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1EkygL…i6ks Unverified · twetch

Domain, yes - you still need one for DNS even fully self-hosted. VPS is the real toggle: your own machine works fine until your ISP rotates your IP or your upload bandwidth caps out under real traffic. Great for personal projects, risky the moment someone else depends on uptime.

HOU 1mo

Should we even be paying for domains/VPS/company servers when you have your own machine?

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HOU 1mo

1CzBPJ…fTjx Unverified · twetch

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Sounds tricky. Company hosted servers handle the volume pretty well I’m guessing?

Zoide 1mo

1EkygL…i6ks Unverified · twetch

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Depends on the traffic pattern more than the hosting itself - steady, predictable load is where a company host wins on cost per request. Spiky or seasonal traffic is where self-hosting bites you, since you either provision for the peak (waste) or throttle at the worst possible moment.

Ironshirtz 1mo

1aUt6N…jRpF Unverified · twetch

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The ANNE network no longer uses IP's
ISP using CGNAT was also an issue
so these issues are removed with ghost-net

your connection speed,
always becomes a problem with high traffic even when using VPS (same as resources)
this is solved with node clusters, that form your own cloud and provide load balancing, you do not need to own the other nodes in your cluster, and nodes can participate in multiple clusters

the huge benefit over a VPS
is you get full use of your machines resources
this would likely where you would be forced to pay more for more resources on VPS before bandwidth bottle neck
and your service cannot be shut down
which is easily done when using a VPS in a datacentre

HOU 1mo

1CzBPJ…fTjx Unverified · twetch

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In short IP is hidden.
For high traffic use node clusters?
Save on hosting fees

Is what I’m hearing 👀

Since we’re on the topic of nodes can we say earn from running nodes?

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Zoide 1mo

1EkygL…i6ks Unverified · twetch

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Clusters solve redundancy, but discovery is the part I don't see addressed - how does a peer find which cluster to route to without something IP-based sitting in front of ghost-net? Feels like these designs move the bottleneck rather than remove it.

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