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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://56k.dile-up.nl/users/fristi_ebooks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fristi_ebooks</span></a></span> use a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClient</span></a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FrugalComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrugalComputing</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://netzkae.se/@daswarkeinhuhn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>daswarkeinhuhn</span></a></span> wieso?</p><p>Die machen als <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a> Sinn...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://oxytodon.com/@fuchsiii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>fuchsiii</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>grumpygamer</span></a></span> oftentimes said cores ain't even <em>"dedicaded"</em> but <em>shared</em>...</p><ul><li>In the case of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CyberBunker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberBunker</span></a> they literally sold <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nehalem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nehalem</span></a>(-EX) hardware to customers (cross referenced by datasheets/specsheets and the fact they never updated the listings in 15+ years!)</li></ul><p>"shared core VPS" are a <em>very big mistake</em>, espechally on Hosters like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Hetzner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hetzner</span></a>...</p><ul><li><em>Ask me how I know!</em></li></ul><p>So OFC said systems are overworked, espechally the convenience-based options where one just shoves on files and tells it to <em>"bake it"</em>...</p><ul><li>OFC it shouldn't be the responsibility of a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> one's <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@grumpygamer/114158849810039330" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">own</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CI</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CD</span></a> infrastructure, and I think given the size and complexity of said games it would be overkill to do so.</li></ul><p>If feasible, just grab' yourself a decently performing PC/Server/Laptop you can chug in a closet, SSH/RDP onto and use it as <em>"build servant"</em> ("<em>Rechenknecht"</em>) to run your builds and then <a href="https://ntfy.sh" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">sent a notification</a> once done.</p><ul><li>Since speed is of no real concern, but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EnergyConsumption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyConsumption</span></a> is (@€0,33/kWh), I got some <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClient</span></a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a> with some external SSD plugged into USB 3.0</li></ul>
Alauddin Maulana Hirzan 💻<p>welcome to the club. Time to restore stuffs (except cfg, because I forgot to copy it) <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/freebsd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freebsd</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/miniserver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>miniserver</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@LateNightLinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>LateNightLinux</span></a></span> OFC you were - just like <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@heiseonline" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>heiseonline</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.heise.de/@ct_Magazin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ct_Magazin</span></a></span> were when they bought some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Fujitsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fujitsu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Futro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Futro</span></a> Thin client with a Celeron J4105 in it, to the point that these are nowadays completely jacked up in pricing on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eBay</span></a>.de ...</p><p>Personally, I use some <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hp</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/t620" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>t620</span></a>'s as <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a> and they run flawlessly with <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ubuntu</span></a></span> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> 22.04 LTS <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Server" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Server</span></a>... </p><p>OFC they can also run <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://raspberrypi.social/@Raspberry_Pi" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Raspberry_Pi</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RaspberryPiOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RaspberryPiOS</span></a>, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BunsenLabsLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BunsenLabsLinux</span></a> and even <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://venera.social/profile/tails_live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails_live</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> just fine...</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Personally, I do like the fact that <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ServeTheHome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ServeTheHome</span></a> isn't just doing <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HardwarePorn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HardwarePorn</span></a> like <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LinusTechTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinusTechTips</span></a> but also looking at more affordable and reasonable options.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReUse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReUse</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UseLonger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UseLonger</span></a> are not only cheaper but also more envoirmentally friendly, and from my personal experience, getting some relatively-new <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ThinClient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThinClient</span></a> that may even be <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fanless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fanless</span></a> is a cheao, easy and useful starting point for a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a>... </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HylKpDmwaFA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=HylKpDmwaF</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://eigenmagic.net/@arichtman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arichtman</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://tilde.zone/@dashdsrdash" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dashdsrdash</span></a></span> some thin client may be an option.</p><p>I got a 3 pack of T620 with power supply, 10GB SSD &amp; 4GB RAM each for like €90 with shipping on <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/eBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eBay</span></a>...</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/110911599861863861" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@kkarhan/11091159</span><span class="invisible">9861863861</span></a></p><p>You'll likely need to read datasheets then, but otherwise they're great if you need some silent <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Terminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Terminal</span></a> or <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MiniServer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiniServer</span></a>.</p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ubuntu</span></a></span> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UbuntuServerLTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UbuntuServerLTS</span></a>, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://linuxrocks.online/@bunsenlabs" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bunsenlabs</span></a></span> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BunsenLabsLinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BunsenLabsLinux</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Desktop</span></a> and even <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@tails" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>tails</span></a></span> / <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tails</span></a> just run fine on those.</p>