Meh, it's a good way to learn about github alternatives or hear anecdotes from people who have tried doing it.
I'm with you. I was looking for a HN comment I saw once so I could link to it. A guy was explaining how his response to "why do you use linux?" is "it gives me more control" but his response to "what would Linux let me do that windows doesn't?" and his response would be "nothing". If that person didn't already know, then there's no valid answer that actually applies to that person.
But it's flashier to have a subscription product instead of a strong commons and self-sufficiency.
I can trust GitHub with my deploy secrets; Can you trust your $5 last-updated-in-2019 box?
If you self-host, either you're a sysadmin or you must become one.
Plus GitHub is not just git, so I hope you'll also like to you set up "GitHub Actions" on that $5 box.
aws s3 sync source destination
"...Half-a-billion people stored files on Dropbox. Well, sort of. Really, the files were in Amazon’s cloud..."
https://www.wired.com/2016/03/epic-story-dropboxs-exodus-ama...
If you need backup, then use rsync, but Dropbox isn't just backup.
aws s3 presign s3://<bucketname>/<object>
The original rsync comment, here in this community, does not get the respect that it deserves. If you are a user, maybe you should read this:
"Criticism of Dropbox" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Dropbox