I recently bought a domain from Porkbun (thanks to all of the comments on this post!) and I want to self-host some services myself. I currently have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and I’m not quite sure if it can handle these things:

  • A matrix homeserver
  • A lemmy instance
  • A website with static HTML pages
  • Privacy-respecting frontends (Piped, Redlib etc.)

I am thinking about getting a maxed-out Raspberry Pi 5 with a whole 8 Gigabytes of RAM. Is it worth it? I need a machine that is quiet, doesn’t draw that much power and is overall pretty good for the money.

Edit: I bought this Mini PC instead of the Raspberry Pi 5. Thanks to all the comments!!

  • AtemuEnglish
    4•9 months ago

    You probably could. Though I don’t see the point in powering a home server over PoE.

    A random SBC in the closet? WAP? Sure. Not a home server though.

    • @AtariDumpEnglish
      1•9 months ago

      Though I don’t see the point in powering a home server over PoE.

      There’s a lot of technology I don’t see the point in; it doesn’t mean it’s not useful to somebody else.