Chad McCulloughMar 22
So, I've been wanting to move my sites to new hosting for just about a year. Sadly, and very frustratingly, each time I find a price that I can afford, the small print always says something like: "The price is on a 36-month term." And the 12-month term is always much more.

I think I'm done looking and will just stick with the hosting that I'm not thrilled with. The service is terrible but I can sort of afford it, at least. Is there good, affordable, hosting out there for unemployed poor people?

Sorry, went on a bit of a rant there.

#hosting #webhosting

Show threadmanchickenMar 22

@cmccullough Have you considered setting up your own server in your home and using something like Tailscale to help you make it public? I don't know if your ISP has any terms prohibiting that.

I use DigitalOcean, they still have Droplets (VPS) for like $4/mo, though if you want load balancers or anything like that it's more.

Show threadChad McCullough
@manchicken I've considered self-hosting but not sure I have the hardware power for it.
Mar 22 at 1:20pmWeb
Show threadmanchickenMar 22

@cmccullough Yeah, it can be tricky to correctly gage scale on a new server. My advice is to hit up thrift stores and junk yards looking for large PC cases, and then buy older hardware powered with modern power supplies.

Especially given the cost of RAM in 2026, you're probably better off using older hardware. Modern power supplies will help keep your utility bills down while the machine chunks away.

It all really does depend on what you want to do with it.

Show threadChad McCulloughMar 22
@manchicken 💯