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Originally Posted by Samp_India What about the electricity bill ? if he has dynamic ip ? What if his computer overheats and some parts get damaged ? it would cost him more than 3 $ right?

Electricity bill? Something you pay anyway, running a hosting computer wouldn't change it too much, certainly less than getting a VPS/dedi right off the bat.

Dynamic IP? IP can't change as long as the router is on. In addition it's quite easy to get a dyndns (no-ip etc.) or a hostname you manually change on those occasions when the IP changes.

Computer overheating? Rare but could happen. On a $3 VPS you'd end up paying for overheating anyway. They can't offer full coverage with that money.

If hosting home would cost more than hiring a VPS, how would the hosting companies make profit? The place they host their things is essentially no different than hosting the same things at home. It's a building, the thing that makes it a home is that someone lives there, servers or not.