This question is mainly for those that have family/friends depending on their self-hosted services/data. Does anyone have a plan for the worst case scenario in terms of data access/passwords/making sure your services are kept running if people depend on them? I know I sure don’t, it’s just a strange curiosity my brain thought up and I wondered if anyone else had considered this?

  • placebo@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    4 months ago

    This is one of the reasons why I don’t host other people’s data. I’d consider this option if there was another technical person among users with whom I could share workload and risks like a sudden death.

  • notabot@piefed.socialEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Passwords, usernames and access keys are all important, but what about technical knowledge? If you’re the one hosting all of that, it’s presumably because you’re the most knowledgeable about that in your group. Without you, even if they have access, will they know how to keep things running, especially when things go wrong?

    • InnerScientist@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine. Your kind cling to your flesh, as though it will not decay and fail you. One day the crude biomass you call a temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you. But I am already saved, for the Machine is immortal… Even in death I serve the Omnissiah.

  • CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I created a text file with all the IPs, server name, and function and some general notes. I don’t use good passwords in my home network, sue me. But my master password should go into the will stored with lawyer.

    It’s enough to get started but my family will have to find someone to help them at some point as they don’t have the technical skills I do.

  • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    hardware I’m giving to my sister most likely. Software? well that’s definitly dying with me. I’m the only one in my family that has any form of technical skill required to keep services going. They won’t know what to do with it.

    The most I’m able to share is pictures and files.

  • 4grams@awful.systemsEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I figure by then, it will all be part of some AI training set one day. Hopefully my shitty writing and bad opinions poison the shit out of it.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I want to be buried with my treasure, and as a data hoarder I will have to leave instructions for writing it all to tape.

  • Mikelius@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I bought a separate laptop and set it up with an encrypted password that both my wife and I know. It contains instructions on everything from my self hosted stuff to anything else related to my personal life that she would need. It’s 100% offline to keep it safe from a network compromise. This whole thing was especially important since I wanted to make sure my family could access all photos, calendar, contacts, etc for the last decade that are stored on my server.

    It takes time to transfer everything to it (all in Obsidian) since it’s a brain dump… But it actually benefits me too. I’ve had a few times where I was like “how the hell did I set that up?” and had some instructions on there the helped lol.

    Definitely recommend this to others to consider.

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    4 months ago

    There’s a project on github just for this, I forget what it’s called.

    Basically they’ve developed a mechanism for providing instructions and access to security (usernames, passwords, etc).

    I’ll see of I can find it

  • calm.like.a.bomb@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I’ve made a note in a paper notebook with my master password for the password manager for my wife, but she’s totally uninterested in anything I do with my server - she tried to understand, but it didn’t work. At least she’ll have access to my emails and other stuff in case I die before her.

    • myrmidex@belgae.socialEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Same here. I don’t see how she would manage, she’s not THAT technical. I told her she’d probably be good for another few years barring breaking updates. Beyond that, she’ll need to find someone to retrieve any content she wants to keep. For this reason, I keep all photos with a paid service (ente) as I don’t want to risk her losing those.

      INB4: she = MY wife, not yours :)