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I recently bought a domain from Porkbun (thanks to all of the comments on this post!) and I want to self-host some services myself. I currently have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and I'm not quite sure if it can handle these things:

  • A matrix homeserver
  • A lemmy instance
  • A website with static HTML pages
  • Privacy-respecting frontends (Piped, Redlib etc.)

I am thinking about getting a maxed-out Raspberry Pi 5 with a whole 8 Gigabytes of RAM. Is it worth it? I need a machine that is quiet, doesn't draw that much power and is overall pretty good for the money.

Edit: I bought this Mini PC instead of the Raspberry Pi 5. Thanks to all the comments!!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (15 children)

Just looked them up, and found products 2x my Pi 5. Maybe there are sales out there?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (3 children)

RPi5, plus a PSU, plus a storage device, plus any extra cooling, plus a case ends up about the same as an N100 without anything extra. For the extra $10 or so, the N100 ends up being the better buy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Just bought one a month ago. RPi5 was $80 (8gb ram, $60 for 4gb), case with fan was $5 and USB-C PD supply was $10.

Lowest n100 I see is $150. Still, they do look more beefy and probably worth it for some.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

A case for $5 is a good find unless you found literally the cheapest thing you could find. For a half decent case I'd expect $10-20, and more if you want something fancy.

What are you doing for storage?

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