@agmlego @thufie i don't really judge what is or isn't since i'm the type to break barriers on what could be considered this or that, but I personally like to have access to the hardware itself rather than trust a vps provider.

**Amelia Meyer** @agmlego@cybre.space · 2021-12-22T17:16:30Z

Amelia Meyer @agmlego@cybre.space

@lyncia @thufie agreed. Hence the colo instead of a VPS.

Plus, I can just throw hardware at it and not increase my monthlies. Hard to get a VPS for what my rent is (under $100/mo), given what I have running (16 Xeon cores across two chips, 72GB DDR3 ECC, 4TB disk, 10Mbps 95th-percentile on a gigabit connection).

Dec 22, 2021, 17:16 · · Tusky · · ·

**dawn** @lyncia@pixie.town · Dec 22, 2021, 17:17

**dawn** @lyncia@pixie.town · Dec 22, 2021, 17:17

Dec 22, 2021, 17:17

dawn @lyncia@pixie.town

@agmlego @thufie id say it hella counts.

**Amelia Meyer** @agmlego@cybre.space · Dec 22, 2021, 17:18

**Amelia Meyer** @agmlego@cybre.space · Dec 22, 2021, 17:18

Dec 22, 2021, 17:18

Amelia Meyer @agmlego@cybre.space

@lyncia @thufie but I admit my privilege; I know people who work at the telecom that operates the colo, I have the capital to invest upfront in a machine, and I have transportation to get such a thing to the facility.

VPSen are easy and popular for good reason.

**dawn** @lyncia@pixie.town · Dec 22, 2021, 17:19

**dawn** @lyncia@pixie.town · Dec 22, 2021, 17:19

Dec 22, 2021, 17:19

dawn @lyncia@pixie.town

@agmlego @thufie yeah. I don't have the connections or money for a big server so I go off what I got in my usual scavenger fashion.

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