I tend to agree.You're asking unpaid volunteers to help set up a profit earning server for you. Can you not see the problem there? However you might get lucky.
Personally, if I wanted to share my spare bandwidth (assuming I have any) I'd run a TOR relay. Won't make any profit but would give me a warm, fuzzy feeling that I'm helping out folks that need anonymity. (yes, I know not every TOR user is using it for "clean" or "good" purposes).
I'm happy to try to help others if I can.....especially those starting out.
...that's how we all learn...and I think that goes to the heart of What Eben was trying to achieve with Pi in the first place.
But I try to avoid helping others to make a profit at my expense.
I also get slightly frustrated when the answer is easily found with a quick internet search or reading the official docs ...yet some people just think it's easier to ask here.
I strongly suspect that will be the last that we hear of the OP anyway.
Statistics: Posted by kip_the_elder — Thu Jul 31, 2025 9:03 am