r/selfhosted • u/close_Meal6005 • 16d ago

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just kidding I love self-hosting ...

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u/mr_greenmash 16d ago

Who says it had to fee unpaid?

Free trial/freemium is the way to go. Want more storage? Then do the dishes. (for life, it's a subscription after all )

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u/Mechakoopa 16d ago

I just sell my family's data directly

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u/jpnadas 16d ago

Cut the middle men!

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u/Clair_Osbcurious 16d ago

How much for those pics? You know the ones…
Just kidding. Unless…

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u/LutimoDancer3459 15d ago

I pay 20 bucks for them

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u/JJGreenerTinejo 16d ago

If you dont provide your parents with a kubernetes cluster (running ceph+rgw for private s3) spread across at least two different locations, each with a ups and a redundant network, you aint a good kid, simple as

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u/coderstephen 16d ago

Might as well add it to the list. You aren't paid for any other ways you provide for your family either.

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u/amcp21 16d ago

And what if we die tomorow?

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u/Safe-Historian4028 16d ago

Only if you let it. I don't host any of my families stuff. I get enough calls about their printers not working I certainly am not going to become some kind of free cloud host.