I bought cheap server hardware for my home lab, and the electricity bill taught me an expensive lesson

XDA developers | Aug. 6, 2026, 7 p.m. | Original
My old server seemed like a bargain until I realized what it actually costs to run it
My favorite Notion alternative isn't Obsidian, it's something I can actually self-host I turned a nearly 10-year-old laptop into the most useful machine in my home lab