I'm just curious, don't really have *that* much intention of getting one.

How much would it add on to your electricity bill to run your own dedicated server at home? I'm on an unlimited bandwidth 10mbps Global Crossing residential broadband connection so bandwidth and connection don't matter to me. If you can run a server for only $10 of electricity a month, that would be so much more effective than getting one from a datacenter.

Infact it would be quite intersting to find out. I all ways wanted to know how much you have to pay to keep your pc running 24/7...

Any way, You really cant tell how much it will cost. This is becuase diffrent boxes use diffrent amounts of electricty..... So a small eco friendly machine will use less energy than a big massive 10ghz machine.

Does Global Crossing Residential Boradband allow you to run servers? I know that here in the US (Seeing that you're in HK), many residential internet connection providers do not allow users to run servers (Unless you're using DSL). If your data isn't mission critical, and if your sites wouldn't suffer during a power outage, by all means, go for it if you want to save the money. I wish we had 10Mbps Global Crossing residential broadband here :D

-Josh

i calculated this once before on fpl.com but i cant find the link anymore it wasnt more than $20 to run your computer 24/7 all month long

Originally posted by 3en
Infact it would be quite intersting to find out. I all ways wanted to know how much you have to pay to keep your pc running 24/7...

Any way, You really cant tell how much it will cost. This is becuase diffrent boxes use diffrent amounts of electricty..... So a small eco friendly machine will use less energy than a big massive 10ghz machine.

My home server runs 24hrs a day and eats up about $30 a month but costs will also depend on what you are paying for electricity type of machine power draw etc but it is minimal cost.

It is hard to calculate just like that, as a pc with monitor and all gadgets will consume more than $45 I suppose, but a processor unit only will run for less than $10, but than there are so many factors, why people are not running servers from home, things like IP's, uptime etc. there are so many factors, in a data center ofcourse technicians are there 24 hrs (may be you do not always get support that fast), but than will you be able to provide support 24hrs.

So think of all possibilities.

wow - that connection sounds amazing !

anyway as vinsar said, people want features with their hosting.

Chances are your going to need a block of ip's, and that wont be cheap. Support is also going to be difficult if its just you.

But keep looking into it

With the prices on dedicated servers in the US does it seem as a better solution to go with a dedicated server provider.

Besides elasticity is there also the cost of hardware (remember, how easy you can upgrade at a provider if you need a faster server.), software like OS and control panel systems. (Redhat Enterprise Edition and Windows are not free. cPanel and Ensim Pro have a high cost if you need a control panel and buy direct.)

In a DC is there staff 24/7, you do not have to worry about all the technical details about running a DC.

Most DC´s offers multihomed bandwidth and backup power.

If you only need a little server to "play" with can it be fine to setup a server on your own connection.

For the kind of connection I'd want to run a server on and for the cost of the hardware and a small UPS or generator, I'd be much better off renting one, but one of the major problems associated with renting is the company, I've just recovered from a disaster with one company and am trying to find another one. Anyway, good luck!

Well there are advantages and dis-advantages for renting a server, and using your own.

The middle ground would of course be co-location :)

10mbps pipe at home! cool. I wish I have that.

my opinion: good for hosting your friends sites.

e3zz, lots college students use their PCs as a server to share their files. For a small group of people, it is ok, but if it comes as a business plan, I think you'd rather rent a server from those commercial companies.

Regarding electrical power, we have found that on average a server uses approx. 30$ per month.

This is based on an average taken over 50 servers. The price is probably lower in the US, as the power prices are generally higher here in Denmark. Here you have to buy a certain percentage of "environmental-friendly electricity".

Wow... I which they offer 10mbps Global Crossing residential broadband in my country.

Over here in Malaysia electricity for a month for each server will be about $5/month or less.