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I just recently started playing around with an old pc as my homeserver and am curious of any recommendations for lesser known self hostable foss software that you would recommend

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

Nice! Thanks for the tip. They get so expensive.

I believe in used hardware. Most of my computers I inherited or got at flea markets, yard sales, and thrift stores. Ebay is no different, and probably significantly better if refurbished.

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

Oh yeah. I love old hardware. I'm hesitant to use desktops as servers anymore because of the power they use, but laptops in particular are great. You can get an old Dell for next to nothing and replacing their batteries is super cheap. It has its own battery backup. I even got a USB 3 card for mine. Used it for several years and when I went to migrate to my nas I found out the LCD had gone dead. Hadn't noticed or cared.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is actually a good point. I was considering getting a couple of UPS for my main computer and server, but a laptop would do the job. I should pick one up anyways.

Yeah, power consumption sucks. I do not want to contribute to the waste culture, but I also don't want to overspend on resources.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's definitely a balancing act.