A deep dive into running WorkHub.so on a $2/month infrastructure budget using a M1 Mac Mini instead of traditional cloud services.
  • varyingExpertise@feddit.orgEnglish
    5·
    3 days ago
    host workhub.so
workhub.so has address 188.114.97.3
workhub.so has address 188.114.96.3
workhub.so has IPv6 address 2a06:98c1:3121::3
workhub.so has IPv6 address 2a06:98c1:3120::3

whois 2a06:98c1:3121::3
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inet6num:       2a06:98c1::/32
netname:        CLOUDFLARENET-EU

    All I hear here is the sound of “BAWK BAWK!” chicken.

      • varyingExpertise@feddit.orgEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        I know what they mean and I know how it still makes sense to use Cloudflare when hosting everything else yourself, the comment was a bit tongue in cheek.

        I do hope they have bought at least two of those Mac Minis so their service doesn’t go down every time they need to reboot something.

        • ich_iel@feddit.org
          1·
          3 days ago

          I do hope they have bought at least two of those Mac Minis so their service doesn’t go down every time they need to reboot something.

          Well, the article says

          Single Point of Failure: Downtime during server restarts

  • ich_iel@feddit.org
    2·
    3 days ago

    Uhm…. How many months do I need to run the Mac mini that it only costs me $2/month including electricity and internet costs after buying it for several hundred bucks?

    • muelltonne@feddit.orgMDeutsch
      1·
      3 days ago

      The answer is in the article - the Mac mini was $250 and is not included here, the $2/month is electricity.

      • ich_iel@feddit.org
        1·
        3 days ago

        And also the internet connection, network equipment,… are not part of the calculation. I don’t say, they’re lying, but the headline suggests a way lower cost than they pay.

        I mean, they’re comparing it to some cloud provider, where you get housing, hardware, networking, internet connectivity, electricity, (maybe software licenses), maintenance and some form of management of your hosts and some more things all covered in your fee and then they say, they are cheaper, because they only list the electricity. And in all fairness, they most likely are. It’s impressive to use refurbished consumer hardware in production and get away with it. I’d probably use two Mac minis and try to get more availability and flexibility for software upgrades, etc. in this case. If they can afford a $2 per month, they can also survive $4 per month.