{"id":162,"date":"2017-12-11T08:48:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T16:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.diyfuturism.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2017-12-18T17:22:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T01:22:04","slug":"self-hosting-how-to-get-free-and-cheap-linux-virtual-servers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyfuturism.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/11\/self-hosting-how-to-get-free-and-cheap-linux-virtual-servers\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Hosting: How to Get Free and Cheap Linux Virtual Servers"},"content":{"rendered":"

I try to avoid the cloud in favor of self-hosting the services I use. Then I know my information is private, and I can tailor them to suit my needs. I do run some services at home on my network, but my local internet service is pretty slow. So my solution is to run services like VPN<\/a>, Owntracks Recorder<\/a>, and this blog on a virtual private server.<\/a><\/p>\n

Even if you don’t have any grand plans, you could host something simple like Pi Hole<\/a> to block all ads on your devices – even your phone.<\/p>\n

The same economies of scale that make cloud computing so ubiquitous and cheap also work in our favor if we are willing to administer a Linux server ourselves. Here are some cheap, and even free, ways to get your own server.<\/p>\n

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