self-hosting

adjective

Of software: capable of generating new versions of itself.

“A self-hosting compiler can compile its own source code.”

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Meanings

adjectiveself-hosting (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingOf software: capable of generating new versions of itself.

    A self-hosting compiler can compile its own source code.

nounself-hosting (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableWeb hosting on one's own servers, without the use of a third party.

    I believe self-hosting has several advantages for indie hackers and developers like myself.

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

Origin

From self- + hosting.

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Translations

Spanish autoalojamiento, autohospedaje
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Cite this entry
APA

self-hosting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-hosting

MLA

“self-hosting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-hosting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-hosting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-hosting.

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