Can Self-Hosting Be Simple?

You can go into the deep end way too easily with a self-hosting project. But is a less-is-more approach possible? Here’s what my attempt to build a “third-place” box taught me.Hey all, I’m working on a new newsletter dedicated to mini-PCs that I’m planning on launching soon, but I wanted to kind of give a sneak peek of what I’m thinking. If tiny computers are your thing, sign up here!Earlier this year, I wrote a big thing about where self-hosting was going, and looked at a number of emerging software tools. One comment I heard as I went deep into all the competing tools is that some folks just kind of wanted a template to work with. Less magnifying glass, more 30,000-foot view.This time, I’m going to keep it simple. Like last time, I’m doing this with the support of a review unit, the Acemagic K1. This particular unit is more of a modest player in the modern computing landscape, essentially an embedded AMD processor retrofitted in a mini-PC context. At the moment, this unit sells for…