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Would you buy "self-hosted in a box" hardware? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by EliRibble@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I'm considering a business plan for people getting in to self-hosting. Essentially I sell you a Mikrotik router and a refurbished tiny x86 server. The idea is that the router plugs in to your home internet and the server into the router. Between the two they get the server able to handle incoming requests so that you can host services on the box and address them from the broader Internet.

The hypothesis is that $150 of equipment to avoid dozens of hours of software configuration is a worthwhile trade for some customers. I realize some people want to learn particular technologies and this is a bad fit for them. I think there are people out there that want the benefit of self-hosting, and may find it worth it to buy "self-hosting in a box".

What do you think? Would this be a useful product for some people?

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'd probably buy it.

[–] EliRibble@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you already have an idea of what kinds of things you'd want to run on it?

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly, not really. I'm just kind of at a point in my life where it's something I'm thinking about looking into, and an out-of-the-box option like this would be really handy.