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by array_key_first 208 days ago
> For a tinkerer who's focused on the infra, then sure, hosting your own can make sense.

... or for a big company. I've worked at companies with thousands of developers, and it's all been 'self hosted'. In DCs, so not rinky dink, but yes, and there's a lot of advantages to doing it this way. If you set it up right, it can be much easier for developers to use than AWS.