I have an early 2000s PC (pre-SATA) with 512MB RAM (I’d love to tell you about the CPU, but its under a cooler that isn’t going anywhere) that’s been sitting in closets for about 15 years. Assuming I’m willing to buy into it, can something like that reasonably host the following simultaneously on a 40GB boot drive:

Nextcloud Actual Photoprism KitchenOwl SearXNG Katvia Paperless-ngx

Or should I just get new hardware? Regardless, I’d like to do something with this trusty ol business server.

Edit: Lenovo or Dell as the most cost-effective, reliable self-host server in your opinion?

  • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
    28·
    1 year ago

    That’s an antique. The list of stuff you want to run probably needs several gigabytes of RAM. I think Nextcloud alone needs 512MB. I’d recommend newer hardware, you can find stuff on ebay for under $100 that would be a LOT more powerful than what you have.

    • skankhunt42@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      This is what I’d do OP.

      I’m a huge fan of the lenovo thinkcentre m92p tinys. Basically the same thing as the dells for ~$150CAD. 3 of them (plus a couple PIs) run my homelab with lots of room to grow.

      • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
        0·
        1 year ago

        Oh, looks like Lemmy is breaking it for some reason. I just searched eBay for “Dell SFF”.

          • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            No problem. Another really good option is to get something brand new like a ZimaBoard. It uses very little power and runs perfectly with CasaOS, which is a linux distro designed to make self-hosting dead simple. It will cost you more up front but will likely save you some money in the long run (after a couple years) because it uses less power.

            • LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
              1·
              1 year ago

              I like the idea and I appreciate pushing efficiency as far as one can, but looking at that makes me feel like I’d get frustrated just getting the OS to boot properly

              • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
                1·
                1 year ago

                Makes sense. It’s always a good idea to start with a cheap solution just to get comfortable. Then, if you decide to push things further and upgrade you’ll be more informed about what hardware you might need.