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I have a similar shared hosting account that unfortunately is tied up with my main domain. It has fairly generous storage and okay pricing — but it doesn't offer SSH access so I have to go elsewhere to install a lot of the more interesting apps.
I did manage to run Nextcloud for almost a decade, although the host wasn't optimal by the end. Instead I'm hosting Baïkal for my calendar and contacts syncing needs. That is very suited for a shared hosting environment.
I will look into that thanks
I was also wondering if i could host something others could enjoy. I looked at lemmy instance, and invidious but it seemed like they need more access than i can give them
Yeah, unfortunately a lot of developers make their releases exclusively for server admins rather than tenants. I'm sure it's a lot easier for them, plus times have just run away from shared hosting but I sort of wish for the ease of a 5-minute, browser based install like Wordpress'.
Edited to add: Depending on your host and whether Nextcloud will run on it, there's a chance to offer your family simple file sharing? Otherwise basic bookmarking sites like Shaarli will run on shared php hosting as well.
It's not exactly industrial grade social media but micro services can be fun as well. Otherwise you can customize Wordpress quite a lot beyond just blogging.