Eh, it's a spectrum. On one side, gmail, hotmail, etc, on the other side a box in your closet.
This is clearly in between where you are hosting the domain and services, albeit the compute is leased.
This is clearly in between where you are hosting the domain and services, albeit the compute is leased.
The phrase "hosting the domain" is also subject to the same conclusion. Registering a domain for use by a 3rd party service provider is not the same as "hosting" the DNS. To actually host DNS requires running an authoritative DNS server. Self-hosting DNS would imply running this service yourself, not using a 3rd party DNS service provider.
I hear you, but, again, it's a spectrum and you don't need your own DC or colocation or homelab to "self host".