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submitted 1 year ago by RagingToad@feddit.nl to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

Hello,

I am hosting a shared Minecraft server (10-15 users usually) on dedicated hardware somewhere at OVH. I am considering moving this server to my home. I would save 25$ per month doing this, which would be my main motivation.

I am aware of other considerations (I'll mention them later) but maybe I am missing something? Is there anyone who did the reverse (hosting a service with multiple users, moving them from your home to a hosting company) and what was your reason

Things I already considered:

  • when my electricity/connection goes down the server goes down (that's ok it's just a game and my connection has always been very very stable)
  • hosting at home eats bandwidth (I have 50mbit which is way more than I use, I don't stream or download much)
  • electricity costs money too
  • when the server is compromised my home network is compromised (handling servers and networks is my hobby and my job, I think I can make it safe)

Thank you for your thoughts!

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[-] driverdone@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

If the hardware breaks, you'll have to replace it. Although that might be the same in your current solution, don't know if you're just renting space for your own hardware or if you're renting.

[-] RagingToad@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I'm renting hardware, so if it breaks I probably get the same hardware (and I am assuming backups will be on me). Yeah that is a valid consideration. It will cost me at least several days to find replacement hardware.

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