For my external fully automated backup of my NAS, I'm currently using Wasabi S3 storage. My usage is currently 33 TB with 1,442,477 objects. This costs me an insane ± $250/month, which is too much for me. When I compare it to https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/sx65/, I can get 2x1TB SSD + 4x22TB for around $125 (incl. taxes etc.). Considering RAID 1, I would get 44TB for less than half the price together with MinIO. I am aware that S3 storage with SLA, etc., is not the same, but it seems like an affordable option to me. Am I overlooking something, or are there better options at this scale? My main concern is having an external backup in case of emergencies; so far, I have never needed it.
I am aware that I could build a NAS for this money and set it up at a second location, which would probably be cheaper, but unfortunately, I don’t have such a location where I could do that. I would like to keep the effort as minimal as possible, but I definitely don’t want to pay $250/month, and I need an offsite backup.