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If you are not in a tech field, what got you into self-hosting? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I'm an English teacher who wanted to "cut the cord" wherever I could, so I started learning about domain hosts, containerization, .yaml files, etc.

Since then, I've been hosting several pods for file sharing and streaming for many years, and I'm currently thinking about learning kubernetes for home deployment. But why?

If you aren't in development, IT, cyber security, or in a related profession, what made you want to learn this on your own? What made you want to pick this up as a hobby?

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[–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

As a kid, dad set me up on one of his spare dos/win3.1 PCs when he was working. The passion and learning never stopped from that point. Just not something I want to make a career of.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, there's always a child-like fascination with technology. Do you ever feel like making it a career would've taken the joy out of it? My bro is IT and it somewhat did for him.

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