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    • wrx7mW
      wrx7m @Alex Sage
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      @aaronstuder said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

      Wholesaleinternet.net

      At first, I was thinking why would I want a colo in KC? The cost of getting my server setup would be more than a couple years of power bills. Then I realized you meant using a dedicated server lol

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      • FATeknollogeeF
        FATeknollogee @wrx7m
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        @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

        @fateknollogee said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

        I was talking to a So Cal colo sales guy...datacenter power in So Cal is the among the most expensive in the country at over 9 cents per kWh.

        That's still less than half what I pay.

        That rate was their cost before markup!!

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        • wrx7mW
          wrx7m
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          Which hypervisor should I run?

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          • ObsolesceO
            Obsolesce @wrx7m
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            @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

            Which hypervisor should I run?

            KVM: Good Choice
            Hyper-V 2016: Good Choice

            Unless you are doing something either of those won't do, or you aren't familiar with one and want to learn, flip a coin and pick.

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            • black3dynamiteB
              black3dynamite @wrx7m
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              @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

              Which hypervisor should I run?

              It’s best to try them all. Hyper-V, KVM, XenServer and maybe ESXi if you will be using the 60 day trail license.

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              • wrx7mW
                wrx7m
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                I use esxi at work, so probably not that one.

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                • Net RunnerN
                  Net Runner
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                  Here is a nice review https://www.starwindsoftware.com/blog/choosing-ideal-mini-server-for-a-home-lab I found once I was planning my own home lab. The part with LEGO-based rack is just incredible 🙂
                  As for hypervisor I would recommend you to go with Hyper-V first just because it's the simplest and fastest start and after having enough of it to proceed to KVM.

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                    marcinozga
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                    I have Intel NUC at home, and custom built server for Plex, I didn't notice much difference in electricity bill. Running AC is much bigger issue that running server 24/7.
                    I don't know how well Plex would run from colo, you'd need really decent connection to data center, unless you mostly stream to mobile.

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                    • wrx7mW
                      wrx7m @marcinozga
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                      @marcinozga said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                      I have Intel NUC at home, and custom built server for Plex, I didn't notice much difference in electricity bill. Running AC is much bigger issue that running server 24/7.
                      I don't know how well Plex would run from colo, you'd need really decent connection to data center, unless you mostly stream to mobile.

                      My home lab wouldn't be running Plex, I already have a system for that. I want something that I would run a hypervisor on and I can build and tear down whenever.

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                      • DashrenderD
                        Dashrender @wrx7m
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                        @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                        @marcinozga said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                        I have Intel NUC at home, and custom built server for Plex, I didn't notice much difference in electricity bill. Running AC is much bigger issue that running server 24/7.
                        I don't know how well Plex would run from colo, you'd need really decent connection to data center, unless you mostly stream to mobile.

                        My home lab wouldn't be running Plex, I already have a system for that. I want something that I would run a hypervisor on and I can build and tear down whenever.

                        Why? You can use Vultr and only pay you you've got them going.

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                        • wrx7mW
                          wrx7m @Dashrender
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                          @dashrender said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                          @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                          @marcinozga said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                          I have Intel NUC at home, and custom built server for Plex, I didn't notice much difference in electricity bill. Running AC is much bigger issue that running server 24/7.
                          I don't know how well Plex would run from colo, you'd need really decent connection to data center, unless you mostly stream to mobile.

                          My home lab wouldn't be running Plex, I already have a system for that. I want something that I would run a hypervisor on and I can build and tear down whenever.

                          Why? You can use Vultr and only pay you you've got them going.

                          I would need to get a dedicated server to get the different hypervisor experience I am looking for.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @wrx7m
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                            @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                            @dashrender said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                            @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                            @marcinozga said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                            I have Intel NUC at home, and custom built server for Plex, I didn't notice much difference in electricity bill. Running AC is much bigger issue that running server 24/7.
                            I don't know how well Plex would run from colo, you'd need really decent connection to data center, unless you mostly stream to mobile.

                            My home lab wouldn't be running Plex, I already have a system for that. I want something that I would run a hypervisor on and I can build and tear down whenever.

                            Why? You can use Vultr and only pay you you've got them going.

                            I would need to get a dedicated server to get the different hypervisor experience I am looking for.

                            So you're testing hypervisor setups, not whatever you have in the VM? OK that makes sense.

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                            • wrx7mW
                              wrx7m @Dashrender
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                              @dashrender said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                              @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                              @dashrender said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                              @wrx7m said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                              @marcinozga said in "Home" Lab - Is it Cost-Effective to Run at Home?:

                              I have Intel NUC at home, and custom built server for Plex, I didn't notice much difference in electricity bill. Running AC is much bigger issue that running server 24/7.
                              I don't know how well Plex would run from colo, you'd need really decent connection to data center, unless you mostly stream to mobile.

                              My home lab wouldn't be running Plex, I already have a system for that. I want something that I would run a hypervisor on and I can build and tear down whenever.

                              Why? You can use Vultr and only pay you you've got them going.

                              I would need to get a dedicated server to get the different hypervisor experience I am looking for.

                              So you're testing hypervisor setups, not whatever you have in the VM? OK that makes sense.

                              Yeah, sort of. I would be testing everything, from hypervisor to VMs and management of both.

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                              • DustinB3403D
                                DustinB3403
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                                I have a HP DL360 running 24/7 at my house, I was initially concerned about the electricity for it, but my bill went up by a few dollars a month.

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