Is it time for a digital clear out…?
How often do you look at how much space you have left on your phone, tablet or computer, and when you do look you are surprised. “Where has all my space gone?”
Tag: selfhost
AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
LLM trawlers are becoming more aggressive and can consume substantial bandwidth and CPU power
Well that didn’t last long did it?
What do I want with comments, just email me if you have something to say. Well guess what…
Move over will you…!
It’s not something I do, blogging, although I do write on occasion. My personal website is hosted, like all my stuff, on my own server using a very good app called Bludit, but recently I discovered Pure Blog. I’ve moved over… How it gone?
A digital life free of subscriptions?
I consider myself a seasoned self hoster. I don't write code or do any kind of scripting in any of the languages used, I'm just not that bright!, but I don't mind getting my hands a little *mucky* in terminal when things go a bit bonkers, which they sometimes do.
A laypersons guide to SSH security
A simple layperson… yes, that’s me, I'm afraid. I’m not a coder, or a network wizard, or an expert scripter. I'm a hobbyist who enjoys tinkering with computers. I’m just a guy who hosts his own stuff from home using a tool that makes that journey so easy
Self-hosting... Why bother?
There are many reasons. For me, it's a hobby, but it might be different for you, of course. I have also become more resistant over time to letting big corporations be responsible for my data. How many times have you heard that <em>such and such</em> has been hacked? Of course, that can happen to anyone self-hosting as well, but at least <em>I will be responsible</em> for any loss.