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?

  • @[email protected]English
    1•1 year ago

    Very similar setup here, was running Unraid on a server with all my storage but electricity prices meant I moved my array to a Synology NAS 8bay and got a Dell 3050 Micro with a 12th gen i3 to run Unraid and keep all the Docker containers while only needing to change the mount paths

    All that to say the Dell Micro is fantastic

    • @mazkarthEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      Can’t fault it at all. I think mine is an older 7th gen, but was completely free from work. Along with the freebie 8tb disks. If only I could sell the old equipment. It’s still great hardware, but my area simply doesn’t have the population.