Comment by 👻 darkghost

Re: "Question: I have a variety of older e-waste machine that I'..."

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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.

👻 darkghost

Oct 09 · 5 days ago

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🎵 xavi · Oct 10 at 14:02:

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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