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RPi Alternatives for Self-hosting (lemmy.mohammadodeh.com)

Here is the thing, I have 4 RPi’s of different generations (all the way from Zero W to 4B 4GB) that I use to host services at home for personal use.

Lately, I have realized I am running out of RAM to host more services, not to mention not enough switch ports to connect to.

Now I know the obvious solution is to get a more powerful setup (maybe a thin client) but electricity isn’t cheap and I am not particularly in the best shape financially speaking to shell out $300+ on a decent client to host my services.

Any suggestions?

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[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 7 months ago

There's the Orange Pi 5 Plus if you want something really energy efficient. It has 16GB of RAM, an 8 core CPU, dual 2.5G ethernet, and it can use an M.2 2280 SSD. It looks like there's going to be a 32GB version, but it's not available yet.

[-] admin@lemmy.mohammadodeh.com 1 points 7 months ago

That looks very sexy, what’s the price range on those?

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago

The 16GB version is around $160 US with a 256GB eMMC module and case.

[-] admin@lemmy.mohammadodeh.com 1 points 7 months ago

At this price point, why are RPi’s even a thing? Wow!

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago

Established ecosystem, I'd guess. Also brand recognition. I mean, you can tell that this one is also called "some fruit name" PI, for good reason.

[-] admin@lemmy.mohammadodeh.com 1 points 7 months ago

Valid point, I see where you are coming from.

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 points 7 months ago

More and more people are asking that question every day. Especially with the company going public.

this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2024
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