Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Of course, I don’t want anyone diving in completely blind, some basic knowledge, research, and interest are definitely needed. But if someone decides they really want to keep their data safe and under their own control, even something like family photos, they should be able to get started in a simpler way. Then, once the first step doesn’t seem too intimidating, they can deepen their technical skills. The goal of Safebox isn’t to replace that knowledge, just to make self hosting more accessible.

@cRazi_man@europe.pub I absolutely love your comments! You’ve chimed in on several of my posts already, and you always share such interesting stories and enthusiasm. I really hope it stays that way, keep being as passionate and helpful as you are, the self hosting community could use more people like you

@TopKnot@mas.to Yeah, it can definitely feel really complicated, especially when you’re just starting out. That’s actually one of the reasons we created Safebox, we went through the same struggles ourselves. We’re also working on proper documentation so others can better understand and learn from it.

By the way, is there a specific self hosted app you had in mind for storing the maps and documents you mentioned?

Thanks, must’ve missed that

I really like what you’re doing, keep it up!