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ISO Project Ideas For Wyse 3040 & 5010 Thin Clients (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by irmadlad@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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So, a buddy of mine dropped off a box of 18 Wyse 3040 & 5010 thin clients. I believe they all run W10 embedded, but doing some research, I think I can also run a lightweight Linux OS like maybe Tiny Core. The 5010 can run SuSE Linux Desktop 11, ThinOS, or ThinOS PCOIP acording to Dell.

So, the burning question I have today is 'If you were gifted a box of 18 Wyse 3040 & 5010 thin clients, what would you do with them'? I want something I can incorporate into my already established homelab.

Inundate me with ideas!

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Most of them have had their SSDs and RAM upgraded.

Their RAM has been upgraded, but these were office equipment, so sans SSD, but that's not a big hurdle.

Ooooo....Docker Swarm. That sounds intriguing. Never had one. Snapcast sounds cool too.

'presh

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The only reason I gave up on Docker Swarm was that it seemed pretty dead-end as far as being useful outside the homelab. At the time, it was still competing with Kubernetes, but Kube seems to have won out. I'm not even sure Docker CE even still has Swarm. It's been a good while since I messed with it. It might be a "pro" feature nowadays.

Edit: Docker 28.5.2 still has Swarm.

Still, it was nice and a lot easier to use than Kubernetes once you wrapped your head around swarm networking.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I've yet to dip into Kubernetes or Incus yet. From what I have read, it is a bit overkill for a homelab application. Of course, that's dependent on what you use your homelab for. That is not to say, I'll never do Kubernetes or Incus, it's just that I really haven't plumbed the depths of Docker yet.

[–] IcedRaktajino@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yep, that's why I haven't messed with Kubernetes either; way overkill for a homelab and especially so since I downsized due to soaring electricity costs here.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I'd still like to learn Kubernetes tho, at the very least to have a working knowledge of the topic.