# More and more people are saving money and cutting down on e-waste by building home servers

> Out of all the stories I've covered as a consumer tech journalist, subscription fatigue has been one of the most common frustrations I’ve come across — and the usual fixes of service hopping, signing up for discounted…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/why-are-home-servers-trending-i-took-the-plunge-in-an-attempt-to-demystify-the-quiet-tech-community-of-tinkerers-that-are-choosing-to-build-upcycle-and-host-it-themselves?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6d1454e4f45170661d1498)
- **Published:** 2026-07-31
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #google #microsoft #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6d1454e4f45170661d1498

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