I found this totally baller old photo of the compiano forte while hunting my thread about reviving it just now
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@aeva/110048470696471655

@ianp5a it's a virtual private server... a virtual machine you rent who is running YunoHost: https://doc.yunohost.org/en/admin/get_started/methods/

@view I think I have a preference for the third

@MichelPatrice yay! let me know how it goes Michel... and I'm curious about that domain name 😊

@bradley thank you Bradley. I have to say, YunoHost's own guide is amazing but I wanted to write something super visual for true newbies... the kind of stuff I wish was around a year ago when I was researching self-hosting.

And yes, the speed of SSL certificate installation is incredible!

@Guillotine_Jones thank you!

@askans thank YOU!!! ❤️

@NullTheFool @raul_volp OTOH sometimes it's just admin/mod drama.

Alternative servers are still useful as a backup if your main instance goes down, and/or to separate a professional from a personal account.