Alternative Imgur version for the main image
Previously I was using Samsung N150P (netbook) as my home server and it served me around 6 years. >> https://programming.dev/post/708584
Though after upgrading to Debian 13, additional 90 packages were installed just with the upgrade. I also had a little adventure with it :) >> https://programming.dev/post/708488
Anyway, this new mini PC I got is from 2016 and surprisingly it has 8GB DDR3 RAM (I’m rich now). It’s generally in good condition. Even though it’s Celeron N3000, this one doesn’t have hyperthreading so only 2 cores. Still it’s a real upgrade over Atom N450 CPU.
Since last year, I was planning to get a Raspberry Pi and moving from there. However thanks to AI overlords it got so expensive I had to bail from that fantasy. I got this for 40$ and with 8GB RAM I think it was a good deal.
I was already planning to change my home server to Alpine for a while but I just couldn’t touch a perfectly fine system because lazy. So this time I went with Alpine and I already love how small it is. I just installed a couple monitoring tools and packages like sudo along with Pi-hole so currently it has quite few packages.
Don’t worry though, I’m planning to use that RAM, with time. :)
I run one of these thin clients:
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) x86_64 Host: HP ProDesk 400 G5 Desktop Mini Kernel: Linux 6.12.113+deb13-amd64 Uptime: 3 days, 21 hours, 47 mins Packages: 421 (dpkg) Shell: zsh 5.9 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-9500T (6) @ 3.70 GHz GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630 @ 1.10 GHz [Integrated] Memory: 2.37 GiB / 15.47 GiB (15%)I bought it on ebay for ~£100. It idles between 3W - 5W and rarely goes over 20W.
I have jellyfin and immich on it.
I wouldn’t call that a thin client, it’s actually quite powerful for a home server IMO. :)
Actually that’s impressive wattage for idle usage.
Immich is a good idea, though mine probably wouldn’t run it well.