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WHAT USERS SAY..
Here's what some of our usersfriends say..
> I am new here, but today I learned realized that Elfhosted is one of the best
> free and open source software communities I've seen, and FOSS communities have
> been at the center of my life since the 90s (Perl, PHP, Symfony, Drupal,
> Ethereum, etc.). Great open software built by great people who care = great
> community, and that is something special.
>
> You've done an amazing job @Funky Penguelf with the platform you provide and
> this place has an awesome mix of active community caretakers and software
> creators that I've seen here so far like BSM, Spoked, LayeZee and other elf
> vengers. Keep up the energy, productivity and community and take time to enjoy
> it and appreciate each other!
@skwah (Discord)
> I self host and share a fully automated âarr stack with Plex. Been doing so
> for around 4 years. Also recently got into real debrid and hosting a Comet and
> Annatar for Stremio. The amount of time and head banging Iâve put into it is
> in the hundreds to thousands of hours. From setting it up to keeping it
> running smoothly. Letâs not forget the cost of my server and how much it cost
> to keep it running.
>
> Anyway I wanted to see what ElfHosted was about to compare. Yeah I had the
> whole thing setup in just a few hours. It also passes the headache of
> maintaining it to ElfHosted. Will I keep it no because nerdy things and
> maintaining my server are my hobby and quirky passion project. Will I
> recommend it to my friends who donât have the money up front to buy a server,
> the knowledge to maintain it or desire.
>
> Just my server alone was $2k. Power cost to keep it on yearly is $250ish,
> annual memberships to RD, Usenet and indexers are around $100. Then whatever a
> value my free time at. Which is currently at minimum my hourly pay at work or
> more. Yeah so take the monthly cost of all that and compare to ElfHosted
> Ultimate Stream package at $39 monthly, add RD to the cost and get nearly all
> your time back is incredibly cheap.
>
> Lastly it seems like a lot of people forget how quickly an ultimate cable
> package used to cost. Or how quick paying for every stream service would add
> up to. Which when using ElfHosted with RD is essentially and more what you
> get. Quick hint itâs far above the asking price.
/u/MMag05. (Reddit)
> As a happy Elfhosted customerâwho also self hosts MANY things across about 10
> severs (dedicated, VPSes, and VMs running on Synology), I wouldnât switch to
> self hosting the services I get from Elfhosted. They just work with very
> little effort configuring things, and the support the owner and his team
> provides is second to none. Plus I love being part of a fledglingâbut quickly
> growingâenterprise.
/u/jatguy. (Reddit)
> I recently found ElfHosted and decided to start out with the Infinite Starter
> Kit. Within a week I realized that this was for me and upgraded to the Hobbit
> plan. Give it another week and I was up to the Ranger plan.
>
> I just love the simplicity and the fact that things just work. For years I've
> ran a home server and between the constant maintenance and always upgrading
> harddrives, it became apparent I wanted to make it easier on my self. Enter
> ElfHosted.
>
> Setup was super easy with the guided documentation and the discord community.
> It seems that somebody is available at all hours of the day to help with
> questions. I started with the Aars, which I knew from my prior hosting... but
> saw a newer product called Riven. I decided to jump in feet first. I enjoy
> being on the front end of an up and coming replacement for the Aars and will
> soon be upgrading to the annual plan!
@.theycallmebob. (Discord)
> Iâve been using this service for a while now, and honestly, itâs a
> game-changer compared to anything else Iâve tried for managing my media
> library. The support is fantasticâsuper quick, and if the staff arenât around
> (which rarely happens), the community steps up right away. I canât imagine
> going back to any other platform.
>
> Before this, I had my own setup with a NUC, NAS, and tools like Sonarr and
> Radarr. It worked pretty well for a while, and my internet speed was high
> enough to stream without any buffering. But in the end, it wasnât worth the
> time or headache of managing all the storage and keeping everything running
> smoothly.
>
> Now, with this service, everything runs smoothly in 1080p+ with no buffering
> issues. The interface is really easy to use, which makes managing everything a
> breeze. Plus, having a whole community of smart people available for guidance
> is a huge bonus.
>
> I was sold from the start, which is why I quickly upgraded from a 1-month to a
> 3-month subscription, and Iâm planning to switch to a 1-year plan soon. This
> service totally pays for itself, and Iâm sure you wonât be disappointed. Itâs
> been really impressive.
@seapound (Discord)
> Best possible options for anyone looking for the do-it-all option along with
> the best customer service ive experienced in this space so far. Id rate it a 6
> if I could but its limited to 5/5...
@hashmelters (Discord)
(responding to a Reddit thread re the cost of ElfHosted vs mainstream streaming
/ self-hosting):
> I didn't know that the goal of this project was to compete with large
> companies running/renting entire DCs. I was under the impression that the goal
> of this project was to manage the updating of almost selfhosted applications
> on a shared platform with other users. Basically, be my sysadmin for me.
>
> That being said, paying for services is the 'easy button'. There is a real
> world cost incurred for the time saved. Time is money. Time is the most
> valuable currency that exists. Once time is spent, it's forever lost, one
> cannot retrieve it again (yet). In my mind, there are 3 options for use of
> time with respect to: mainstream, selfhosting, elfhosted.
>
> * mainstream - my time is valuable and I don't want curated content and I
> don't care what content that I have the ability to consume. I only like
> what's popular.
>
> * elfhosted - my time is valuable, I want my own curated content without
> being forced to browse past the same damn entry 500 times just to find out
> that I can't watch the movie I want because it's not available in my
> current location or was removed last week from mainstream providers.
>
> * selfhost - I care about costs and I have nothing but time to waste or I
> want to learn about the backend of the systems involved. I'll pay for my
> own VPS/homelab, electricity, manage the OS, manage app updates, figure out
> how to make the apps talk nice to each other, create my own beautiful
> frontend.
