Following on from the previous thread, I'm preparing for December when
my fixed electricity tariff runs out, and either this heavy "server
iron" has to go, or I add solar cells for it.
Some things will go to the OCI cloud free tier, but I still run several
24/7 VMs and Raspberry Pi doesn't quite cut it.
Running old Intel desktop CPU's does not seem that efficient.
So currently looking at an Apple M1 mac mini, but that's paying over the
top for desktop software I would not really use.
It doesn't have to be a PC architecture but should be able to run a hypervisor that can run Linux and Microsoft guests. Docker as well.
A quick google shows ARM servers currently cost an arm.... (erm) sorry.
I suppose there could be some consumer NAS units out there with meaty
sleeper ARM CPU's.
either this heavy "server iron" has to go, or I add solar cells for it.
Hi Adrian
not sure if it's quite right for you, but as mentioned in the other thread I also
have some Lenovo USFF units running indoors. They are pretty cute,
and can run docker and VMs.
I have an M93 and an M910q IIRC. They come in various flavours,
including AMD processors, and run Linux fine. Not ARM sadly.
On Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 5:52:35 PM UTC+1, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
I suppose there could be some consumer NAS units out there with meaty
sleeper ARM CPU's.
Hi Adrian
not sure if it's quite right for you, but as mentioned in the other thread I also
have some Lenovo USFF units running indoors. They are pretty cute,
and can run docker and VMs.
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