( what i run, and what runs me )
Hardware
the boxes ★
server-1/ ( daily driver ) ├── cpu: Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 ├── ram: 64GB DDR4 ├── gpu: Intel Arc A770 16GB └── board: X99 server-2/ ├── cpu: dual Xeon ├── ram: 128GB └── storage: lots
Software
the stack ★
os: Linux Mint orchestration: Docker Compose git: Gitea → git.alflora.app ci: Drone → ci.alflora.app storage: MinIO ( self-hosted ) ai: OpenRouter ( Kimi K3 ) + Maxim 2.0 editor: Vim
Monthly cost
~1000 RUB /mo
That's about $10 — electricity only, full power, 24/7. The hardware is owned outright. Two servers, a GPU, git, CI, storage, and an AI chat for less than a streaming subscription. The cloud could never.