Me running everything on a single postgress instance on my shitbox 0€/month
this post was submitted on 26 Apr 2026
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How does running a server, assuming it's used some amount of internet bandwidth, handle residential internet speeds? If I've got a gig up and down, can I reasonably run like a jellyfin for my friends?
I was running it on a couple hundred Mbps up for a while, and gig up is fine
Most servers you rent are only going to have 1Gbps internet speeds too unless you're paying extra, so if you've got symmetrical gigabit at home, you're 100% good to go, except for maybe higher downtime than a datacenter. My fiber at home seems to go out for a bit overnight occasionally as they're doing maintenance.
My isp hasn't complained. I have fiber at my house and symmetrical gigabit. You should be fine if you transcode to reduce bandwidth needed as you still use your own internet. But I'm not running jellyfin on my home server.
This is why im doing my homelab on low powered processors (5825u NAS boards). Runs way cooler and is way more efficient. Same performance as my 9900kf gaming PC cpu wise.
Edit: this hasn't happened yet
My solar covers more than my entire electric bills in the mild weather months.
I was thinking of moving to more modern systems with modest power consumption too. One of the systems I picked up is basically a case-as-a-heatsink with no fans.
I think I'm at a family of four or five, but I'm alone with my dogs and my weed and my servers. Being able to legally self-host your own drug supply is great.
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ich habe meins nicht vergessen
Mine blew my socks off, but i smoke so little that I have to grow once a year max.
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I do it mainly because I love to.
I realised I don’t need my servers being online 24/7, so for me that’s Raspberry Pi and equivalents, plus powering on computers on demand.
And it’s just wifey , the servers and me.
So you, wife and your 6 digital kids, checks out.