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An older laptop makes a fine server. Even if the battery only runs for 30 minutes, it is ample time to gracefully shutdown. Running RPi's on a UPS negates the i
by GianFabien 2y ago
An older laptop makes a fine server. Even if the battery only runs for 30 minutes, it is ample time to gracefully shutdown. Running RPi's on a UPS negates the initial lower cost. When I use RPi as a microserver (without a UPS), I install Alpine Linux and make the root FS read-only. Seems to marginally improve reliability.
- aitchnyu 2y agoI have a 2015 Dell whose keyboard does phantom input and trackpad is dead. It has a sata ssd now. Can I trust it as a backup server?
- GianFabien 2y agoI presume by "backup" you mean somewhere you'd backup your files from other systems. If so, I'd be more concerned about the SATA SSD, they do wear out. Probably not a sufficient reliable system to entrust with your critical files.