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Why do so many services require email configuration? (piefed.social)
submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by artyom@piefed.social to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Recently I was locked out of my own Ghost blog platform because they decided they were going to add Email 2FA. I also cannot add any other authors because that requires email verification.

Today I was looking at installing Bonfire and came across this:

Bonfire requires working email for user signups, password resets, and notifications. Most installations will need email configuration before the instance is usable.

Setting up email is a pain in the ass, costs money, is dependent on 3rd parties, violates privacy, and is just completely unnecessary. Why wouldn't you give users the option to not use it? It's infuriating!

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[–] artyom@piefed.social -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure what else are we suppose to say

I wasn't asking for advice, I was asking for an explanation.

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You should probably ask the developers then. But the answer is probably to support things like password resets in environments with multiple users. It's less development effort to implement it this way than to maintain multiple code paths with varying levels of account management.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You should probably ask the developers then

...which ones?

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost

This is the repo (unless I have the wrong software).

However, it seems they’re running a business, which means revenue generating features will probably be prioritized. They’re not running a charity.

I’m sure if you donate enough money you can probably get them to implement better self hosting functionality. Chances are the email requirement is just what they have for other features.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ghost is just one piece of selfhosted software. But I have inquired and they have declined.

They’re not running a charity.

They are, actually. They're a registered non-profit.

Chances are the email requirement is just what they have for other features.

More unnecessary functionality.

[–] CookieOfFortune@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

What was their reason for declining?

They are, actually. They're a registered non-profit.

I see they’re a non profit business. That doesn’t make them a charity. They have paying customers.