they knocked down that sweet, sweet upload bandwidth per month from 20TB to 2TB last year. now, theyre adjusting prices, I cant see a way this doesnt get more expensive for me 5 years down the line…
Ah, but your hardware is most definitely not free. and even if bought used, and your power is literally completely free, it will likely fail or be too obsolete before any actual savings occur. Not to mention the massive time-sink it quickly becomes (especially in the beginning).
I’m not saying don’t self host, just don’t think you’ll save any money doing it.
I have always done self hosting. You don’t need the most new hardware. And if you enjoy it too it is a win win. For me I host over 60 services my self. For me and family and some friends.
I’m definitely not running newest HW, I’m running on 6y/o HW and refurbished HDDs bought 2 years ago. But even if my power was free (it isn’t), and nothing breaks (it will), I would need to run the server for ~10 years to make up for the subscriptions it let me drop.
they knocked down that sweet, sweet upload bandwidth per month from 20TB to 2TB last year. now, theyre adjusting prices, I cant see a way this doesnt get more expensive for me 5 years down the line…
time to setup my own servers in my home! 😁
If you’re making your own server to save money, boy do i have a bridge to sell you!
😂
it’ll run on sunshine and good vibes, basically free from my part of the world!! lol
Ah, but your hardware is most definitely not free. and even if bought used, and your power is literally completely free, it will likely fail or be too obsolete before any actual savings occur. Not to mention the massive time-sink it quickly becomes (especially in the beginning).
I’m not saying don’t self host, just don’t think you’ll save any money doing it.
I have always done self hosting. You don’t need the most new hardware. And if you enjoy it too it is a win win. For me I host over 60 services my self. For me and family and some friends.
I’m definitely not running newest HW, I’m running on 6y/o HW and refurbished HDDs bought 2 years ago. But even if my power was free (it isn’t), and nothing breaks (it will), I would need to run the server for ~10 years to make up for the subscriptions it let me drop.
I was kidding lol, I am aware
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