Re: Low power server ideas

[Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>]

On Fri, Sep 02, 2022 at 06:15:19PM +0200, tlaronde%polynum.com@localhost wrote:
> Le Fri, Sep 02, 2022 at 07:38:19AM -0700, Andy Ruhl a écrit :
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I've been running a NetBSD server on i386 for about 20 odd years, I
> > should go back and check when I actually started it. I sort of
> > accidentally upgraded it to amd64 a while back but it worked.
> > 
> > Anyways, it seems like time to move to something else, maybe lower
> > power if possible.
> > 
> > I found this which is very interesting:
> > 
> > https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/making_rockpro64_a_netbsd_server
> > 
> > Using a 128gig internal MMC would be plenty for OS and some local
> > storage then I would add some other disks, possibly SSD.
> > 
> > Looking for other ideas if anyone has any.
> 
> I use this with NetBSD:
> 
> https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/A20-OLinuXino-LIME2/open-source-hardware

I use some of these too. At home I have one running as router and small
file server (thanks to the SATA port :)

At $work I use one as a ssh gateway. As it supports a LiPo battery, it even
has its builtin UPS :)

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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