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by pluto_modadic 615 days ago
controversial take: but I think it's fine to host stuff on your own machines, rather than the massive big-data hyperscale datacenters. Yes, google/cloudflare/AWS might be more efficient per watt, but I don't like giving them more money to continue to violate privacy/TOS/labor... (AI, kiwifarms, &, well, everything amazon does).

No, it won't be the most efficient, but it's yours.

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You wouldn't be giving cloudflare any money to host it with them.
Am I missing the joke here? Clue me in. Cloudflare isn't a host to my understanding. You can't upload files to it and serve them. At least, not on the free tier.
I think the joke was Cloudflare has a generous free tier that covers a lot of ground, sp your bill will be zero. Most hobbyists won’t hit the limit.
Yes you can.
It’s hilarious because vedmed said “ You can't upload files to it and serve them. At least, not on the free tier.” but that is EXACTLY how cloudflare pages’ free tier works lol
So they'd violate your privacy and re-centralize the web for free ? That's not exactly a rebuttal