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throwaway883322on Cutting down AWS cost by $150k per year simply by shutting things off

I am not the parent poster, but I think your last sentence covers it well.

throwaway883322on Show HN: A self-hosted, AWS-based secrets manager

Self-hosting does not mean you can't run it on AWS, but people expect more. Just look at Postgresql as an example of a self hosted software. You can run it in the cloud or your own basement.

throwaway883322on Show HN: A self-hosted, AWS-based secrets manager

Quote from Dreamfactory:

> "Typically, self-hosted software is installed and operated on servers physically located within the organization’s premises"

When you claim it is self hosted everyone assumes you can host it anywhere, including AWS if they want. Your software can't do that.

You need to make it clear, otherwise you will alienate your potential users. You may be technically correct for a limited definition of self hosted, but that is not what users expect.