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Re: "Question: I have a variety of older e-waste machine that I'..."
@darkghost - haha yes, I am at a pretty open-ended stage of planning a homelab. Thanks for the thoughts. I'm going to run on bare metal because I've got it lying around. Laptop makes sense. What counts as "a major service"? Anyway, thanks for the thoughts.
Oct 09 · 5 days ago
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👻 darkghost · Oct 09 at 15:47:
Like 30+ users scaling for increasing levels of seriousness. Or something low latency like a remote gaming set up. Or the computer that keeps your heart beating.
Shameless plug here, but though it could interest you: before trying Nextcloud, I recommend you to have a look at slcl (I am the author):
— https://codeberg.org/xavidcr/slcl
slcl is a convenient cloud storage web application, similarly to Nextcloud, but without the bloat and no JavaScript. btw, I am about to release v0.4.0, which provides new cool features.
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Question: I have a variety of older e-waste machine that I've rescued and held on to. I'm interesting in running some kind of homelab (probably a nextcloud instance, or some kind of shared drive for all the devices in the half_elf_monastery. What should I be looking for in hardware? Should I prioritize the best processor? Or the most capacity for storage expansion? Lowest power consumption? Is form factor a consideration at all (i.e., laptop vs. desktop vs. server-rack? Those with experience...
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