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On 3/14/2024 9:26 PM, Don Y wrote:
> On 3/14/2024 2:37 PM, bitrex wrote:
>> Maybe consider hosting the web server yourself, using a virtual 
>> machine/Promox as the host and a Cloudflare tunnel for security:
> 
> The advantage is that you can institute whatever policies you want.
> The DISadvantage is that YOU have to implement those policies!
> 
> And, nothing prevents your site from being targeted for a [D]DoS
> attack, etc.  Or, any other behavior that increases the cost to
> you (in terms of your effort or servicing/hosting fees from
> provider(s).
> 
> It's often easier (less hassle) to just avail yourself of some
> free service to host the content and let THEM worry about
> these issues.  (unless you enjoy dicking with this sort of thing)
> 
> 

OK, don't have to self-host. There are possible privacy/security 
concerns using Cloudflare for private data/WAN applications but for 
public-facing generally static web pages it seems like a no-brainer, 
they have pretty generous free plans.