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> Let us host stuff at home.

We can dream. ISP says NO!

Don't just dream. We can choose to use the ISP that says "yes", or at least a less firm "no". We can vote with our wallets to create a market opening for the ISP that says "yes".

I have 2 options and both are garbage :/

My ISP gives me v6 and lets me turn off their firewall. That's a start

In general, most ISP have a usage agreement posted which prohibits excessive client server traffic.

This is why most NOCs enforce an asymmetric firewall bandwidth limit for download focused customers, and install colo Google/CDN rack appliances.

Most ISP are just the modern retooled Cable company business. Try to stream video off your home platform on a normal service port, and you will hit the caps pretty quickly. =3

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