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Self-hosting procedure

Keep a self-hosted service manageable while you are away

Give a cover maintainer a bounded action list, a status-note location and a clear escalation point.

The decision

Give a cover maintainer a bounded action list, a status-note location and a clear escalation point.

A bounded example

Use separate accounts and verify the cover person can follow the record without receiving secrets in a shared document.

Documentation

Use the relevant version of Ubuntu — OpenSSH before changing a live service.

Checks before change

Keep a recovery route, work on an isolated copy when data is affected, and record observations rather than assumptions. Stop if an acceptance check fails.

Limits

Hoszen does not preinstall or operate applications, hold secrets, verify backups, promise capacity or confirm a payment or VPS delivery.