Physically held is _very_ different than only one person having access. It doesn't seem to imply it's hosted in a basement at all.
There is zero reason that server in the basement can't be a mirrored node to one or more vps'.
To extend your point, it's probably far better to have something cloud agnostic so it can flip between horribly compromised or attacked hosts.
Basement servers on Fibre, with a bit of knowledge and power backup can be just as reliable as most for one simple and over looked reason, they're reasonably obscure and don't fall under the attention large hosts receive. They absolutely have other issues to get rid of, which can be.
Self-hosting isn't about a "point of pride". Time reveals the value of self-sufficiency, not in every case to the absolute, but being able to.
Self-hosting at home is often similar skills to hosting a server in a datacenter, whether it's your own hardware co-located, rented server, or a managed server.
There is zero reason that server in the basement can't be a mirrored node to one or more vps'.
To extend your point, it's probably far better to have something cloud agnostic so it can flip between horribly compromised or attacked hosts.
Basement servers on Fibre, with a bit of knowledge and power backup can be just as reliable as most for one simple and over looked reason, they're reasonably obscure and don't fall under the attention large hosts receive. They absolutely have other issues to get rid of, which can be.
Self-hosting isn't about a "point of pride". Time reveals the value of self-sufficiency, not in every case to the absolute, but being able to.
Self-hosting at home is often similar skills to hosting a server in a datacenter, whether it's your own hardware co-located, rented server, or a managed server.