I dusted off my RPI4 and started tinkering with self-hosting things and it’s sparked a fire. Suddenly I have 7 docker containers running and I need more RAM, more space and I want something reliable with room to grow. I like small form factors but it doesn’t need to be RPI small. Any recs for your favorite hardware under $500?
Or HP/Dell units second hand. Tons of companies ditch those computers after two o three years and they’re still perfectly good for self hosting with Linux. We can also find really good deals on Intel 9th gen machines for around 35% of the price of all those you suggested brand new.
Do you know a good place to find those second hand? That sounds like a pretty solid option to me
If you’re in the US eBay is usually the way to go.
In the US, you could also look at your local government, university, state oversupply store. They usually have either a store where you can buy decommissioned computers.