Well, I was thinking about hosting my own, but do not know much about the ins and outs. DO not want to throw a lot of money at it, this is just something that has caught my eye. Plus I have no aide the cost. as with anything tech, you can throw a lot of money at it. I am looking to use 6 to 10 tb storage. Power usage,( my work system pulls 800 plus watts) just want it to be something for the household to use, for my wife and daughter to be able to backup school and work stuff and to be able to stream movies, etc. Noise would like it kind of quite as it would be in the attic where the router and cell booster is at. I know it is a lot, thank you for taking the time it respond to this topic