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Simplify home hardware for selfhosting (lemmy.zip)

submitted 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) by lIlIllIlIIIllIlIlII@lemmy.zip to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Right now I have a NAS running 24/7 for some self hosted apps (p2p, *arr...) and as primary storage for my multimedia files.

This NAS has some limitations because it has a low spec hardware and the OS is "propietary", so sometimes I have issues with docker or I miss some random feature that "standard" Linux distros have.

I work in IT and deal with the technology at home sometimes feels like a second job. I'm thinking that maybe I could simplify my home hardware avoiding NAS servers and use only my main desktop running 24/7 . This could give me a lot of flexibility (a standard OS, VMs, standard docker, better hardware, faster file operations because no LAN involved...) and less hardware to deal with.

Does anybody went this way? Any recommendations in favor or against it?

Sorry for my english.

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[–] arjuna@lemmy.world 8 points 4 hours ago

Lenovo Thnkcentre Tiny or other tiny form factor PC for this, you can buy used/refurb on eBay or Amazon or wherever. quiet, low power, stackable, take up very little room, very cheap. mine are running with minimal Debian and Docker, mostly under 5% utilization.