Hey everyone, I’m looking to get into self-hosting as a bit of a hobby, host some websites and learn a bit more about sys-admin stuff.

I just wondered if anyone had any recommendations on or experiences with green/sustainable hosting services?

It’s a bit far-fetched but I remember a website I found a while back that was fully hosted using solar energy (yes it went down at times).

Thanks for any help!

  • poVoqEnglish
    4•2 years ago

    https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/

    Is likely the one you meant.

    Most professional data-centers will claim some sort of eco lable or running on 100% renewable, at least in Europe, but that means little if they still use a lot of electricity and thus displace other consumers to fossil fuel power.

    The most sustainable is to host on a low powered device from home. We have a community with a special focus on that here: https://slrpnk.net/c/selfhosting

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      1•2 years ago

      Ah thanks for linking through to the other community — I’ll definitely check it out, currently I’m mentally preparing to undertake such a thing.