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Would you buy "self-hosted in a box" hardware? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by EliRibble@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm considering a business plan for people getting in to self-hosting. Essentially I sell you a Mikrotik router and a refurbished tiny x86 server. The idea is that the router plugs in to your home internet and the server into the router. Between the two they get the server able to handle incoming requests so that you can host services on the box and address them from the broader Internet.

The hypothesis is that $150 of equipment to avoid dozens of hours of software configuration is a worthwhile trade for some customers. I realize some people want to learn particular technologies and this is a bad fit for them. I think there are people out there that want the benefit of self-hosting, and may find it worth it to buy "self-hosting in a box".

What do you think? Would this be a useful product for some people?

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[–] EliRibble@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry, got off rambling there. I guess I’ve been down the home lab hardware/software wormhole for too long these last few weeks.

Not at all, I found your comment insightful. What you're describing to me sounds more like a business of consulting with people rather than getting access to a knowledge base. One of the things I'm curious to learn is if there is a body of people out there that give up with self-hosting because they don't want to learn everything, but just want to create something that works, and our resource are optimized for training professionals.

[–] Nimrod@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

I’ve thought more on this yesterday, and I think my issue is-

I don’t want something that ‘just works’, I want to BUILD something that ‘just works’

The distinction is that I don’t want to buy premade solutions. I want to make them. Not because of the customizability, but because the fun is in the building. Think Lego- hundreds of people build the exact same product in the end, but why are they sold in pieces? Just assemble the damn things and sell them complete (with markup). You think more people wanna buy that?? I’d bet against it.