The #SBC’s resolution to overturn Obergefell and reinstate bans on gay marriage weaponizes religion to strip LGBTQ people of civil rights and undermines decades of legal progress for equality.
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#sbcs
$30+ Orange Pi R2S octa-core RISC-V router board features 2x 2.5GbE, 2x GbE, 2x USB ports
Sipeed NanoCluster is a tiny device for creating clusters of up to 7 Compute Modules - Liliputing
PocketBeagle 2 Rev A1 Upgrades to Quad-Core AM6254 Processor - LinuxGizmos.com
UP Squared TWL single-board computers support up to an Intel Core 3 N355 Twin lake processor - Liliputing
So someone in FLOSS #DeltaChat group said #ARM #SBCs are terrible at computation power. And that a #miniPC has much better computation power comparing to something like #RaspberryPi. I had plans for a #homeserver and I wanted to use my #LibreComputer #Alta and utilize its #npu.
Libre Computer boards have really good prices comparing to the performance they provide comparing to other ARM SBCs such as #RPi. However, comparing them with a mini or even #microPC, an old micro PC provides better computation power.
LibreComputer #RenegadeElite features a #Rockchip #rk3399, 4GB DDR4 and costs 76 USD:
https://libre.computer/products/roc-rk3399-pc/
On the other hand, this renewed #HP #EliteDesk is 100 USD and with far better specs:
https://www.amazon.com/HP-EliteDesk-Mini-Desktop-Computer/dp/B08L9NB7RD?rnid=2257851011&th=1
Maybe it's not fair compare a renewed product with a brand new one. But it seems for having a homeserver to #selfhost things, if we factor out power usage, an old mini PC is better than a new ARM SBC.
However, if we also consider power usage, the abovementioned LibreComputer board consumes only 15 W under full load. And the old Ryzen 5 on that HP mini PC has a TDP of 35 W. This affects running cost of your homeserver and also the cost for the #UPS. But for myself, there isn't a big deal between 15W and 35W.
Edit: Comments or advises are very welcome!
Edit2: On second thought, I won't go for second hand or renewed. I want to use them as servers and this means 100% uptime. And I doubt second hand ones will survive, especially given the more power they consume which generates heat. And since my budget for a homeserver is 100 USD, ARM SBCs seem to be the only choice. I can research more though.
#selfhosting #selfhostingjourney #selfhostingchronicles #serverathome #server #tech #technology #geek #geekful #geeks #nerd #nerds #nerdy
Radxa ROCK 4D with RK3576 SoC, PCIe Gen2 x1, Gigabit Ethernet, and PoE Support Starts at $30 - LinuxGizmos.com
ZimaBoard 2 micro server review - Part 1: Unboxing, teardown, and ZimaOS interface - CNX Software
$39 ODROID-C5 is a power-efficient Amlogic S905X5M SBC with 4GB RAM, no heatsink needed
ALPHA-One Leverages RISC-V StarPro64 for Compact Local LLM Deployment - LinuxGizmos.com
Adafruit: High tariffs become ‘real’ with our first $36K bill
Any recommendations for very low powered #fanless #computers / #sbcs with highly efficient processors and an onboard m.2 nvme? Also great if it has an abundance of memory. :)
Muse Pi Pro is a Raspberry Pi-sized RISC-V PC with M.2 and mPCIe sockets - Liliputing
Pine64 StarPro64 is a RISC-V SBC with ESWin EIC7700X AI SoC, 32 GB LPDDR5 - CNX Software
ZimaBoard 2 is a single-board server with Intel N150, dual SATA interfaces, and two 2.5 GbE LAN ports - Liliputing
Radxa Dragon Q6A: New Raspberry Pi alternative is powered by Qualcomm SoC
Radxa Dual 2.5G Router HAT adds two high-speed LAN ports to a Raspberry Pi 5 (or other single-board PCs) - Liliputing
Lately I've been doing more #SelfHosting again due to the current situation. Of course, I'm paying particular attention to power consumption and noise. After good experiences with the #ARM64 architecture, even with power-hungry applications such as Mastodon, I'm now using the smartphone technology for my homeservers, too.
There are #SBCs with more open hardware, but the #RaspberryPi is widely available, well documented, powerful and inexpensive. And it is available with up to 16 GB of RAM.
Anyone operating a server on the Internet must install #security updates quickly. However, many people forget to restart running software so that the new version runs instead of the old one. The #needrestart tool helps with this on Debian-based Linux systems, which unfortunately is usually not pre-installed.
On my Raspberry Pi 4, needrestart always runs correctly (automatically after apt upgrade). On my Raspberry Pi 5, however, I first had to create a configuration file as described by the main developer here:
https://github.com/liske/needrestart/blob/master/README.raspberry.md
Previously, the tool always claimed that a reboot was necessary because it thought an outdated Linux kernel was running.
Next, I want to activate #LUKS hard drive encryption on both raspis. Unfortunately, this is not as easy under #Raspbian or #RaspberryPiOS as on other Debian systems. If you have managed this: Please let me know how you did it!
#rpi #rpi5 #raspi #raspberrypi5 #homeserver #encryption #selfhost #selfhosted
In letzter Zeit mache ich aus gegebenem Anlass wieder mehr #SelfHosting. Natürlich achte ich dabei besonders auf den Stromverbrauch. Nach guten Erfahrungen mit der #ARM64-Architektur selbst bei leistungshungrigen Anwendungen wie Mastodon setze ich jetzt auch zuhause auf auf die aus Smartphones bekannte Technologie.
Es gibt zwar #SBCs mit offenerer Hardware, aber der #RaspberryPi ist überall erhältlich, gut dokumentiert, leistungsfähig und preiswert. Und es gibt ihn mit bis zu 16 GB RAM.
Wer einen Server am Internet betreibt, muss zügig #Sicherheitsupdates einspielen. Viele vergessen aber, laufende Software neuzustarten, damit die neue Version läuft statt der alten. Dabei hilft auf debianbasierten Linux-Systemen das Tool #needrestart, das leider meist nicht vorinstalliert ist.
Auf meinem Raspberry Pi 4 läuft needrestart schon immer korrekt (automatisch nach apt upgrade). Auf meinem Raspberry Pi 5 musste ich aber erst eine Konfigurationsdatei anlegen, wie es der Hauptentwickler hier beschreibt:
https://github.com/liske/needrestart/blob/master/README.raspberry.md
Bis dahin behauptete das Tool immer, dass ein reboot nötig sei, weil ein veralteter Linux-Kernel laufe.
Als nächstes will ich auf beiden Raspis die Festplattenverschlüsselung aktivieren. Das ist unter #Raspbian bzw. #RaspberryPiOS leider nicht so einfach wie auf anderen Debian-Systemen. Wenn ihr das geschafft habt: Schreibt gern eure Tipps!
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