From f9ed6fbc9dbf51950e8cc5340d805feabc88ca15 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Otto Helen-Goldring <otto@noreply.localhost>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:50:00 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] self host disclaimer

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 You can find the [📚 **projects I've been working on**](https://ottohg.uk/projects) or the [👨‍💻 **source code to these projects**](https://git.ottohg.uk/otto?tab=repositories) on [🌐 **my website**](https://ottohg.uk).
 
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+**Q: Why self host Git when most people are using GitHub?**
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+**A:** I value the ability to access my data and repositories during an Internet downtime/outage - and self-hosting has taught me an immense amount about system administration and network security.
 
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