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If you are not in a tech field, what got you into self-hosting? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago by muxika@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm an English teacher who wanted to "cut the cord" wherever I could, so I started learning about domain hosts, containerization, .yaml files, etc.

Since then, I've been hosting several pods for file sharing and streaming for many years, and I'm currently thinking about learning kubernetes for home deployment. But why?

If you aren't in development, IT, cyber security, or in a related profession, what made you want to learn this on your own? What made you want to pick this up as a hobby?

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[–] klymilark@herbicide.fallcounty.omg.lol 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I've always had a thing for tech. I used to make my own custom MySpace profiles, and pet pages on NeoPets, apply custom cursors to my PC, handled stuff when thr computer got viruses; all the stuff you'd expect of a 10 year old with an unrestricted internet access, and a love for technology. I did go to college for networking, but didn't finish, and ended up in an unrelated field (won't name here to avoid doxing myself, but I'm not even allowed to troubleshoot any tech to emphasize how unrelated this is).

I did kinda... Completely drop off for a while, but the thing that got me back was my most recent anti-Microsoft kick. Completely dropped Win10 (I'd usually had a windows and Linux machine at all times), dropped Google as my email, started using omg.lol for a lot of things, etc. Then I went half-in on a computer to use as a DNS-wide adblocker, and noticed that I could do... A lot more with it, and I like to tinker, so why not do a lot more with it? 2 years later, and it's still the best $100 I've ever spent tbh.