Have you tried hosting your website on your home?

[EfficientNinja]

Hello, Webmasters!

We are all familiar with having our sites uploaded and hosted by a reliable hosting provider online. But there's another alternative, and it could be cheaper, in theory.

Have you tried hosting your website on your home computer? A spare computer or an old one will do. You simply do what other hosting providers do and emulate it on your computer.

A disadvantage could be if the power on your area is not stable, it could lead to downtime of the website.

What are your thoughts? Have you tried it?

 

[Page]

Firstly the hardware! and in many cases that's OUT!! failed right there.

Most servers has HDD/SSD that are design to be made to run 24/7.. most home PC isn't.
Then you need good internet, doesn't cut out..
Good cooling system and max memory, like I said server hardware is different to home PC.
Yet again you can go and spend 5K on a server to put in your home

 

[Azareal]

It's not cheaper. And often times, it's against your ISP's TOS.