What I Learned Self-Hosting My Cloud for Two Years

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<p>Last year, due to a client's data privacy policies, we had to pull all their files from international cloud services. This situation once again highlighted how critical it is

<p>I recently built fourpointo, a Flask web app for polytechnic students to manage assignments. Once it was working locally, I needed to get it live without paying for cloud

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