self-host

verb

To host something, such as a website, without the use of a third party.

“If you self-host your website, you protect it from censorship.”

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Meanings

verbself-host (third-person singular simple present self-hosts, present participle self-hosting, simple past and past participle self-hosted)

present singular third person self-hosts · participle present self-hosting · participle past self-hosted · past self-hosted

  1. InternetambitransitiveTo host something, such as a website, without the use of a third party.

    If you self-host your website, you protect it from censorship.

    1 more example

    When you self-host, you have complete control over your infrastructure and data.

    2024 November 4, Anthony Sidashin, “Self-hosted is awesome”, in Pixeljets

Origin

From self- + host.

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APA

self-host. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-host

MLA

“self-host.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-host. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-host,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-host.

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