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  • Https add an encryption layer on top of http. Except that, they are the same. Also, https provide a way to make sure the website is who he claims to be and not a random hacker website pretending to be it.

    Whatever you do on https it’s encrypted end to end and cannot be read by somebody in the middle.

    For example, if you login to a webpage with http your password will be sent in clear text and possibly read by somebody in the middle (your internet provider, your company, any other network in between …) while on https that same password is encrypted before it leaves your browser and it’s safe until it reaches the server, where is decrypted

    It works with a chain of certificates approved by some authorities that your browser trust, so that beside encryption you can also trust that the website you are connecting to is actually who it claims to be (of course, that require you trusting the web site certificate and chain of trust).





  • Lowering the entry barrier is a good thing… Self hosting need critical mass to support and use all the nice things we like to selfhost

    More so, from the point of view of big tech independence, for those who care, again lowering the barrier is very important

    So welcome to docker and stuff, I use docker for half my stuff or more, it’s just so much more convenient.

    But never stop trying to understand and don’t be a passive docker-puller whenever possible :)