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[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago

Looking at the resource usage of mine, a tiny cheap VPS for $4/mo would be enough

Not including the time cost to manage it.

[-] farcaller@fstab.sh 1 points 4 months ago

That's exactly my point, though.

[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

I was trying to say that the hardware cost to host it may not be expensive, but the management cost could be quite costly.

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