Update self-hosting landing page

docs/manual/server/index.md

@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ __asciinema server__ is a server-side component of the asciinema ecosystem.
 It implements a hosting platform for terminal session recordings. This includes
 an API endpoint for uploading recordings, which is used by the [asciinema
 CLI](../cli/index.md), and offers a familiar web interface for viewing,
-browsing, sharing and managing recordings. It's privacy friendly, serving no ads
-and performing no tracking.
+browsing, sharing and managing recordings.
 
 The server is built with [Elixir language](https://elixir-lang.org/) and
 [Phoenix framework](https://www.phoenixframework.org/), and embeds asciinema's
@@ -23,12 +22,11 @@ managed by the asciinema team, offering free hosting for terminal recordings,
 available to everyone. Check [asciinema.org/about](https://asciinema.org/about)
 to learn more about this instance.
 
-asciinema server is self-hosting friendly, and can be deployed in any
-containerized environment, both for public or internal/private use. If you're
-not comfortable with uploading your terminal sessions to asciinema.org, or your
-company's policy prevents you from doing that, you can set up your own instance.
-Read the [self-hosting quick start guide](self-hosting/quick-start.md) for
-deployment overview.
+You can easily [self-host asciinema server](self-hosting/index.md) and use the
+[asciinema CLI](../cli/index.md) with your own instance. If you're not
+comfortable with uploading your terminal sessions to asciinema.org, if your
+company policy prevents you from doing so, or if you simply prefer self-hosting
+everything, then asciinema has you covered.
 
 ---
 
@@ -38,13 +36,14 @@ Notable features:
   format,
 - perfectly integrated [asciinema player](../player/index.md) for best viewing
   experience,
-- editable recording metadata like title or long description (Markdown),
-- configurable terminal themes and font families,
 - easy [sharing](sharing.md) of recordings via secret links,
 - easy [embedding](embedding.md) of the player, or linking via preview images
   (SVG),
-- ability to download pure text version (`.txt`) of a recording,
-- visibility control for recordings: unlisted (secret) or public.
+- privacy friendly - no tracking, no ads,
+- visibility control for recordings: unlisted (secret) or public,
+- editable recording metadata like title or long description (Markdown),
+- configurable terminal themes and font families,
+- ability to download pure text version (`.txt`) of a recording.
 
 ---
 

docs/manual/server/self-hosting/index.md

@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
-# Self-hosting the server
+# Self-hosting
 
-asciinema terminal recorder uses [asciinema.org](https://asciinema.org) as its
-default host for the recordings. It's free, public service (all uploaded
-recordings are __private by default__ though).
+While [asciinema.org](https://asciinema.org) is the default [asciinema
+server](../index.md) used by the CLI for uploading recordings, you can self-host
+your own instance if you want full ownership and control over the recordings.
 
-If you're not comfortable with uploading your terminal sessions to
-asciinema.org, or your company's policy prevents you from doing that, you can
-set up your own instance for private use. See
-our [asciinema server install guide](https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server/wiki/Installation-guide).
+asciinema server is self-hosting friendly, and can be deployed both for public
+or internal/private use in any containerized environment using the official OCI
+image,
+[ghcr.io/asciinema/asciinema-server](https://github.com/asciinema/asciinema-server/pkgs/container/asciinema-server).
 
-Once you have your instance running, point asciinema recorder to it by setting
-API URL in `~/.config/asciinema/config` file as follows:
+Requirements:
 
-```ini
-[api]
-url = https://your.asciinema.host
+- OCI runtime, e.g. [Docker](https://www.docker.com/),
+  [Podman](https://podman.io/), [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/)
+- 512 MB of RAM minimum (for a personal instance), 1 GB recommended (for a
+  community/company instance)
+- [PostgreSQL](http://www.postgresql.org/download/) 14.0+ database server
+- SMTP server, either a dedicated service or SMTP endpoint provided by your
+  email provider
+
+To get started, follow the [quick start guide](quick-start.md), which provides a
+template for a standard asciinema server configuration using
+[docker-compose](https://docs.docker.com/compose/). This configuration includes
+a PostgreSQL container and supports HTTPS, allowing you to set up a complete,
+secure asciinema server easily.
+
+Once your server is up and running, you'll be able to upload your recordings by
+pointing [asciinema CLI](../../cli/index.md) to the server using the
+`ASCIINEMA_API_URL` environment variable:
+
+```sh
+export ASCIINEMA_API_URL=https://asciinema.example.com
+asciinema upload demo.cast
 ```
 
-Alternatively, you can set `ASCIINEMA_API_URL` environment variable:
+If you need help with installation or maintenance feel free to ask on [asciinema
+forum](https://discourse.asciinema.org) or in the `#asciinema:matrix.org` room
+on the [Matrix](https://matrix.org/) network.
 
-    ASCIINEMA_API_URL=https://your.asciinema.host asciinema rec
+Last but not least, if your company is interested in having the installation,
+maintenance or customization of the server performed by the people who created
+asciinema, then check out [asciinema consulting
+services](../../../consulting.md).