Comment by threecheese
4 days ago
Pets are OK sometimes! They do need care and feeding, though; some of us don't see that as chores, instead delightful hobbies. I can definitely see the perspective of "there are better things to do", especially if you don't like those things.
There is something satisfying in handling a home server as cattle though!
I don't do it because I don't care; I do it because it is super satisfying when it has been boringly running for weeks without me doing anything to keep it up beyond paying the electricity bill, upgrades are extremely predictable, etc.
Boredom is a feature :D
Pets are totally fine if you consistency/reliability arent that important. Homelabs can be fun ;)
> if consistency/reliability aren't that important
I've administered linux systems with uptime longer than docker has existed. consistency/reliability is perfectly achievable with without modern containerisation
I mean I'm not self hosting my password manager like this guy, but my self hosted services have better uptime than github actions
28 is a lot of pets.