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what would you do with an old dell server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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My dumbass was gonna strip it for parts.

Curious what you industrious folks would do with it?

Similar except 4x2 TB https://www.ebay.com/itm/316549741700

Inb4 put Linux on it

Edit: well it booted earlier and now it doesn't. 😵

THE DUST

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[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 17 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Depends on the specs. If it's really old the power consumption will cost more than you'd spend on newer hardware. I have such a box sitting at home doing nothing. It's cheaper to rent a hetzner dedi.

[–] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Same. For most people in our space, a Dell Optiplex micro is more than enough horsepower (except few expansion ports). There's no reason to be running a legacy server consuming 2.5kW just to host some movies or store your camera footage.

[–] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

My thoughts too. I already have the Dell optiplex with external hard drive bays.

Overkill is overkill especially when it has a cost for power and your room sounds like a fucking aircraft hangar

[–] Godort@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For real. I got my hands on a fully loaded PowerEdge 2900 around 2017 and it added almost $100 to my monthly power bill.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 2 points 5 days ago

But did your winter heating bill go down? Asking for a friend.