<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type="text/css">p.MsoNormal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><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 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 08:16, Benjamin wrote:<br></div><blockquote type="cite" id="qt" style=""><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 class="qt-gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="qt-gmail_attr">On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, 07:52 Bernd Felsche, <<a href="mailto:bernie@innovative.iinet.net.au">bernie@innovative.iinet.net.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>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" 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" 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" 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><div>_______________________________________________<br></div><div>PLUG discussion list: <a href="mailto:plug%40plug.org.au">plug@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div><a href="http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug">http://lists.plug.org.au/mailman/listinfo/plug</a><br></div><div>Committee e-mail: <a href="mailto:committee%40plug.org.au">committee@plug.org.au</a><br></div><div>PLUG Membership: <a href="http://www.plug.org.au/membership">http://www.plug.org.au/membership</a><br></div></blockquote><div><br></div></body></html>