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The Self-Hosting Responsibility Spectrum
Not all self-hosting is equal. The difference isn’t hardware, its operational accountability.
I took good look at my responsibility matrix and decided it was time for an upgrade to clarify where systems sit and what it all really means in practice:
| Level | Environment | Hardware Owner | OS & Services | Backups & Recovery | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Saas | Vendor | You | Vendor | Consumption |
| 1 | Hosted Platform | Vendor | You (apps) | Vendor | Partial control |
| 2 | VPS/Cloud VM | Provider | You | You | Infrastructure responsibility |
| 3a | Full Stack Homelab | You | You | You | Skill development |
| 3b | Full Stack Production/Critical | You | You | You | Reliability first |
Now let’s talk about what each level implies.
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