https://veerendra2.github.io/tags/home-server/ Recent content in Home-Server on Veerendra's Blog Hugo -- 0.161.1 en Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://veerendra2.github.io/hidden-cost-home-lab-power-shelly/ Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://veerendra2.github.io/hidden-cost-home-lab-power-shelly/ <h1 id="introduction">Introduction</h1> <p>As you might know, I manage two home servers for various self-hosted services. I keep everything organized in a GitOps way using <a href="https://github.com/veerendra2/composeflux">ComposeFlux</a>—a tool I built to handle Docker Compose stacks when I got tired of manual updates. (You can read about that journey in <a href="https://veerendra2.github.io/gitops-for-homeservers-part1/">GitOps for Homeservers (Part 1)</a>).</p> <p>Recently, I was catching up with a colleague at the office. We were talking about self-hosting, and I mentioned that I run <a href="https://immich.app/">Immich</a> to completely replace Google Photos. He was impressed but then asked the one question I couldn&rsquo;t answer: <em>&ldquo;How much are you actually paying for the electricity to run those servers 24/7?&rdquo;</em></p>