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Privacy Advantage
A major reason people choose to selfhost is privacy. When you use cloud services like Google Drive, Onedrive, or iCloud, your personal data is stored on a corporation's servers. Those companies could access your information, analyze it, or even hand it over to your government if requested. You have no physical control over that data or what is done with it. How Self-Hosting Protects You You control who can access your data, and what data will be accessed. No user profiling, tracking, or targeted ads. You can setup encryption for your files and backups. All files are stored locally on a computer you have physical access to. Privacy Tips Use a vpn like ProtonVPN or PIA (if you're able to) in order to reduce the tracking of your online activities. You can also use services like WireGuard or Tailscale to connect your devices and access services outside your home/local network without exposing ports to the internet.

Privacy Advantage

A major reason people choose to selfhost is privacy. When you use cloud services like Google Drive, Onedrive, or iCloud, your personal data is stored on a corporation's servers. Those companies could access your information, analyze it, or even hand it over to your government if requested. You have no physical control over that data or what is done with it.

How Self-Hosting Protects You

You control who can access your data, and what data will be accessed.
No user profiling, tracking, or targeted ads.
You can setup encryption for your files and backups.
All files are stored locally on a computer you have physical access to.

Privacy Tips

Use a vpn like ProtonVPN or PIA (if you're able to) in order to reduce the tracking of your online activities.
You can also use services like WireGuard or Tailscale to connect your devices and access services outside your home/local network without exposing ports to the internet.