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Discussion on: Freelancers, do you host and maintain client websites? Why or why not?

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Adrian B.G.

I would not recommend it, and usually developers don't know much sys admin/devops in order to do a proper job, especially in security and performance settings. Also you have to consider the moral and legal implications of keeping their data, visitors and clients private data, and so on.

There is also a mix, having a hosting account (AWS or whatever) and both parties have access to it, and you can take extra responsibilities on it (like setup, maintenance etc), but you will take some of the responsabilities out of you, and you can always end the contract without any complications.

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Terrance Corley

Hey Adrian,

Yup, you're right. Because as of right now I know little to none about sys admin/devops haha. I'll stick to providing my future clients with reputable hosting solutions and focusing myself on doing my best work on the projects themselves. Thanks for commenting!