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Why I run FreeBSD for my home servers (2024)

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190 points psxuaw | 1 comments | 31 Mar 25 12:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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briandear ◴[31 Mar 25 16:08 UTC] No.43536614[source]▶
Curious what “home servers” are really for. I’ve gone decades without needing a home server — what am I missing out on?
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1. sunshine-o ◴[31 Mar 25 16:36 UTC] No.43536951[source]▶
File server, Syncthing, Home Assistant, Cameras/NVR.

For all those things you really shouldn't trust "the cloud"