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[–] defluo 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well yeah. I do, out of necessity. I can't justify buying a pi yet. Someday I hope to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bought a couple Raspis before they even came out, and they're handy for certain applications, but just can't really stand up to the task for whole home server needs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have a RPi1B that runs Pihole just fine, and I have a RPi4 that runs a bunch of services fine (plug in a SSD, don't use a SD card).

But if you're hoping to do a photo server or run a media centre... nah. Rpis are very power efficient, but for media you really need something that's gonna suck more power.

[–] captain_aggravated 4 points 1 year ago

The Raspberry Pi: When "a computer, any computer" will do. I have so many of them in service bolted to the backs of televisions or monitors as digital signage.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If you don't need the electronic side of the RPi, you might be happier with some old thinclient PC that offices sometimes get rid of for cheap.