Ah, but you see, that does not provide the same level of data safety as physically disconnecting the machine from the mains! Keeping a cold storage machine connected to the mains only adds unnecessary risk. If some power grid fault causes the primary server to fail, this machine will not be affected.
Oh, and the power consumption of the timer is roughly one third of the server's while powered off, which equates to about one free lunch a year in savings.
had to jerryrig some power connectors using old pci cables and gpio headers. Only draws 10w~ under full pelt though, can easily power it off a usb 3.1
Wow, that thing looks great. Such a wide feature set.
how can i be like you
Is it worth to start with an x220? I'd like to do a seedbox, nextcloud and maybe Plex/jellyfin. If yes should I remove the battery or just set a threshold? Also what would be the best way to connect a couple of 3,5" drives? Thanks
I wouldn't suggest you start your first server with a laptop, especially if you want 3.5" drives. Why would you look at a laptop for this purpose, of all things?
Simply because I already have it and doesn't take much space. I've seen Dell optiplex on ebay with a I5-3something and 8GB rams for ~100 euros, decent option? I doesn't seem to be possibile to add more then one 3,5" drive though
I suppose if you want to start out, you could use the laptop if you already have it anyway. My first home server was some ITX mobo with a soldered Atom CPU and a 1.5TB external HDD over USB3, so a laptop wouldn't really be any worse than that I guess. When I wanted to expand I needed a whole different system, of course.
What's the best way to start?
I see a lot of used servers on our local Craigslist but I don't know whether it's cheaper/better to just build a server from a desktop or get a used server.
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