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		phil21 on Sept 15, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting ap... Yep, older laptops make perfect home servers/routers. Built in "KVM switch", built-in UPS, low power/noise, etc. Before I switched to Ubiquiti I ran pfsense on a VM on my old 410s for many years, among other virtual machines for home lab use.

IanSanders on Sept 15, 2020 [–]

>low power/noise

how does that compare to RPI?

nicbou on Sept 15, 2020 | [–]

It's a regular laptop fan, so it's inaudible unless ffmpeg is converting a movie. Then there's an audible hum, but it's no louder than the fridge's compressor.

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