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Reply to @neatnik@social.lol Harry@raeubervater@social.lol (2026-08-21 16:12:29) @neatnik I think it’s a matter of how much of your own resources you’re willing to invest. I kinda get both your point and Olly’s. I already know enough to build and maintain a simple website, basically exactly what you described in your post. And I would recommend that to anyone running their own blog.Reply
And I think you have a point when it comes to what “indie” actually means. If we’re talking about independence, building and hosting your own site yourself is probably the most indie way to do it.
Is this for everyone? Nope. And that’s okay. That’s exactly why we have so much variety. It’s okay to build your website yourself from the ground up, but it’s also okay to use services like Pika, Pagecord or Bear.
I’ve come to the conclusion that I prefer platforms like these over self-hosting and coding everything myself.
Originally I wanted to use this example:
“I could easily build my own Cisco network with enterprise Wi-Fi APs at home. But I don’t, because it’s too much hassle for private use. I also want my infrastructure at home to be as simple as possible, so my family can still get along with it when I’m not around.”
But now I realize that this comparison doesn’t quite work, because I’d be able to equip my house with Cisco enterprise products exactly the way I want without much trouble. That’s what I work with every day. That’s not the case with my HTML skills.
Damn… where was I going with this? 🤔
Okay. Would I be able to build a personal website exactly the way my slightly broken perfectionist brain wants it to be? Probably. With enough time, studying and coffee, very likely.
Am I ready to invest that time at this point in my life? No!
I really like how IndieWeb.org puts it:
“We are a community of independent and personal websites based on the principles of: owning your domain and using it as your primary online identity, publishing on your own site first (optionally elsewhere), and owning your content.”
I think there’s quite a bit of room within that d
---Reply--- Olly@olly@indieweb.social (2026-08-21 17:37:53) @raeubervater @neatnik even with a server in your closet you're going to depend on 3rd party companies in the stack somewhere – email, ISP, DNS, etc etc...
Anyway it's just my opinion in a crappy blog post that's probably weakly positioned... I hate debates on social media.