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self-hosting

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[self-hohst-ing] / ˌsɛlfˈhoʊst ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act or process of using a private server to host a website.

  2. the state in which, or the process by which, a piece of software is able to compile itself.


adjective

  1. (of a website or similar service) hosted on a private server.

  2. being a software program capable of compiling itself.

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While self-hosting does not make you immune to phishing attacks, it does insulate you from attackers pretending to be your email provider, which is something that even savvy Gmail users fall for.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2016

Despite these advantages to running your own server, it has become a common opinion that self-hosting email is too complex to be done securely.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2016

Let’s instead talk about Hillary Clinton as the example of a citizen exercising legal rights afforded to her by the Constitution, and how those rights were secured through self-hosting.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2016

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