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Yes, M1 minis are super attractive in this regard. I wonder if it’d be possible to simply run them as Linux servers instead of MacOS. They even come with 10G ne
by reacharavindh 5y ago
Yes, M1 minis are super attractive in this regard. I wonder if it’d be possible to simply run them as Linux servers instead of MacOS. They even come with 10G networking. If they boot Linux, they’d make super efficient Linux servers that satisfy many use cases very nicely.
- willis936 5y agoI don't have direct experience, but I'm under the impression that MacOS' hypervisor is pretty good. Edit: I was thinking of Boot Camp, which requires an Intel processor. M1 is still in early days and definitely not the right choice if you want to run existing x86 code on an OS other than Mac.
- zenexer 5y agoAs an avid Docker user on M1, it’s actually not bad. Docker let’s you choose between Apple’s virtualization and qemu. Apple’s performs better in terms of CPU, but qemu is miles ahead in terms of I/O performance. Neither solution is anything to write home about, but it works well enough. Better than a Pi cluster, though? I think it’d be close. If you’re goal is to run Linux, M1 might not be best solution for now. That assumes you’re running ARM images—I haven’t tried emulating x86, but I hear the performance is abysmal.
- shreddit 5y agoThere is a Port of the Linux kernel for M1, so it shouldn't take much longer for distros to be available https://github.com/corellium/linux-m1 https://github.com/corellium/linux-m1