Self-Hosted Alternatives to Popular Services

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/ansmyquest on 2025-07-02 13:21:39+00:00.

I used to be on Usenet a long time ago, back when it was mostly text discussions and before Google Groups took over, I`m still active but clearly not as before. Just wondering: do people still actually use Usenet today? Last I remember, it was a decentralized setup running across a bunch of servers, mostly maintained by a few providers. Some people were using it for binaries, but even then, that felt kind of niche. Now that ISPs don’t bundle it anymore, is Usenet basically all paid access, or are there still any free options out there? Is anyone actually using it these days? Curious if it’s more of a relic at this point.