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For the end user? No. For the self-hoster making the decision on whether or not to pick this solution? Yes.

The same goes with "Easy Installation". The end user doesn't care if the install or easy or hard.

You have to consider the dependencies, resource requirements, and manageability of anything you host.

Or just containerize and don't think about that :)

Containers can be just as much of a pain in the ass to set up as anything else. I’ve had instances of much better experiences setting up software running out of container than in container.

A lousy Dockerfile or missing docker-compose.yml will do that. Just because someone took the time to lump together a container doesn't mean it's the right one or that it would be reasonably useful to someone seeking to take advantage of the containerized software.

With self-hosting the host is often the end-user.

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