Comment by hedora

I think a static site hosted on git is the sweet spot for the fediverse. It's realistic to expect an HTTPS 1.1 static endpoint and openssh to have << 1 unauthenticated remotely exploitable bugs per year.

This opens up a whole new world of hosting options. Think a raspberry pi that auto backs up to github/gitlab/git, with an ACME / let's encrypt client.

Stick it behind the right CDN and it could even host podcasts / video.

Enable automatic OS upgrades and give it a maintenance window and it's zero maintenance until the $35 hardware fails.

Edit: Or be lazy and stick the static site in s3.