I am trying to capture costs for starting into homelab/selfhosting.

VPNs, search engines, absolutely everything and anything.

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    13 hours ago

    Hosting for two:

    • Domain - $300/yr (it’s a great domain, don’t judge me.)
    • Proton Duo - $180/yr
    • Kagi Duo - $168/yr
    • Nabu Casa (Home Assistant) - $65/yr
    • Donations to FOSS projects & initiatives - $250/yr
    • Lingering security camera subscription (next to go) - $120/yr
    • ISP Unlimited Data - $600/yr gofuckyourselfISP
    • Typical added network load ~50W - $131/yr
    • ~10yr Hardware Upgrades - $200/yr

    I just upgraded my home storage setup, so offsite backup is now running at my parents house, saving me ~$250/yr (but probably costing them ~$50/yr in added utility costs)

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      59 minutes ago

      Kagi Duo

      I understand the concept, free search engines aren’t free, but I’m just not there yet enough to pay for a search engine. I don’t have ads on my network period, haven’t in decades. I also filter heavily through pFsense and other means. So, while I am admittedly still contributing somewhat to a major search engine, at the very least I have still retained most of my data, and search results must be selected with prudence.

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      5 hours ago

      Why the nabu casa subscription? It sounds like everything they offer you (access from anywhere, backup, voice) is something that you could already do with your existing setup

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        2 hours ago

        Not OP

        It also supports HA development, and keeps me from requiring my wife to understand tailscale.