Just btw, your requirements for the website would work just fine on a static site. A static site just means the server only serves the website and nothing else. No DBs or anything like that.
I switched over to Zoho as well recently. While there are some upsells, they are usually reasonable enough. I also occasionally use their other services like writer, notes, and calendar which is nice.
But also, there are significant potential savings and advantages for data storage at home.
The learning aspect is the big one for me. If you need a reliable service with no time spent learning or troubleshooting, you’re probably better using a paid service.
Bitwarden does exactly that. It will mostly work with no server connection.
This is exactly what I do. I find Portainer to be nice for getting an overview of my containers that are all created using docker-compose.
Discord is also quite the resource hog. Trying to run the web version on weaker phones is a slog.
Even if you can physically hold it, you better be damn sure it will work without internet.
Depending on the use, you may be able to spin then down when not in use, but that’s not always possible for some applications.
That is why my restaurant will number tables by UUID.
I know for me personally, its worth the time to set things up myself since I usually learn something new along the way. If you don’t care about the learning aspect and just want the finished product, paying someone else is probably a good idea.
Nah, give me that Fisher Price Baby Screwdriver that’s easy to use and cannot build a space shuttle.
Ouch, I feel your pain. My high school education consisted of one course in C getting as far as pointers, then the next in Python.
I’m not sure if this is true anymore, but IIRC all embedded youtube videos have no ads. Which would explain why creators can prevent their video being played embedded.
Where’s his alcohol?
Same reason you use Lemmy over Reddit.
I bought a small APC UPS about a year ago and am glad I did. In my area, very brief outages are somewhat common so a small UPS will work for the majority of outages.
Exactly. If they are just reheating frozen food, it’s easier and cheaper just to do it at home using a mircowave. Throw in some frozen veggies for added health.