@moritzheiber yep but for 5 years it's usually not a significant cost. I have servers running for about that time and they never had a single part changed or maintenance done.

From experience (mine and others) after 5 years it's when it starts to be more of an issue. That's why I made the calculations for 5 years because after that it's hard to say.

@lvdd_ it really depends on the server (or blade) and usage but it's possible to find decent collocation prices in Europe for less than €100/month/server but for a collocation of multiple servers.

@hugo Maybe, but for me it only makes sense to have a colo somewhere reachable. Why would I run something in Czech Republic? In that case I also would have to calculate travel expenses. Or is it common to send my servers around and rely on local staff for everything instructing them via phone ?

@lvdd_ You are in Germany right? Have you had a look at https://23m.com/en/colocation or https://www.leaseweb.com/colocation/rack-unit

@hugo Thanks, I knew Leaseweb but the other was new to me. Leaseweb is off the table as their dc is in Amsterdam. Also 2U is over 100 Euro baseprice. The other is better, will have a closer look.

@lvdd_ Leaseweb has a datacenter in Germany (not sure where). If you go to the rack collocation you see the option available https://www.leaseweb.com/colocation/rack probably they ran out on the single server option.

23M looks really good and I have contacted them and they were really great. I would honestly have them on the top of my list if I was to collocate remotely.