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Ways to host nextcloud for free without paying money every month (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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i have a question im trying to find a way to self host a nextcloud local instance for free without paying any money every month to different companys or sites is there anyway to do this?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, you're forgetting the additional power costs that you'll have to pay for running your own hardware, plus maybe ISP fees if you want to upgrade for better upload speeds.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Power cost depends. I use a thin client (J4105 CPU), and it idles at 4W. Idling is what it does 95% of the day. That power usage is lower than my modem, and a drop on the bucket compared to my (relatively low power) desktop PC. And I say that as a German who pays a disgusting 0.4€ per kWh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I completely agree, it's still going to be fairly cheap, especially if it idles a lot, I just wanted to point out that it's not going to be free free.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

true i didnt think about that i mean yes your right its gonna cost on that front but it shouldnt be too bad tho