ran the 3-year math on one personal box (4 vcpu / 16 gb): ~$195 owned (box + power), ~$972 on hetzner, ~$4,400 on aws.
a $150 n100 pays its hardware back vs the cheapest serious cloud in under 6 months — under 6 weeks vs aws. after that it's ~$15/yr of electricity against $324+/yr of cloud you stopped paying.
the box doesn't just pay for itself. it deletes a recurring bill you were treating as a law of nature.
https://rajesh.medampudi.com/blog/home-colo-lab-pays-for-itself
#selfhosting #homelab #infrastructure
a $150 n100 pays its hardware back vs the cheapest serious cloud in under 6 months — under 6 weeks vs aws. after that it's ~$15/yr of electricity against $324+/yr of cloud you stopped paying.
the box doesn't just pay for itself. it deletes a recurring bill you were treating as a law of nature.
https://rajesh.medampudi.com/blog/home-colo-lab-pays-for-itself
#selfhosting #homelab #infrastructure