revolt-anti-censorship-stance-neo-nazis
What about Webador: https://slashdot.org/software/comparison/Substack-vs-Webador-vs-WordPress/
Jesus… I didn’t know people live like that. Cloud sever is like 5 euros/month. Self host ownCloud, bitwarden and you have half of that covered. Proton makes sense here but the first setup is insane.
Self hosting is not for average Joe. Even for skilled people is quite some work and maintenance.
Of course but this guy is not an average Joe. Paying for AWS, cloud storage, todo list and password manager looks strange. But I’m glad he’s found the way :)
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This guy is paying for AWS to host his website. If you can run Linux on someone else’s computer, you can run it on your own, or at the very least, it will be easy to learn how
Define average. There are so many guides and prepared packaging (debian 13 offers freebombox install under the blends). It requires foremost an interest in self hosting.
When exposing them on the internet without vpn’s that’s when it gets tricky an requires more knowledge.
Totally off topic, but this wins the “worst pie chart of 2025” category for me. Absolutely horrendous. I had to look twice (gross) to make sure I’m really seeing what I’m seeing.
One thing that always concern me about selfhosting is that you need to manage the app yourself, you need to deal with updates, security and the risks of exposing a service to the internet.
It is awesome to be able to do it, but if you neglect the maintenance, you may be in for a bad time.
True. That’s what I pay on Hetzner for my VPS. Because I’m lazy I pay an extra for their NextCloud hosted solution. In the VPS, among other things, I have OnlyOffice, that integrates directly with NextCloud, solving my office needs.
That’s where I took the price from. Hetzner rules :)
Me too. I pay 7€/month for a VPS. I put Yunohost on it. That makes selfhosting really easy and low-maintenance. And that’s pretty much it, with stuff I rely on. Except from some separate email accounts. And I just skip all the AI stuff. That’s an extra $20 that doesn’t go to big tech, and ChatGPT and Grok are for “free” once I feel the urge to pose a question to AI.
People still use the privacy nightmare Grammarly? And even pay for the privilege?
Every marketing job I had used Grammarly. I don’t know why anybody would use it for personal use, unless they were a writer.
Immediately lost credibility when he pushes AI slop as a priority right in the beginning of the article.
That’s where i halted too.
I wish there were an EU alternative to Kagi. All other search engines pale in comparison and I just can’t deal with ads any more. I can only hope that Proton are looking in to search
Have you already had a look at https://metager.de/?
No trial? Any way to test it before paying?
What are the advantages compared to searxng?
I hadn’t heard of that. Thanks! I will take a look
Startpage is a wonderful search engine imo
Belongs to a US company.
I thought it was Dutch? Did they sell to PE or something?
Startpage is owned and operated by Surfboard Holding BV, The Hague, the Netherlands, which is majority owned by System1, an American internet advertising company.
Did not know, thanks. That sucks because it’s a great search engine.
I think this is an interesting read TL;DR Startpage remains quartered in the EU and thus follow European laws
That’s true, but the profits go to the US.
That’s a good point, unfortunately
best thing is to just self host and have your own servers.
To be honest I wouldn’t go for proton as the privacy laws in Switzerland turned/are turning for the worst. https://www.heise.de/en/news/Surveillance-Proton-relocates-parts-of-its-infrastructure-from-Switzerland-10538664.html
Which is why they are migrating into the EU.
I’ll probably get accused of shilling, but I just saved about 50% of my hosting bill moving from Digital Ocean to Hostinger.
Wait, to save 500e you need to spend at least 500e. Where is all this money going???
this article is too long to be a satire.
“Your proprietary soyftware is bad!! Instead, I will use this proprietary soyftware that says it doesnt track me!”
do you not read what you write?
