The conversation I have with myself about every 6 months, or why I
ultimately love my little cupboard-warmer
reddit / selfhosted

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pennanbeach · 2023-11-15 05:43

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Having some rack equipment would be amazing
*Everything you've ever read about it say's it's more fuss than it's
worth*

There's so much second-hand stuff available, great prices too
*There's a reason for that. Nobody wants it.*

One mans trash...
*You don't know how much its been used*

But at that price...
*None of it is meant to be used in the home. It's noisy as hell*

I could put it in the basement, its the perfect space
*You want the higher energy bills why?*

The photos that other people post look so impressive
*There is no support for anything*

It can't be that hard
*You struggle with truenas*

It would be a good way to learn new skills
*You aren't ever going to work in that environment*

*How powerful it would be though!*
You run Plex and a couple of arrs

I could run other things
*Like what?*

Just, other things.
*What's wrong with your current server? Its small, economical, easy to
maintain and has all the support you could ever need.*

**But it's finished!**

And then I'm good for a while longer, until I get bored and start
browsing second-hand listings and I go back to the start again.