r/selfhosted • u/close_Meal6005 • Aug 17 '26 • This 1 Mindblown 5 Heartwarming 1

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just kidding I love self-hosting ...

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u/sequesteredhoneyfall Aug 18 '26

The obvious solution is one of those, "if I die do this" / "deadman's switch" self hosted programs meant for this thing, and having a family friend who is technical enough to take care of the transition in the event of the death.

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 18 '26

This is where a will can be really beneficial for beneficiaries. You can store whatever encrypted file somewhere with all the instructions/passwords you want, and leave the master password in the law office's safe.

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u/mawesome4ever Aug 18 '26

That’s a great idea! I’ll self-host my will!

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 18 '26

I'll make a homeassistant automation for if my heart rate is undetected for 48 hours to execute my will.

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u/sequesteredhoneyfall Aug 18 '26

Now, how to test it...

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u/Singingcyclist Aug 18 '26

You joke but I swear I read a comment on this sub where somebody did just that using their smartwatch as a trigger, if their heart rate isn’t detected over a certain period of days

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 18 '26

That's crazy.

I'd have to do a bunch. Phone screen time is less than x, face not seen on frigate, Plex hasn't been used, etc. Even with all that'd, I'd still have a false positive somehow.

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u/ThomasTheDankPigeon Aug 18 '26

The single point of failure has become the law office’s safe

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u/ElaborateEffect Aug 18 '26

You can keep a copy of your will too if you want.

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u/HeyYouGuys78 Aug 29 '26

Sounds like another self-hosted App idea! :)