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I use an old HP laptop/netbook for my personal stuff at home. Running is private git repos, dnsmasq with ad-blocking host, and Syncthing to keep my files handy
by rocky1138 8y ago
I use an old HP laptop/netbook for my personal stuff at home. Running is private git repos, dnsmasq with ad-blocking host, and Syncthing to keep my files handy at all times. I force it into powersave mode using cpufreqd and throttle the CPU to the lowest step. I haven't put a power meter on it, but I can't imagine it's using a ton of wattage. If it fails, there are a few others in my office to take its place.
- ChuckMcM 8y agoI love using old laptops for servers, built in UPS and everything.
- rocky1138 8y agoI've been advised to remove and recycle the batteries due to safety concerns. Apparently when they are designed, they are not designed to be on 24/7. My laptop's batteries are toast, anyway, so it doesn't make a difference to me.
- na412 8y agoIt's not so much that they can't be used 24/7, but that Li-Ion batteries really don't like staying at 100% charge (nor 0% either for that matter). If you can configure your laptop to only charge the battery to ~80% or so, you'll extend the battery life significantly. The optimal range for long-term storage is ~40-60% charge.
- kees99 8y agoOlder ThinkPads have a driver to limit battery charge range: http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Tp_smapi
- lunchables 8y agoWhat are you using for adblocking? I was thinking about setting up pihole, but I already run bind at home for a private zone and I didnt want to deal with setting up forwarders. Are you integrating adblocking with bind by any chance?
- michaelbuckbee 8y agoCheckout - https://github.com/Trellmor/bind-adblock https://github.com/Trellmor/bind-adblock Which incorporates a number of different adblocking lists.
- lunchables 8y agoAwesome, thanks, I will definitely check this out.