Selfhosting (EN)

Concept

Independent operation of IT services on one's own infrastructure instead of using third-party cloud services

Selfhosting Architecture

flowchart TD     A[Client/Browser] --> B[Reverse Proxy/Nginx]     B --> C[Web-App/Container]     C --> D[Datenbank/Container]     C --> E[Cache/Redis]     F[Monitoring/Prometheus] --> C     F --> D     G[Logging/ELK] --> C     G --> D

Advantages

  • Data privacy and sovereignty
  • No dependency on third-party providers
  • Long-term cost control
  • Full adaptability of the infrastructure

Challenges

  • Requires expertise in system operation
  • Responsibility for security and maintenance
  • Scaling requires additional planning
Quelle: AI Generated