lol not really. I actually went there before I asked.
I understand what an SQL database does, but what I'm trying to understand is what the benefits of running it locally are if you're a user.
If I were developing a Hive application I assume it would be useful, but as a regular user does it improve performance of the website if you host it yourself?

Peakd(the Hive site I use) sometimes if I want to switch nodes for performance. I've never tried it, but if I had the SQL database locally would that count as a node I could switch to?