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Home Server Or VPS? One Family's Math

Posted by timothy on from the your-bandwidth-may-vary dept.

toygeek writes "Which is cheaper: Running a server from home, or renting a VPS (Virtual Private Server)? We're trying to pinch pennies where we can, and my son Derrick suggested upgrading an extra PC we have and running his Minecraft server at home. Would it save enough money to be worth it? I wanted to share the results of my analysis with my Slashdot brethren." The upshot in this case? "Overall it is VERY cost effective for us to run the home server."

2 of 380 comments (clear)

  1. Free Hardware by ShanghaiBill · · Score: 5, Informative

    The problem with his analysis is that he assumes the hardware is free. Also, not many people pay a marginal rate of $0.066/kW-hr for electricity.

  2. Re:Uh.. bandwidth? by jb11 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Also keep in mind that many ISPs frown on running home servers. If the server gets popular it could be a problem for the provider.