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Self-hosting Doesn't Actually Save You Money, And The People Who Promise It Does Are Setting Beginners Up To Quit (gadgeteer.co.za)
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[–] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (2 children)

So where can I put 130TB of files for less than $10/TB (what I paid for my HDDs) plus about 50¢ per day in electricity?

On backblaze I'd be spending $910... PER MONTH and I wouldn't even have unlimited access to my files.

This has to be rage bait.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    I don't think beginners are going to be in that situation and most people probably won't ever be in your situation, mostly people doing it as a hobby are going to end up with 100+ TB of data.

    EDIT: when I say "most people wouldn't be in that situation" I was thinking of the typical person who is on the fence about this and would be swayed by the "it will save you money" argument. Its quite likely that most people currently self hosting (I'd imagine mostly hobbyists) could be in a similar situation to you if they aren't already

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago

    Beginners can recycle an old mini/micro PC. You can buy refurbished ones from computer recyclers for like $15.

    At both ends of the spectrum you can save money. The people who don't (like me) are not doing it for the goal of saving money.

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