Idk, I’d have a pretty good return if I my mom didn’t want to use Netflix still. Even after paying for indexers, Usenet providers, storage and electricity. I’m using a discarded laptop with a HDD dock tho, which is plenty for my needs (mostly 1080p movies with 4k for my absolute favorites or new releases which I can then downgrade or delete though I haven’t had the need to do so yet)
Thankfully I have a pretty low wattage setup and an unmetered full duplex fiber optic connection. Won’t disagree on the hardware (all my homies hate Seagate) and maintenance. I don’t do a lot, but it sure can derail half my day.
The fuck? You know self-hosting is classed as a hobby, right?
Never, EVER get into a hobby expecting some sort of monetary return. The only real “return” of any hobby is all the aspects of enjoying said hobby.
If you’re not enjoying it, why are you even doing it?
Idk, I’d have a pretty good return if I my mom didn’t want to use Netflix still. Even after paying for indexers, Usenet providers, storage and electricity. I’m using a discarded laptop with a HDD dock tho, which is plenty for my needs (mostly 1080p movies with 4k for my absolute favorites or new releases which I can then downgrade or delete though I haven’t had the need to do so yet)
There is still the topic of power usage, data usage, time spent doing maintenance, and accounting for failing hardware and hardware upgrades.
Thankfully I have a pretty low wattage setup and an unmetered full duplex fiber optic connection. Won’t disagree on the hardware (all my homies hate Seagate) and maintenance. I don’t do a lot, but it sure can derail half my day.