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@molly0xfff Does that mean ultimately running our own server hardware though? Can we trust any of the popular hosting companies?

@gadgetgav @molly0xfff

As an ISP, let me chime in: No, not necessarily. Just avoid any form of vendor-lock in (eg: onepage, wix, ...). Given your question, I assume, you are not overly tech-savvy.

you are also fine running a cheap virtual host or virtual server. It's also OK, if you use the hosting-companies SQL-Server for your CMS (I suggest you do, so no hassle for you with patching, upgrades and security stuff). Important is, that you have means to 'dump' the stuff and move it somewhere else.

Point is: use your own (domain-) name, so u can move your emails and or content somewhere else, with a limited amount of hassle.

So: No vendor-specific stuff. They will prey on u, as they can guesstimate what a move will cost you, and calculate from there how to extract the maximum amount of money from you.

Hosting with a hosting-company is perfectly fine, as long as you don't use their special-sauce, which will run exactly only on their servers.
And if you are using CMSs - by the love of god, limit the amount of plugins. The ideal amount is 0, for that matter, and before you ask.

@czauner @molly0xfff I’m not particularly tech-savvy, at least not to the point where I’d know how to host a physical server at home. I just fear that giving my business to GoDaddy is no better than giving it to Zuck or Musk…

@molly0xfff @gadgetgav I am getting to the point where I do think, that learning how to set-up a server that does the stuff you need in the simplest of ways is part of my #digitalDefense
If I cannot do it, find someone who can and may help me with it.