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Hi folks. Currently thinking of buying a new SBC since my Odroid HC4 died i am looking to buy a new sbc as my home Server. I would be mainly running portainer with the following apps:

  • pihole
  • wallabag
  • conduit
  • revolt ( optional)
  • grocy (optional have to try first )
  • wireguard

The orange pi 5 with 8gb RAM seemed like a good choice, but the 4 or even 3B models are even a bit cheaper. What do you guys think. Should I go for a prior gen or even a different SBC entirely?

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[–] mplewis@lemmy.globe.pub 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Are you definitely tied to the form factor? Because for $20 more you can get a much more capable mini PC.

[–] Cyanogenmon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is the way.

Don't buy for the MINIMUM of what you need now. Give yourself some room to grow.

[–] extant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That thing looks sketchy as hell, title stats and picture stats don't even match.

[–] mplewis@lemmy.globe.pub 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am using this machine right now if you have any questions I can answer for you.

[–] extant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On the graphic it said wifi 5 and the title said wifi 6 and the wifi and Bluetooth icons were swapped for the versions making it look sketchy, but I realized now it says wifi 5/2.4 referring to the frequency.

Out of curiosity what OS or pseudo OS are you running off of it?

[–] mplewis@lemmy.globe.pub 1 points 1 year ago

I’m running Fedora CoreOS.

[–] NullGator@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Right idea, but I'd suggest getting dell or lenovo mini pcs instead. Saves you a bit of cash and you can get a semi-recent (low tdp) i5 + 8gb ram + whatever ssd the seller will throw you. They run 80ish USD before tax iirc

[–] mplewis@lemmy.globe.pub 1 points 1 year ago

This option didn’t work for me because I needed Alder Lake Quick Sync support.