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Question: What are some alternatives to a Raspberry Pi good for a small home server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago by GreenShimada@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Hi all,

I want to spin up a small home server. Nothing crazy, maybe 4 or 8GB ram at most. 1 Docker instance running a few privacy frontends (Invidious, Redlib, Xcancel, SearxNG, etc.) and split tunneling VPN connections for each one.

Obviously, a Raspberry Pi 4 or higher is the internet's favorite choice, but I don't need wireless connectivity, I just need a single HDMI and 2 USB ports to get everything set up, one ethernet port, and a dream in my heart.

Has anyone use alternatives like Le Potato or Orange Pi? I'm curious what their community support is like, and if there's a FOSS-friendly standard.

Thanks!

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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 6 days ago

This was just posted to selfhosted, and does a great job showing what RPi is competing with.

It's a tool for seeing actual idle wattage draw for a lot of mini-PCs.

Many are in the single-digit idle power - the RPi claim to fame - but have a lot more capability than Pi, plus come in useful packages.

Just thought it would be a useful link for here.

[-] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Is that the right site or am I not seeing it? Your link points to this -

https://idlewatt.foundagent.net/ Lookup Categories Compare Vendors AI Data Watch Methodology Will this vendor sign a HIPAA BAA? A cited, date-stamped answer for 105 major SaaS tools — can you sign a Business Associate Agreement and store PHI? Built for digital-health teams during vendor procurement.

[-] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Same, this seems incorrect

[-] GreenShimada@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Thanks!

[-] irmadlad@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Very good resource. Bookmarked.

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