> Basically you need money and tech skills to run a server. Yes, you do, and also an ISP that will allow you to do so. I'm lucky in that my ISP allows me to ru

> Basically you need money and tech skills to run a server. Yes, you do, and also an ISP that will allow you to do so. I'm lucky in that my ISP allows me to run almost anything. However as regards a server, you don't necessarily need a big, expensive machine. I run a low-traffic web server on a Raspberry Pi 3 and it recently had a mass visit from HN readers when I did a "Show HN" - no problems. With the Pi 4 there are lots of possibilities with the extra power etc. Why not start small and see how long it takes to outgrow your machine - it may take longer than you think.