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rqm
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Interesting, littlefedi takes a bit more RAM to compile than I expected -- make build allreleases peaked at 19.7 GB of RAM use on the build machine. Something to bear in mind. #littlefedi

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bpl
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Le me wit 8 gigs of WOM
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Stefano Marinelli
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@bpl @rqm I think it's a Go caching "issue". I compiled everything with a 4GB ram device.

And the full builds are made on my MacBook Pro M1 (which has 16GB total ram, but quite busy)

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@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe @bpl@snac.bsd.cafe It definitely is that. Each platform built increased overall RAM use with ~1Gb after a while; especially the "exotic" platforms.

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No worries gentlemen, I just wanted to complain. Not going to run littleFedi (I was told that self-hosting is bad), because rather do not need it, but keeping fingers crossed for it.

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Stefano Marinelli
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@bpl @rqm ok :-) Who said that self hosting is bad?

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Paul Wilde
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@bpl@snac.bsd.cafe @rqm@0xde501a7a.net self-hosting is bad in the same way hanging your kitchen cabinets is bad

They work and are probably fine, but you're always worried they're going to fall off the wall and trash the rest of your house in the process

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bpl
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If I would need to hang cabinets, I would try to do my best and learn how to do that, so in case of falling, I can fix them on my own. Handyman does not need to care about quality of their work, it should be just enough. They know that you will come back, because you do not know how to hang those cabinets. It is in their interest to not do the work perfectly, because this means more work and more money.

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Paul Wilde
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@bpl@snac.bsd.cafe @paul@fedi.paulwilde.uk @rqm@0xde501a7a.net _bad_ handypeople do not need to care about their work...but good handypeople take pride in the work they do.

Anyway, totally agreed self-hosting isn't for everyone. Definitely not something to recommend something they do unless they understand some critical infrastructure, but that does not make it bad.

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My overall thought is that saying "self-hosting is bad" does not help and does not solve any problem, it only stigmatises and generalises.

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@bpl@snac.bsd.cafe phone bad. computer bad, self-hosting bad. book good. @paul@fedi.paulwilde.uk

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Paul Wilde
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@rqm@0xde501a7a.net @bpl@snac.bsd.cafe @paul@fedi.paulwilde.uk bad like the 1980's smash hit song and accompanying album by Michael Jackson (careful now)?
Self-hosting's bad, it's bad, shamone.

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Sébastien
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@rqm@0xde501a7a.net @bpl@snac.bsd.cafe @paul@fedi.paulwilde.uk

Yeah, sometimes technology needs to be punished by not paying attention to it. But we keep coming back, don't we? But a good book... is a good book!