If you are not a hobbyist, you already have salaried IT staff. It costs nothing to plan for this “project”, and it does not take much to keep it running – storj keeps it running. Making sure container is alive does not add any workload to people who’s job responsibilities already include keeping an eye on other containers.
It it creates an extra non-negligible expense - obviously, don’t run the node. In the extreme, dont’ hire an IT consultant to help you setup and maintain the node. “Use what you have”.
I remember reading on this forum that storj targets to keep monthly payouts to node operators at about $130k. It’s not even a salary for ten entry level IT personnel. Of course paying someone to maintain nodes is not expected.
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