+1Pushing the data to a cloud-hosted website means the home network and Pi are not involved when hackers attack.
If you are going to pay for any external service then you might as well pay for cloud hosting (aka shared hosting). Home servers are a novelty but there are tons of downsides. By all means run a home server, there is loads to learn but don't think of it as a long term solution, they soon become a chore or worse still, an obsession.
Statistics: Posted by pidd — Sat Jan 10, 2026 11:07 am