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Question: What are some alternatives to a Raspberry Pi good for a small home server? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by 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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[–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

@GreenShimada old thin clients or similar (google Project TinyMiniMicro for a decent guide!) are perfect for this use case. x86, most of them have intel quicksync for transcoding, they are energy efficient and quiet.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Project TinyMiniMicro If you purchase one of these units, especially second-hand, you may end up with a great deal, but there can be disasters as well. For example, one of the HP models arrived and it was a similar yet different model. Some were missing parts as well. Others had very interesting default BIOS settings.

    This is actually something to look out for. When I bought the Optiplex 7020 SFF it came with a 9020 sff front bezel. Motherboard, BIOS, all checks, confirm it's a 7020 sff except for the front bezel. It seems to be a factor of who is actually doing the 'refurbishing'. If it's someone official, you probably won't have any issues, but if the reseller is the one doing the 'refubrishing' it can get piecemeal.

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