> At that point, you might as well host it on that cheap VPS instead of at home. This is the better option sometimes. Buying multiple TB of storage in the clo

> At that point, you might as well host it on that cheap VPS instead of at home. This is the better option sometimes. Buying multiple TB of storage in the cloud will typically be more expensive, whereas you can have ample storage locally on the cheap. The same goes for CPU/RAM, which you'll need for some applications (like local runners for CI servers) or games. Furthermore, you might prefer that the data stay on your local device for whatever reason (either there's a lot of it, like a voxel video game world files, or something else). My current homelab setup would cost me hundreds of dollars per month from AWS/GCP/Azure, even though it's just devices that would otherwise be e-waste. The round trip time between my local devices and where the servers are is around 20-30 milliseconds, so not at all bad, even decent for gaming. It's also far more cost effective than buying a static IP from my ISP and if someone DDoSes me, the VPS will probably be the first to crumble (though this is not guaranteed), which is an acceptable failure mode. Of course, for things that need better uptime, just going for the VPS directly is generally a good idea.