# About the Self Host a Solid Pod category

**URL:** <https://forum.solidproject.org/t/about-the-self-host-a-solid-pod-category/24>\
**Category:** Self Host a Solid Pod\
**Created:** [October 8, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/about-the-self-host-a-solid-pod-category/24 "2018-10-08T00:41:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![SolidAdmin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/solidadmin/32/5_2.png) [@SolidAdmin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/SolidAdmin)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/about-the-self-host-a-solid-pod-category/24/1 "2018-10-08T00:41:10Z")

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