Things I Stopped Self-Hosting (And Why Cloud Won in My Home Lab)

The podcast addresses the controversial topic of when not to self-host services in a home lab environment, arguing that while self-hosting offers valuable learning experiences, it's not always the most practical choice. The speaker details specific services they stopped self-hosting, including email due to deliverability complexities, public DNS for reliability concerns during outages, and remote access gateways in favor of zero-trust solutions for security. Push notifications were also moved to a hosted solution (Pushover) for reliability, and password managers were entrusted to cloud providers due to the high risk of data loss. The speaker emphasizes balancing the enjoyment and learning derived from self-hosting against the stress and time involved, advocating for a strategic approach to home lab management.