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

submitted 1 month 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 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

8 watts... That's RPi territory but with lots more actual horsepower when needed, in a useful package.

I love the concept of the Pi, but this stuff is so hard to compete with.

[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

It can go higher than the 8 watts, though.
The 8 watts are with rather low CPU load, but with 1 SATA SSD and 1 NVMe SSD.
At full CPU load I expect it to be closer to 15 watts. With what the device is runningn high load happens rarely and not for long.