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This question is mainly for those that have family/friends depending on their self-hosted services/data. Does anyone have a plan for the worst case scenario in terms of data access/passwords/making sure your services are kept running if people depend on them? I know I sure don't, it's just a strange curiosity my brain thought up and I wondered if anyone else had considered this?

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[โ€“] bluGill@fedia.io 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I had a few cousins who took and finished all my grandma's unfinished quilts. They were already into quilting though. YMMV, but it is a good example - if there is someone who can understand/take this over give it to them.

[โ€“] in_my_honest_opinion@piefed.social 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is why my lab is well documented and managed by runner.ci workflows and the vault password and keys are in an encrypted file in my will. Explicit instructuons for decryption are in same will and handled via one time pad.

Also all of my loved ones know that I am not suicidal and will not under any circumstances take my own life...because reasons.

Anyone at the reading of my will can either take up administration, or put the resources on codeberg funded by a trust for 3 years after my death. If what I've built cannot be forked within 3 years i lt deserves to die with me.