Alright! It’s time to check in.
I checked back and I’ve been doing the self hosting of my videos on here for 10 MONTHS now. Time flies!
Admittedly the first few months through end of 2025 was all in Supporter Access via PeerTube and I’ve since shifted my policy to only public videos and self hosting more direct. I cancelled PeerTube hosting last month.
This means I’ve seen near zero real direct funding contributions through the forums here - but I’ve felt all kinds of good things regarding the ownership of my work and the “spark” sticking around more when making videos for the forums first.
But how are you all feeling about it? What’s working or not working? What’s sticking for you?
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I think this forum is a great place to connect with others, and there’s no notable difference on the user end between self hosting or hosting through a service imo. It does feel more comforting and gives a sense of security knowing that it’s not some big company “owning” all my opinions and posts on the forum (if that makes sense lol).
You’re probably the one who notices the biggest difference. I think to you, self hosting everything gives a sense of freedom and control. You REALLY own all your video’s, posts etc. now, so I think that that’s the biggest difference.
Overall, being on this forum and being able to watch your video’s here has been a great experience to me. It is more effort to self host everything, but in the end it’s more rewarding as well. And as you mentioned, this place brings that kind of spark and therefore makes it more unique and fun.