Self-hosting
Self-hosting means running software on infrastructure you control, instead of relying on a provider’s servers — giving you full ownership of your data and uptime.
What it means
Self-hosting is running an application on hardware or a cloud account you control, rather than using a vendor’s managed service. You own the data, the configuration, and the uptime.
The trade-off
Self-hosting gives you maximum control and independence, at the cost of doing the operations yourself. Managed cloud is easier but puts a company between you and your data.
Why it matters
For privacy-sensitive data, self-hosting removes the need to trust any third party at all — the data never has to leave infrastructure you control.
How Atomic Blend uses it
Atomic Blend is open source under AGPLv3 and built to self-host. Run the entire suite on your own servers, or use our cloud and switch to self-hosting whenever you want — no lock-in.