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>Don't buy a raspberry pi just for this, chances are you have some old windows machine you can slap Ubuntu server on and set it up easily. That's what I did and
by txcwpalpha 8y ago
>Don't buy a raspberry pi just for this, chances are you have some old windows machine you can slap Ubuntu server on and set it up easily. That's what I did and I have very little Linux experience.
But this would require having a full-blown PC running 24/7 and increasing your electricity costs by at least a few bucks a month. It would be much wiser to buy a $10 Pi Zero W and put Pi-Hole on it.
- woolvalley 8y agoI agree. The rpi will pay for itself in electricity cost savings fairly quickly. Also a reason to use a dedicated NAS appliance. Instead of the 60W minimum idle that desktops have, your at 1-10W idle with rpi zero and NAS appliances. Small laptops might have a more efficient idle although, so YMMV.