A few years ago I started to run my own server. This was an interesting challenge back then but today I only consider it a waste of time and money. Therefore I'm searching for (a) service provider(s) to substitute my self hosted applications:
- mail server with IMAP, Spamfilter, webmail
- private/public Git hosting
- (sharable) file hosting
- blog
- photo gallery
- wikis
- mailing lists
- online address book, calendar
- feed reader
However I'm a bit insane about privacy, security and reliability. I simply want to be able to
TRUST. This rules out IMHO: Google, Github, Yahoo. On the other hand I'd probably be prepared to pay an insane monthly fee for a provider that just keeps me happy.
I'd love to here your recommendations! I'm especially interested in providers that are organized as cooperatives and care about environmental issues.
Do I need to mention free software? An extra plus would be a healthy
distaste for PHP.
some cooperative-style provider initiatives that I still need to evaluate:
