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Hi all,

I want to spin up a small home server. Nothing crazy, maybe 4 or 8GB ram at most. 1 Docker instance running a few privacy frontends (Invidious, Redlib, Xcancel, SearxNG, etc.) and split tunneling VPN connections for each one.

Obviously, a Raspberry Pi 4 or higher is the internet's favorite choice, but I don't need wireless connectivity, I just need a single HDMI and 2 USB ports to get everything set up, one ethernet port, and a dream in my heart.

Has anyone use alternatives like Le Potato or Orange Pi? I'm curious what their community support is like, and if there's a FOSS-friendly standard.

Thanks!

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[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

I actually have one of these: Dell Optiplex 3020 Micro

Has a 16 GB RAM max. Doesn't come with HDMI but you can utilize one of these VGA/HDMI or Display port /HDMI

Surprisingly snappy little machines. Drop in another 8 GB stick of RAM for $25 and you're off to the races.

Dell Optiplex 7020 SFF with the i7-4790 maxed out to 32 gb RAM are pretty nice too and can be found on Amazon for around $125.

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Gonna second the dell optiplex. Been using one for my home server for a while now, and it's been perfect.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

I have actually been rather pleasantly surprised with the 7020 SFF. Going in, I was like 'OK it's a $117 USD. Not going to break the bank to test it out. So I now have 40+ containers running on the 720 and my load averages look like it's not even turned on. LOL