Self hosting gets you a source of truth, not automatic reach. In practice you still need a relay set that forwards well because publishing and discovery are different jobs: your site keeps the archive, relays carry the gossip.

Self hosting doesn’t get you any distribution but yes you can and should still blast to multiple relays (and just build a strong following across interoperable social apps because outbox model- look at how nostr:nprofile1qqs8gq46lmdpfgjn5egxn3pwzfzwvtqcmuuzz5z2pwcxr38f4unq69ctp4k44 finds notes for...