I am trying to capture costs for starting into homelab/selfhosting.

VPNs, search engines, absolutely everything and anything.

    • some_random_nick@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Since you are paying, it seems to be worth it. I read a lot of mixed opinions online. What do you find there that you can’t on torrent sites? Or is it just ease of use?

      • Lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        31·
        2 months ago

        Ease of use (once it’s set up). Getting it set up is the tricky part, but it’s just tedious more than anything else.

        I actually have two subscriptions, one for the newsgroup and one for the indexer. The newsgroup access is monthly while the indexer is annual, like $12/yr or something, stupid cheap.

        Absolutely worth it.

  • czl@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    8·
    2 months ago
    • Domain for about 15/year
    • Proton unlimited (mostly mail, SimpleLogin, vpn) about 90/year
    • Nabu casa (not that I need it, but to support development) 75/year

    I spend a lot more money on donations to the open source stuff I’m running, but they are not strictly speaking “subscriptions”. Self hosting for me isn’t about cost, it’s about data ownership.

  • mlg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Domain for $8 a year and 300Mbps fiber for $45 a month which snake ass AT&T keeps increasing in 5 dollar increments, so thank you for reminding me to call Spectrum for a quote so I can then call AT&T and harass them into giving me the correct price for another year.

    • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      call Spectrum for a quote so I can then call AT&T and harass them into giving me the correct price for another year.

      It’s a shitty business model. Over the years I’ve found that in order to get the most out of Spectrum it is necessary to be a royal asshole and live in their phones. Here in this locale, Spectrum contracted with the local schools to be their ISP, so Spectrum became a utility just like water, power, etc. We even have a complaint form on our official county’s website to facilitate being a royal asshole when necessary.

  • captcha_incorrect@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Aside from domain costs, I don’t pay for any extra services in regards to my homelab. I pay for email as well because I don’t want to manage that.

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    2 months ago

    VPNs, search engines, absolutely everything and anything.

    • Wireshark Wireguard (VPN): free
    • SearxNG (Search Engine): free
    • Equipment: widely varies

    The whole idea of selfhosting is to cut out corporate subscriptions and to retain your privacy, security, anonymity, and data.

    • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      If the VPN is for phoning home, of course there’s free client and server software.

      But if it’s for spoofing a different location, you either get found out, or you have to pay.

      I wanna live in a world where I do not pay for anything but there is stuff that you can only really get if you pay.

      • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        But if it’s for spoofing

        Yeah. I just thu that in there thinking that in as an example. Of course, you’re right, you’d get clinked.

    • Squizzy@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      I am very concerned about selfhosting and exposing my network to the internet. I thought people had VPS etc.

      • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        A VPS is a Virtual Private Server, such as one would rent from a provider like digitalocean.com com or similar. Most of the crew here run their homelab off of equipment located in their residence. If a VPS is the path you’d like to take, then that would be a subscription. If you have equipment in your physical possession, that is yet another path. Either way, security is of utmost importance.

          • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            Tailscale is a VPN (Virtual Private Network) which is different than a VPS (Virtual Private Server).

            ETA: Oops. I see your question has been answered multiple times. It seems you are a beginner at selfhosting and trying to get a grip on what’s necessary to start and trying to wrap your brain around all the acronyms. There is absolutely no shame in being a beginner. Everyone in this community was a beginner at some point in their life. So, don’t be bashful about asking questions. I’ve found the folks here to be patient and helpful.

    • dogs0n@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      What!! Unless your VPN is hooked up through a NASA telescope and transmits your data through space and time 70 bucks per year is a SCAMMM!!! $70 every two/three years, that makes more sense.

      • yannic@lemmy.caEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        Depends on the currency and features. If you’re looking for something outside of the 14 eyes that allows port forwarding, your options are extremely limited.

      • LoafedBurrito@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        I live in the deep South and don’t want my information out there. Mullvad has done me right for years, I see no reason to change. Many other VPN’s are vulnerable and can leak your information to your ISP.

  • the@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    Just domain for $11 a year.

    The home server is running on old laptop so I guess slight electricity too. ISP doesn’t really count since I work from home and need to pay for that anyway.

    I have lifetime Windscribe VPN and Koofr 1TB, which are not subscriptions.