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Mini pc for home server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by Jokulhlaups@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Would you recommend to use a RPi 5 or a second hand Lenovo mini pc (i3 6100t, 8gb ram) or something else?

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[–] FreedomAdvocate -3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

When youre first starting out basically any hardware will do, it just needs to boot Linux.

Unless you already use Linux, you don't need to start with Linux. Windows works perfectly and is significantly easier for most people as it's what they already know.