That sounds like a pretty cool project

I never tried writefreely, but I was under the impression that it’s really focused on, well, writing. Maybe it’s not used that much, but I would like to have the ability to easily upload pictures and include them in the articles with some formatting options etc.

Mostly commenting though the Fediverse, yes, but they also develop the possibility to follow other Fedi users and have a timeline when logged in.

I think most current blog commenting systems have some drawback (closed platform like discuss, limited to WordPress, or something that requires email confirmation, captcha or something else) so the ability to comment from another service is a huge factor for me.

It’s simpler/more lightweight than WordPress, but generally yes (don’t know squarespace)

Yes, I think I’m getting your original question now. I didn’t even look into their hosting offers because I’m actively looking for things I can self host. It’s the same reason I self host many things, I don’t care if someone else offers it for free. I’m 100% owning it, I don’t have to rely on someone else’s server, and I enjoy the process of setting up my own infrastructure, figure out ways to make it reliable etc. It’s also a learning experience for me.

Against random internet noise? Yes, absolutely

How, if it’s not exposed to the internet? Burglars?

Yes, but I don’t plan to host bitwarden. I was referring to op’s question regarding vaultwarden+auth. Sorry, I think I can’t follow you

I don’t?

No, but Vaultwarden is the one thing I don’t even try to connect to authentik so a breach of the auth password won’t give away everything else