Is it a bad idea to use my desktop to self host?

What are the disadvantages?? Can they be overcome?

I use it primarily for programming, sometimes gaming and browsing.

  • thejevans@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    My first homelab was a synology NAS, and my gaming PC with a DIY linux hypervisor as the main OS, a Linix VM for hosting servers, and a Windows/Mac/Linux VM trio (each with GPU passthrough) that I would switch between for my workstation. I lost performance for sure, but it taught me a lot without the need to purchase more hardware.

    If you consider it temporary, it’s not a bad way to learn.