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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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[-] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

An old laptop from about 13 years ago barely breaks a sweat running proxmox and a handful of containers and two vms.

Waste not want not. Plus it comes with a keyboard, touchpad and monitor. Plus, built in ups. You might need to add a USB Ethernet dongle but you don't have to.

I bet just about anyone you know has their old laptop in a drawer somewhere. They'd probably give it to you.

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