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For an outsider, yet one that has a soft spot for decentralization, I can't understand what niche the projects are solving.

Technical users can already rent a vps for very cheap and do it there. HA works only as well as it was tailored to - no generic solutions will change that, unless they impose harsh complexity.

Who are the potential users?

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(I'm also part of Deuxfleurs)

With Garage, we are trying to eschew the need for a VPS, or at least provide on-premise failovers for individuals and tiny organisations.

Our argument, as stated by OP, is that domestic connections are now powerful enough to release the load on datacenters. We deem it more ecological and empowering to plug-in an old computer to your home box.

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