Yes by default, but there should be an option to make them public

Make it optional and opt-in.

I’m not super knowledgeable on this, but I chose Dynadot because it’s cheap and WHOIS privacy is included.

Maybe I should just cloud host, as it costs the same as a VPN. But then again, a VPN will also protect my privacy. Do I need to use let’s encrypt if I use a VPN or cloud host if I want to be secure?

1. I want it to be internet accessible. A friend taught me how to use nginx for the local network, although I’ve forgotten that now.
2. My previously mentioned computers are computers I don’t use that much, especially the old laptop. My main computer is a 2021 ROG Strix G15 Advantage Edition. I won’t be hosting from that.
3. Private networking is just hosting over a LAN, right?
4. Does Docker work well on old hardware and is Docker easy to learn?
5. I have the most knowledge on Ubuntu based distros. I don’t think Manjaro, a bleeding edge rolling distro, is good for hosting.
6. How do I use let’s encrypt or something to boost my security?

I’m into Linux, but also into Factorio and motorcycles.

Lemmy genuinely is a replacement for r/Linux because the activity here is just as high as there.

But there is very few content about Factorio and motorcycles here. They are communities, but they don’t really replace the reddit ones, especially r/factorio.

Edit: Almost forgot about incremental games. Basically no content exists on those here.

Definitely! The reason why many of us hate algorithms is that they are constantly pushed on us. Look at what Reddit was doing before they killed third party apps. One of the reasons I went to a third party app was to avoid the Reddit bs.

People who dislike algorithms can simply avoid this app while people who prefer a personalized feed can use this app.