Not something that would have to be on all the time, but more something that can be off overnight. This question feels like it has an obvious yes/no answer that I’m missing.
Edit: pihole was a bad example
Not something that would have to be on all the time, but more something that can be off overnight. This question feels like it has an obvious yes/no answer that I’m missing.
Edit: pihole was a bad example
@backhdlp @selfhosted What is going to depend on the thing you’re hosting? If you are browsing the web on your main computer, through an ad-blocking proxy on your main computer, obviously it is fine for the proxy to go away when your main computer is off. But if you want to browse the web on your phone through that proxy when your computer is off, it won’t work. If you want your phone to stop using the proxy when your computer is off, that’s going to end up being a pile of duct tape.
as the name implies pihole is often installed on a Raspberry Pi which is left runnign 24/7. You may consider getting one, even an older model. It’s a perfectly cromulent computer. Note: There are also non-Raspberry Pi’s which might be cheaper - the generic term is “single-board computer” or SBC.