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mslansn ◴[] No.44360051[source]
If you care so much about the users as you say then you will release the code in a docker image so they can continue using your product.
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areyourllySorry ◴[] No.44360103[source]
their target audience does not know what a "docker" is, much less wants to lease a server for hosting
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mslansn ◴[] No.44360145[source]
You can teach someone how to rent a vps and run a docker image with one 10-minute youtube video. Then they can use the drag and drop editor and run the bot themselves. If they don’t want to pay for hosting that’s too bad. A vps to run a bot will cost a couple bucks a month.
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1. JadoJodo ◴[] No.44361010[source]
*You can teach ~someone~ a very technical user how to …

I get the non-techie blindspot that all of us have in some form or another. With that in mind: it took three days to give my brother a crash course in Linux + Docker for his own home server (and even then he only knew the very basics). He’s fairly proficient in tech: builds his own desktops, knows the basics of code, doesn’t shy away from digging into the why, etc.

It would be unrealistic (and frankly irresponsible) to expect someone to setup _and understand_ a Docker server setup from a 10-minute video.