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How many and how much are your subscriptions? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I am trying to capture costs for starting into homelab/selfhosting.

VPNs, search engines, absolutely everything and anything.

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[–] 10 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

Hosting for two:

  • Domain - $300/yr (it's a great domain, don't judge me.)
  • Proton Duo - $180/yr
  • Kagi Duo - $168/yr
  • Nabu Casa (Home Assistant) - $65/yr
  • Donations to FOSS projects & initiatives - $250/yr
  • Lingering security camera subscription (next to go) - $120/yr
  • ISP Unlimited Data - $600/yr gofuckyourselfISP
  • Typical added network load ~50W - $131/yr
  • ~10yr Hardware Upgrades - $200/yr

I just upgraded my home storage setup, so offsite backup is now running at my parents house, saving me ~$250/yr (but probably costing them ~$50/yr in added utility costs)

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Kagi Duo

    I understand the concept, free search engines aren't free, but I'm just not there yet enough to pay for a search engine. I don't have ads on my network period, haven't in decades. I also filter heavily through pFsense and other means. So, while I am admittedly still contributing somewhat to a major search engine, at the very least I have still retained most of my data, and search results must be selected with prudence.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    I hear you! I was on the same boat - I had telemetry locked down as much as possible, but I eventually got tired of the arms race and decided to give Kagi a spin.

    Took a while to commit but a big selling point was being able to bring my very non-technical wife along for the ride.

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