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+title: "12 cent blog"
+date: 2023-08-27
+description: "Hosting a website at (almost) no cost."
+tags: [meta, money]
+showComments: true
+showTableOfContents: false
+---
+Yes, the title is correct.
+[Well, actually](https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1191035) it is 0.119 € per
+month or 14.28 € for 10 years.
+
+To be fair, it was a special offer and only covers the domain.
+Fortunately, my provider, [Netim](https://www.netim.com/en) has a free hosting plan with fits my needs.
+I even get email hosting with my own domain.
+There are also services like [Neocities](https://neocities.org) where you can host your website for free if you are willing to live with a subdomain.
+
+## Why should I? XYZ is free!
+
+Yes, you can post wherever you want.
+𝕏 (formerly known as Twitter) is free[^1], Mastodon is free, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Reddit, you name them, are all free, but you are giving up your freedoms.
+Mastodon might be a little better than the rest, but ultimately you depend on the host to let you post there.
+And they can block you and delete all your data without even giving you any notice.
+I hope you have a backup.
+
+[^1]: Or is it? I'm not in the loop.
+
+Hosting this blog allows me to write whatever I want.
+Sure, Netim could also block me and delete my data, but since I use [Hugo](https://gohugo.io) I always have everything backed up on my system anyways.
+In a matter of hours I could be up and running on another hosting provider.
+
+I can also use any format I want and have nearly endless possibilities to customize my blog.
+The sky is the limit.
+For example am I hosting my own [photos](/fotos) instead of using Instagram and my own [microblog](/micro) instead of using Twitter/Mastodon.
+Whatever media I plan to share in the future, there is a solution out there.
+Want comments? I'm trying [Cactus Comments](https://cactus.chat) at the moment.
+
+Let me know what you think!