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Building an ARM64 home server the hard way (jforberg.se)

submitted 2 years ago by poVoq@slrpnk.net to c/selfhosting@slrpnk.net

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Due to technical limitations only the very latest generation of ARM SBCs have more than 4GB ram.

For most server use 4GB is actually good enough as you don't need to run a heavy desktop and browser etc.

IMHO much more important is good software / main-line Linux kernel support, otherwise ARM SBCs are just too frustrating.

[–] socphoenix@midwest.social 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The server I have up is kind of all in one, ad-blocking from an unbound instance, rdp/ssh forwarding for remote desktop, plex server, and NAS. Starting to feel like a unicorn to want all of that in a low(ish) power board. Runs great on Ryzen but isn't anywhere close to power efficient especially while idle.

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

Uhm, yeah better stick with x86 then. There are more power efficient x86 chips though as a Ryzen is probably overkill for that.