Does anyone selfhost a tracker for a dog or cat? A reputable company charges 5€-13€ per month for it. I’m not sure I want to pay that for more than 10 years

  • rbesfe@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You can’t self host a tracker like that, at least not for free, because the only way for the data to be reported is through a cellular connection which costs money. The subscription fee seems perfectly reasonable

    • peregus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      That’s not true at all! I’m using some 1NCE SIM that cost 10€ for 10 years of connectivity with 500MB of data. For my car I’ve calculated that it should last about 6/7 years, but even if it would last 1 year, it’s still less than 1€/month!

      OP “just” needs to find the tracker and selfhost something like Traccar.