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I'm asking cause my previous post regarding my server that isn't at home got moderated for violating rule 3. I don't get it ๐Ÿค”

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[โ€“] jimmy90@lemmy.world -2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

i donno i think you're self hosting if you're the admin

[โ€“] Auli@lemmy.ca 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Your hosting but not self hosting.

[โ€“] zo0@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago

No, Hosting has a technical definition. When you rent a server or in this case VPS, the company is hosting you. You can maintain or administer the services but you are never hosting yourself on someone else's computer.

[โ€“] nottelling@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Woah TIL that because I'm admin, I'm self hosting an entire enterprise of nearly 50,000 users.