Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sponsor: Montech HS01 Pro on Amazon geni.us/UYLeZn and HS02 Pro geni.us/ABM9fEB
Everything is a paid subscription service now, all the way down to data storage. We talk with Wendell of Level1 Techs about taking control of your services, media, internet privacy, and more in this video. Wendell helps to detail some beginner basics on making your own storage server, router, gaming server, your own VPN, family media servers, and more. This is a continuation on the concept that, apparently, you'll own nothing and be happy.
Watch our "Is Intel Actually Screwed?" fun discussion with Wendell here: youtube.com/watch?v=C3rUP3ULlUQ
Check out our talk about benchmarking Linux with Wendell here: youtube.com/watch?v=5O6tQYJSEMw
And see his overhaul of our server! youtube.com/watch?v=tqndR8435cc
Check out Level1 Techs here! youtube.com/c/Level1Techs
Grab the Blind Eye T-Shirt on our store! store.gamersnexus.net/products/blind-eye-t-shirt-black-market
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Everything is a Service
02:00 - Creepy Internet Service Providers
04:13 - Taking Ownership of Your Media
06:18 - Replace TeamViewer and Discord
07:38 - Game Server Hosting
10:46 - Creating Your Own VPN and Router
12:38 - Why is Every Service an Awful Subscription?
17:08 - Cloud Storage for Families and Friends
20:22 - Hardware in Front of Us
22:38 - Notes, Book Servers, Rugpulls
23:53 - Barriers to Entry
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Steve Burke: Host, Editing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing
Andrew Coleman: Camera
Guest: Wendell of Level1 Techs
Sponsor: Montech HS01 Pro on Amazon geni.us/UYLeZn and HS02 Pro geni.us/ABM9fEB
Everything is a paid subscription service now, all the way down to data storage. We talk with Wendell of Level1 Techs about taking control of your services, media, internet privacy, and more in this video. Wendell helps to detail some beginner basics on making your own storage server, router, gaming server, your own VPN, family media servers, and more. This is a continuation on the concept that, apparently, you'll own nothing and be happy.
Watch our "Is Intel Actually Screwed?" fun discussion with Wendell here: youtube.com/watch?v=C3rUP3ULlUQ
Check out our talk about benchmarking Linux with Wendell here: youtube.com/watch?v=5O6tQYJSEMw
And see his overhaul of our server! youtube.com/watch?v=tqndR8435cc
Check out Level1 Techs here! youtube.com/c/Level1Techs
Grab the Blind Eye T-Shirt on our store! store.gamersnexus.net/products/blind-eye-t-shirt-black-market
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Everything is a Service
02:00 - Creepy Internet Service Providers
04:13 - Taking Ownership of Your Media
06:18 - Replace TeamViewer and Discord
07:38 - Game Server Hosting
10:46 - Creating Your Own VPN and Router
12:38 - Why is Every Service an Awful Subscription?
17:08 - Cloud Storage for Families and Friends
20:22 - Hardware in Front of Us
22:38 - Notes, Book Servers, Rugpulls
23:53 - Barriers to Entry
** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! **
Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.
Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates:
t: twitter.com/gamersnexus
f: facebook.com/gamersnexus
w: gamersnexus.net
Our policies, processes, and ethics statements relating to review samples, advertising, travel, errors, and more are transparently and publicly available on this page: https://gamers.nexus/ethics-statements
Steve Burke: Host, Editing
Vitalii Makhnovets: Editing
Andrew Coleman: Camera
Guest: Wendell of Level1 Techs
