<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>I disagree with your pricing estimates.<br></div><div><br></div><div>raspi4 8GB, case, SSD&SD, PSU = ~$270<br></div><div>NUC Celeron , 8GB, & SSD = ~$330<br></div><div>Choosing the pi saves you $60, not $400.<br></div><div><br></div><div>The NUC will be more powerful as well:<br></div><div><a href="https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-raspberry_pi_4_b_broadcom_bcm2711-1796-vs-intel_celeron_j4005-840">https://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare_cpu-raspberry_pi_4_b_broadcom_bcm2711-1796-vs-intel_celeron_j4005-840</a></div><div><br></div><div>You're getting a very nice NUC for $500-600<br></div><div id="sig69834072"><div class="signature">--<br></div><div class="signature"> Damon Perry<br></div><div class="signature"> talk@damonperry.id.au<br></div><div class="signature"><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, at 13:38, Byron Hammond wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><div dir="auto"><div>This partly depends on your budget.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you don't mind sacrificing performance, a cheap option would be the raspberry pi. You might pay 100$ for that, a case and power supply.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">If you are happy to spend a little bit more (maybe around 500-600), as Damon suggested an Intel NUC are also good. Maybe you could claim this as a deduction against your tax.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><div>The good thing about both of them is that they are small and low power.<br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto">from my mobile<br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 12:40 pm Damon Perry, <<a href="mailto:talk@damonperry.id.au">talk@damonperry.id.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="qt-gmail_quote" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div><u></u><br></div><div><div><div>If you assume the two websites he linked in the footer are what he wants then his requirements are 2 wordpress sites.<br></div><div><br></div><div>A NUC would probably be the most appropriate choice before going for more exotic or custom built options.<br></div><div><br></div><div>--<br></div><div> Damon Perry<br></div><div> <a href="mailto:talk@damonperry.id.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">talk@damonperry.id.au</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, at 08:16, Benjamin wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt-m_-3823627797456724514qt"><div dir="auto">The next step up from a weak server is a Pi but it's not exactly open source. Personally I love the Chatreey AN1 but the model I love is oos for weeks :(<br></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr">On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 07:52 Bernd Felsche, <<a href="mailto:bernie@innovative.iinet.net.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">bernie@innovative.iinet.net.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex;"><div>On Mon, 22 Mar 2021 02:44:53 Jon Miller wrote:<br></div><div><br></div><div>> I'm looking for some advice on purchasing a mini web server that<br></div><div>> runs Linux (as I want to run my website from home vs via a hosting<br></div><div>> service), can I get recommendations on what's on the market and<br></div><div>> the ease of operation. I currently will only be running my 2<br></div><div>> websites.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm guessing that you upstream bandwidth is no more than 100Mbps.<br></div><div><br></div><div>If pages are largely static, you can keep the server small and<br></div><div>simple using THTTPD <a href="http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Static pages mean that your web site is blindingly-fast compared to<br></div><div>the dynamic sites that dominate the webscape.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Really small hardware (as open source as it can get) e.g.<br></div><div><a href="https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/Home-Server/LIME2-SERVER-NO-HDD/open-source-hardware" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/Home-Server/LIME2-SERVER-NO-HDD/open-source-hardware</a><br></div><div>Choose HDD/SSD from your vendor/bits bin.<br></div><div><br></div><div>If you need dynamic pages - and think about that very carefully<br></div><div>because that can also open up your site to scripting attacks - then<br></div><div>the next step up is an entry-level, multi-core AMD beastie with<br></div><div>giggles of RAM for cache. Stick to a feature-less mainboard - esp no<br></div><div>WiFi and no fancy video to keep power consumption and heat low.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Whichever way you go; the web server belongs in a DMZ with your<br></div><div>modem-firewall-router in-between also backed up by UPS so that you<br></div><div>can keep serving pages for hours when (not if) the street goes dark.<br></div><div>Low-end, quality UPS will cost about $100.<br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div>/"\ Bernd Felsche - Somewhere in Western Australia<br></div><div>\ / ASCII ribbon campaign | For every complex problem there is an<br></div><div> X against HTML mail | answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.<br></div><div>/ \ and postings | --HL Mencken<br></div><div><br></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>PLUG discussion list: <a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">plug@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug</a><br></div><div>Committee e-mail: <a href="mailto:committee@plug.org.au" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">committee@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div>PLUG Membership: <a href="http://www.plug.org.au/membership" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.plug.org.au/membership</a><br></div></blockquote></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>PLUG discussion list: <a href="mailto:plug%40plug.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">plug@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug</a><br></div><div>Committee e-mail: <a href="mailto:committee%40plug.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">committee@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div>PLUG Membership: <a href="http://www.plug.org.au/membership" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://www.plug.org.au/membership</a><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div> PLUG discussion list: <a href="mailto:plug@plug.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">plug@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div> <a href="http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug</a><br></div><div> Committee e-mail: <a href="mailto:committee@plug.org.au" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">committee@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div> PLUG Membership: <a href="http://www.plug.org.au/membership" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.plug.org.au/membership</a><br></div></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>