2026-09-27 21:03 UTC
This survey definitely looks vibe-coded as heck lol but I hope the results will be good.
My results :)
Data Hoarder 💾
Fleet: 2–3 devices · More than 50 TB
Motivation: Privacy & data ownership, Independence from Big Tech & subscriptions, Customization & full control
My MVPs: Immich, Baikal, Forgejo, qBitTorrent, Home Assistant
God knows I wasn’t going to put cost as a motivation… I am actively losing money running double the storage I am using and 100+ GB of RAM on a Xeon chip, but having the headroom is certainly nice and has allowed me to expand as much as I want. Getting a good deal a couple of years back before the price explosion was a huge stroke of luck. If this server ever failed I could figure out a smaller operation with more confidence.
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@Hugh@programming.dev 2026-09-28 11:42
You have over 100gb of ram? What do you need so much ram for?