I am curious, they have treated me very well over the years.
On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 9:29 AM Matthew Gibson via PLUG-discuss < [email protected]> wrote: > Is Dreamhost a terrible abuser of privacy? > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2021, 9:24 AM Aaron Jones via PLUG-discuss < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Please use literally anyone but Dreamhost. >> >> On Jul 23, 2021, at 8:13 AM, Stephen Partington via PLUG-discuss < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I hit send too soon, All of this hosting aside. I have 3 dedicated >> servers, one is a dual Xeon server with 80-some GB ram, it runs as a VM >> host for all sorts of things for me. and 2 mac mini's one is a windows >> server (I know but professionally speaking this is a good thing for me to >> keep in touch with). and the other is a linux server. they are a great >> low-power solution. (look for older 2012 models if you go this route) >> >> >> On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 8:09 AM Stephen Partington <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> For cost/efficiency, it is hard to beat some of the online hosting >>> options. Dreamhost has a shared plan with unlimited everything and a domain >>> for 9 per month (down to 3 for 1 or 3 years paid upfront) 10 per month Ifor >>> a VPS. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 3:45 PM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I think you'll find that server of yours used closer to $500 than >>>> $120. Based on the 600watt number that you gave your usage would look like >>>> this on SRP right now under their normal flat rate plan: >>>> Months Number of Days Kwh Cost Machine Load in Kilo watts Cost per >>>> hour(KWH cost times wattage) Cost per day(Cost per hour time 24 hours) >>>> Total >>>> Cost (Cost per time period) >>>> May, Jun, Sep, Oct 122 0.1091 0.6 0.06546 1.57104 191.66688 >>>> Jul,Aug 62 0.1157 0.6 0.06942 1.66608 103.29696 >>>> Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, April 182 0.0782 0.6 0.04692 1.12608 204.94656 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Grand Total 499.9104 >>>> Even if you machine used half the power you specified it would still be >>>> about twice what you thought it was. >>>> >>>> I always recommend that people don't use their old computers when it >>>> comes to use cases like using them for routers because it's MUCH cheaper >>>> to buy something like a PI or a dedicated router than it is pay for power >>>> to feel a machine that uses waaay more than you need to. >>>> With a raspberry pi under worst case useage with it being use to 100% >>>> capacity you'd only get charged $6.32 per year, but it would most likely be >>>> closer to it's idling cost of $2.82 for power: >>>> Months Number of Days Kwh Cost Machine Load in Kilo watts Cost per >>>> hour(KWH cost times wattage) Cost per day(Cost per hour time 24 hours) >>>> Total >>>> Cost (Cost per time period) >>>> May, Jun, Sep, Oct 122 0.1091 0.0076 0.00082916 0.01989984 2.42778048 >>>> Jul,Aug 62 0.1157 0.0076 0.00087932 0.02110368 1.30842816 >>>> Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, April 182 0.0782 0.0076 0.00059432 0.01426368 >>>> 2.59598976 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Grand Total 6.3321984 >>>> >>>> Brian Cluff >>>> >>>> On 7/21/21 3:50 PM, Eric Oyen via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>>> >>>> Back when I ran a home server on my Athlon X2 with 1500 W supply, the >>>> machine never drew that much. Even with several disks spinning, 8 VMWare >>>> instances going and a few other goodies, that machine never drew more than >>>> 600w at maximum. I kept it live 24/7 for a few years and it added less >>>> than $120 yearly to the electrical bill. These days, that machine is out >>>> of service and is only good for parts. My Mac mini, which draws at most >>>> 100 W under full load is on 24/7 and I don’t even see it add that much to >>>> the electrical bill here. There are really only 3 high draw appliances in >>>> this house now: >>>> 1. The refrigerator >>>> 2. The stove/oven >>>> 3. The master cool evaporative cooler. Everything else either runs on wall >>>> warts or only gets used occasionally. In fact, we spend less than $150 a >>>> month here for electric. Now, if I put that Athlon X2 back into service, >>>> we might see $10 a month in extra use. I am still contemplating putting it >>>> back up and using it as my go to linux development machine. >>>> >>>> -Eric >>>> From the Central Offices of the Technomage Guild, Utilities Dept. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jul 21, 2021, at 7:33 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >>>> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just read this quote about the electrical costs to run a web server from >>>> home: >>>> >>>> Cost: While it may sound cheaper to use that computer lying around doing >>>> nothing when creating your web server, when you factor in the cost of >>>> powering an old computer 24 hours a day, it can get very expensive. A 250W >>>> desktop computer running 24 hours per day at 12 cents per KW/h is a >>>> whopping $262.00 per year! >>>> >>>> --- >>>> I think their math is wrong. >>>> >>>> The average residential electricity rate in Chandler is 10.85¢/kWh. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking a low traffic PHP web server running on an old Dell with a >>>> 400 watt power supply is not using but maybe 100 watts on average. I've >>>> read that the computer should use no more than half the power supply >>>> capacity. Is this correct? >>>> >>>> If my home web server is using 100 watts an hour that mean 100 watts * 30 >>>> days * 24 hours or 72K watts. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking 72 * .1085 = $7.81 a month. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts are much appreciated. >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >>>> settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail >>>> settings:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >> >> -- >> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >> >> Stephen >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. 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