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1. Gualdr+68[view] [source] 2026-01-11 22:12:02
>>websku+(OP)
One day when I have some extra bucks I'd try to get a home server running, but the idea of having something eating grid electricity 24/7 doesn't seem to play along well with this 3rd world budget. Are there some foolproof and not so costly off-grid/solar setups to look at (like a Raspberry-based thingy or similar)?
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2. noname+hn[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:41:29
>>Gualdr+68
Mac Mini (M1 and later) under Asahi Linux just uses 5 W for a normal workload. If you push it to 100% of CPU it reaches 20 W. That’s very little.
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3. Schema+Lo[view] [source] 2026-01-11 23:52:14
>>noname+hn
Only thing is you can't run Proxmox which makes self hosting much better, and you'll be limited to ARM builds, which on server is at least a lot easier than trying to run desktop apps. Modern micro desktops are also fairly power efficient, perhaps not quite as low as the mac, but much lower than a regular gaming desktop idling.

Avoid stacking in too many hard drives since each one uses almost as much power as the desktop does at idle.

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