[portalplatform]

We're trying to make it as close to self-managed as a sysadmin running their own machine in a colo. We're not there yet but that's where we're headed. Sandstorm is working on a hosting service as well.

The only way you can truly control a server, as an individual, is by running it out of your home. The problem with servers at home is that most residential internet is terrible for running servers on.

[angrybits]

You can have locked cage space leased from a datacenter if you want to be in control of all the things you have any business being in control of.

[ocdtrekkie]

That, however, is prohibitively expensive for small scale users though. Even moreso than running a box from home.