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by abdelhai 1755 days ago
Hi, CEO of Deta here. On Deta Space, self-hosting means that once the app is installed in your own personal cloud, you have full ownership of the instance and it's data. Not the developer.

We use GA in our dashboard but the apps themselves do not contain tracking. We aim to remove all tracking in the future. GA only collects web pages visits (anonymously).

3 comments

I would suggest you avoid redefining what self-hosting means. ;)

Are there any technical limitations to prevent Deta (or someone who compromises Deta) from accessing a user's data?

With regards to different apps installed within a user's personal cloud, is there any isolation that ensures a compromise with one app can't compromise data in other apps the user installs?

What is a "personal cloud" in this context?

I can't see how I could have full ownership of it since I didn't set it up and have no idea how it works. It comes across as very 'black box' and hidden behind the scenes.

Either way it's not self-hosted unless I'm the one doing the full setup from the start.

What is the business relationship between you and the OP?

You're both trying to redefine what everyone understands as self-hosting, in some seemingly direct ways.