--- title: '000. Hello and Welcome.' url: 'https://prozak.org/000-hello-and-welcome' markdown: 'https://prozak.org/000-hello-and-welcome.md' date: '2021-02-18' description: "An introductory reflection on what self-hosting means and why it's worth doing." taxonomy: category: - Philosophy tag: - privacy - self-hosting archives_month: - feb_2021 archives_year: - '2021' --- # 000. Hello and Welcome. [ Blog Posts ](https://prozak.org/) 000. Hello and Welcome. 18 *Feb* #### [000. Hello and Welcome.](https://prozak.org/000-hello-and-welcome) [privacy](https://prozak.org/tag:privacy) [self-hosting](https://prozak.org/tag:self-hosting) If you're reading this, it means you magically stumbled upon this blog. Its intermittent existence dates back to 2005, and it never had a specific purpose beyond occupying internet space. In early 2021, after over eight months of pandemic life, I had an epiphany. This global disruptive event reshaped social dynamics at profound levels, impacting not only social interactions but economic structures as well. This decade will be marked as the great socio-economic paradigm shift, pushing us toward even broader adoption of technological platforms and solutions in daily life. This new reality will redefine how we use services and how major tech corporations monetize and exploit our data—all under the same mantra: the more they know about you, the more they can sell to you. In many cases, turning users into the very product from which they profit. For many people, this is acceptable—even convenient. I am not one of them. I’ve decided to revive this online space to publish guides, reflections, tips, and recommendations focused on: **Self-Hosting Open Source Security and Privacy** I hope you find this site interesting, and above all, that it helps you reduce dependency on third parties to meet your technological needs. [ Next Post](https://prozak.org/001-self-hosting) [Previous Post ](https://prozak.org/hello-world) #### Related Posts - 75 [002. Content wants to be Free, Not Centralized](https://prozak.org/002-content-wants-to-be-free-not-centralized "002. Content wants to be Free, Not Centralized") - 60 [007. Setting up VPS Webproxy to #homelab servers using Tailscale](https://prozak.org/007-setting-up-vps-webproxy-to-homelab-servers-using-tailscale "007. Setting up VPS Webproxy to #homelab servers using Tailscale") - 50 [012. Dynamic DNS Python Script -> deSEC.io DNS Service](https://prozak.org/012-dynamic-dns-python-script-greater-than-desec-io-dns-service "012. Dynamic DNS Python Script -> deSEC.io DNS Service") - 50 [010. Centralized Wildcard Certificate on Debian with Let’s Encrypt + deSEC](https://prozak.org/010-centralized-wildcard-certificate-on-debian-with-lets-encrypt-desec "010. Centralized Wildcard Certificate on Debian with Let’s Encrypt + deSEC") - 50 [009. Caddy Server Auth Crunch Plugin](https://prozak.org/009-caddy-server-auth-crunch-plugin "009. Caddy Server Auth Crunch Plugin") #### Links - [< ](https://webring.obeythesystem.com/page?=previous)[OBEY THE SYSTEM Webring](https://webring.obeythesystem.com/)[ >](https://webring.obeythesystem.com/page?=next) - [rc64k@Github](https://github.com/rc64k) - [Prozak's Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@prozak) #### Popular Tags [self-hosting](https://prozak.org/tag:self-hosting) [linux](https://prozak.org/tag:linux) [python](https://prozak.org/tag:python) [caddy](https://prozak.org/tag:caddy) [cloud](https://prozak.org/tag:cloud) [privacy](https://prozak.org/tag:privacy) [Philosophy](https://prozak.org/tag:Philosophy) [Quote](https://prozak.org/tag:Quote) [emby](https://prozak.org/tag:emby) [tailscale](https://prozak.org/tag:tailscale) [influxdb](https://prozak.org/tag:influxdb) [network](https://prozak.org/tag:network) [unifi](https://prozak.org/tag:unifi) [artificial intelligence](https://prozak.org/tag:artificial%20intelligence) #### Archives - [ 1 October 2026 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:oct_2026) - [ 2 July 2026 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:jul_2026) - [ 3 March 2026 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:mar_2026) - [ 3 July 2025 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:jul_2025) - [ 1 May 2025 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:may_2025) - [ 1 March 2025 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:mar_2025) - [ 1 September 2024 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:sep_2024) - [ 1 February 2024 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:feb_2024) - [ 1 August 2023 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:aug_2023) - [ 1 March 2021 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:mar_2021) - [ 2 February 2021 ](https://prozak.org/blog/archives_month:feb_2021) #### RSS & Atom Feeds [ Atom 1.0](https://prozak.org/blog.atom) [ RSS](https://prozak.org/blog.rss) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Blog Posts](https://prozak.org/index.md) - Previous: [001. Self-Hosting?](https://prozak.org/001-self-hosting.md) - Next: [Hello World](https://prozak.org/hello-world.md)