Just as a note, almost all of Privex's apps are open source and everyone is welcome to use and contribute to them, these also include Hive related apps (like Dockerized versions) as well.
Moreover, we support people self-hosting their own nodes and witnesses outside of Privex's server ecosystem (we have a Discord channel dedicated to this in the first place) so if anyone has their own servers and just need our help setting up their nodes and witnesses, we are available.
For the "everyone is in Privex" argument, we currently have 4 different data centers, in 4 different countries so, in theory, we're quite redundant :) -- To be honest, it's a lot better than sourcing servers from unknown sources where you do not know what might happen tomorrow, as well as the quality of their servers and datacenters in general.
Thanks for clarifying. From an absolute security perspective, a single point of failure is always a risk - rogue employees with axes to grind may be able to access all data centres - not that I am suggesting you have an axe or like to grind it. lol.
Fair point :) I am sure none of us have axes though people over at the datacenters, the technicians, might... Because, fire is always a hazard after all.
Nevertheless, when renting servers from anywhere, I advise carefully researching them to make sure you are getting what you are paying for. Not just "Very fast CPU, a lot of RAM and storage space" but more in-depth in terms of technical stuff, and for non-technical stuff, of course the second most important thing is the reliability of the company, their privacy policy (Do they sell your data for ads? Marketing? How long have they been in the market?) to locate the best one fitting your needs and budget.
Yes, there are definitely many poor hosting companies out 'there'!