[nylug-talk] Slim home server for samba and subversion (and possibly IMAP)

[Brian Mathis]

I've thought about this in the past too, and I've concluded than an 
older laptop on ebay is probably one of the best ways to go.  They are 
small, designed to be low power, quiet, have a built-in 
keyboard/monitor, and will run pretty much any distro/OS you want.  For 
storage, USB/firewire would work great.


Alexander L. Belikoff wrote:
> As I said, my server is a full-blown PC (more specifically, an Asus
> Pundit -
> http://reviews.cnet.com/barebones-pcs/asus-pundit-p1-ah2/4505-11485_7-32143199.html
>   )
>
> I just think that for the 3 tasks I mentioned, it might be an overkill
> in all 3 aspects (in descending order):
>
> - power consumption
> - noise
> - footprint
>
> I understand there are many options - this is exactly why I started this
> thread in the first place: instead of re-inventing the wheel, I want to
> hear about other people's experiences.
>
> Once again, nothing in my current setup is problematic. It *works*. But
> I'm just curious, whether it indeed is a case of commuting to the
> grocery store using a Cessna.
>
> -- Sasha
>
> Brian Mathis wrote:
> > I think there are many questions you need to answer to find your
> > solution, such as:
> >     What constitutes a "full-fledged PC"?
> >     Why does the "full-fledged PC" not work for you?
> >     Too loud?
> >     Too much power consumption?
> >     Too big?
> >     Don't like running a full operating system on it?
>
> > The reality is that there are so many options for different kinds of
> > machines that each of those questions need to be answered before you 
> can
> > narrow down what you really want.  There's probably something out there
> > for any point on the spectrum.
>
> > You can get tiny, low power systems (like an EPIA board
> > [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPIA]), the gumstix systems, and 
> countless
> > others.  Don't forget than an old used laptop can probably fit the role
> > quite well, being small, power efficient, and quiet.  All of these
> > options are x86-based and can probably run most any version of Linux,
> > and handle everything you have described.
>
> > It sounds like you want something that can replace what you already
> > have, so maybe you can start with what is bothering you about your
> > current system.
>
> > -Brian Mathis
>
>
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