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Cake day: June 29th, 2020

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  • I think it’s because TOTP requires some sort of initial token sync that is more complicated than entering a telephone number. There’s also no need to have people backup codes etc. To use Authy for example I need to photograph a QR code and have a smart phone.

    Text message as a solution works on older non-smart phones so it’s possibly the “most widely accessible” solution.

    From a backend perspective as well it’s just an API text $random to $phone.












  • The first consideration is always your internet speed. If you’re building a pc then you’re self hosting from house. In many countries the internet is ADSL meaning the upload is very slow but the download is fast. However for hosting you need fast upload. You’ll need a fibre connection to stream video from home.

    I rent a server in the cloud to do self-hosting due to the subtle difference in my definition of hosting, being that I control the services and data they hold, not that they are literal hosted at home.

    Beyond that consideration I’d say everything else is trial and error and you should experiment.