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