As one often does, I needed a domain and it's a nod to Bring Your Own Server pattern I've been tracking.
Hostinger VPS
This root domain is on a KVM-1 at Hostinger in a German data center - 1Â vCPU core, 4 GBÂ RAM, 50 GBÂ NVMe disk space, 4 TBÂ bandwidth, that cost $128.14USD for 2 years, or $5.34 per month.
See November 2024 BYOC Setup on Hostinger.
It's one job is currently running a a Bluesky PDS. I might bring that home, and cancel the VPS. Price is going up to $205. Might cancel and get a
Home Lab
As of late May 2026, I have a GMKtec Mini PC that is running Proxmox. Initial GMKtec Mini PC Setup here.
See Home Lab for more on what apps are running.
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