>
> I know how much my time is worth, does that reddit poster know how much their
> time is worth? Without knowing what you are worth, you can't make effective
> capital expenditures with respect to the time it will take to recoup the
> capital.
>
> I know I don't need elfhosted at all for my use case. I choose to stay with
> elfhosted because it's my 'easy button'. It's an efficient capital expense for
> the amount of time it saves me managing my own hardware, apps and saves me
> electricity costs. I'm also in a situation where I don't have upload bandwidth
> from my home to serve HD content to myself remotely. If I lived back in a
> city, I would still be here. My time is worth $$/hr.
@cobra2 (Discord)
> "Just wanted to check in here and let @Darth-Penguini and anyone/everyone else
> know...WOW. I have been struggling with storage for years, maintenance of
> Docker containers, upkeep, all of it. Elfhosted is so freeing. It's an amazing
> service that I hope to be a member of for a long, long time!"
@Fingers91 (Discord)
> "I just have to say, I am an incredibly satisfied customer. I had been
> collecting my own content for nearly 20 years. Starting off with just a simple
> external HD before eventually graduating to a seedbox with 100TB of cloud
> storage attached and fully automated processes with Sonarr and Radarr .
> However, the time came when the glory days of unlimited Google Drive storage
> ended. I thought my days of having my full collection at my fingertips via
> :plex: were behind me, until I found Real-Debrid and ElfHosted.
>
> Now I essentially have the exact same access to content as I had before, but
> even better. Superior support and community involvement. Content is available
> almost immediately after being identified. A plethora of tools at my
> fingertips that give me more control and automation than ever before.
> Wonderfully well done and impressive! I am looking forward to being a customer
> for a very long time! Massive kudos to @funkypenguin đ¤
@BSM (Discord)
> "I would recommend ElfHosted to anyone. It has been great so far and made life
> a lot easier than running my own setups. If youâre in the fence give them a
> try and help support this great community."
Zestyclose_Teacher20 (Reddit)
> "thanks for the help and must say this is the best host I every had for my
> server đ 10/10 đ All other places I have try have I got a lot buff etc. Your
> host can even give me full power on a 4K Remux on 200GB big movie file .
> That's damn awesome đ"
@tjelite (Discord)
> "What an amazing support system these guys have Chris and Layzee i think it
> was! Both are very patient with me even though I am a newbie at all this. Very
> thorough and explained everything step by step with me
>
> I couldnât ask for anything better than the service I have received by these
> guys! Happy happy clientâ¤ď¸"
@dead.potahto (Discord)
> "Very happy customer. Great service"
@ronney67 (Discord)
> "Very good customer service, frequent updates, and excelent uptime!!!!!"
@ed.guim (Discord)
> "I had my own plex-arrs setup on hetzner for years. Yesterday I deleted
> everything as elfhosted has gone above and beyond it. And it has a fantastic,
> active community as well! Very friendly, helpful and like-minded folks always
> willing to help and improve the system. Top notch!"
@alon.hearter (Discord)
> "Absolutely Amazed with the patience and professionalism of all Elf-Venger
> Staff including bossman penguinâ¤ď¸"
@dead.potahto (Discord)
> "@BSM went above and beyond to make sure I had all the one on one support
> needed with my sub. Thank you for your patience! Elfhosted continues to be
> Elftastic !!"
@bfmc1 (Discord)
> "really enjoying the service from elfhosted. The setup is really easy from the
> guides on the website. And the help on the discord channel is really quick."
@jrhd13 (Discord)
> "Support is amazing, and once you find a setup which works best for you it
> works perfectly, very happy đ"
@fiendclub (Discord)
> "great fast service, resolved my problem and really friendly"
@allan.st.minimum (Discord)
> "Great service and sorted out a billing issue super quick and easy."
@scottcall707 (Discord)
> "Very friendly support, resolved a problem with my account! I also appreciate
> the community that has been built around the service!"
@leo1305 (Discord)
> "excellent customer service and very fast replies"
@yo.hohoho (Discord)
> "Loved the simplicity, experience and support"
@y.adhish (Discord)
> "Very friendly help as always, problem solved, one happy elf here!"
@badfurday0 (Discord)
> "Great Helpful and Fast support. Thanks!"
@.mxrcy (Discord)
THE BACK-STORY
> I love self-hosting1, and have been publishing guides on building self-hosting
> platforms and running apps since 2016. Over time, I've updated my own platform
> from Docker Swarm to Kubernetes (several iterations).
>
> Somewhere along the way, building automated / resilient / scalable systems in
> Kubernetes became my DayJobâ˘, and I spent 2 years consulting/co-investing in a
> seedbox provider.
>
> When this provider shut down, I took the opportunity to take my self-hosting
> to the next level. I leveraged what I'd built / learned over those past 2
> years to build ElfHosted - a multi-tenant, resilient, automated and scalable
> app hosting platform, running on "budget" bare-metal cloud hardware. I wanted
> to be able to rapidly deploy new self-hosted apps in a templatized way, and I
> wanted to invite other geeks to join in / observe the process.
>
> - David (@funkypenguin)
BUT.. BUT..
ELFHOSTED VS SELFHOSTING
Question:
> "Why wouldn't I just run the app myself?"
Answer:
Totally valid. Here are some guides I wrote for doing just that on Docker Swarm
or Kubernetes.
ElfHosted is for users (like me, post-kids!) who don't necessarily have the time
/ inclination to run (and maintain!) certain apps locally, want it to "Just
Workâ˘".
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1. Defined as controlling and managing the apps I use, regardless of where they
run âŠ
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