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Safe to have server running 24/7 (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently converted an old dell laptop to a server by installing Ubuntu server and casa os on it as I wanted to have some info of how it works but since then I have grown a liking towards the sheer amount of things I can host on it. I want to host pihole/adguard on it but i don't know if it is safe to keep it running overnight as it's a laptop. Currently I shut it down at night but for adguard I'll need it running all the time. I'm just worried abut the battery or maybe the hardware will malfunction as its a laptop.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Laptop so remove battery and if everything is accessed via webui then keep the lid closed so the screen isn't just sitting there doing nothing 24/7 wasting power for no reason. If you have a laptop that can't function without the battery (really odd to have this happen) then go ahead and have a spare ready for when the other dies out in a few years of constant use. Otherwise there is no big deal in running 24/7

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

YEs I agree the screen should be turned off, but that can be a software thing. As the screen on ubuntu server by default powers down after a few minutes anyway.

Some laptops vent heat out the keyboard, so closing the lid can trap heat. OP check how warm the keyboard is after being on for a while. You don't even have to have the screen open all the way, just a little bit (10 degrees) to allow the heat to get out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Couldn't find a setting to turn off the display so I keep it shut , I disabled the lid switch so closing the lid won't suspend the laptop. About the battery many people told me to remove it so i will try that once the turn the server on today