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Hiya!

I have a Raspberry Pi 4B set up as a print server, so it has to run 24/7. But it irks me that it's mostly idling.

I'd move my website to it, but I don't want to deal with it being open to the internet. The same goes for an e-mail server.

I was also thinking of running a Minecraft server on it. (Being able to play on the same world from different devices is kinda cool.) Alas, my RPi only has 4 GiBs of RAM. I worry that such a load would interfere with the print server.

Any ideas what I could run on it?

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[–] mactan@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

mine is my reverse proxy, using the nginx proxy manager docker install method

[–] null@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 days ago

As a general thing because I found myself trying to justify my Gear Acquisition Syndrome -- it's a good idea to split services across devices, rather than having some monolithic home server (which is where most people start). That way if one box goes down, it doesn't take down your whole stack.

If you have some machines scattered about doing different things, it might be time to consider logically grouping services and splitting them across that hardware.

[–] Brewchin@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I run AdGuard Home, WireGuard and a couple of other things on my 4B, all in Docker.

I used to run HomeAssistant on our for a while, but they stopped supporting that architecture (armhf?). Also used to run Unbound on it.

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[–] boydster@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Another idea: dokuwiki, to document your process setting up various service for future reference

[–] winety@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Neat idea! If I were that orderly (I'm more of the mindset that what I don't remember probably wasn't important), I'd set up a normal website. I enjoy writing HTML by hand.

[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

Joplin notes. A really nice notetaking app you can selfhost. Simple enough but stil verry advanced.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

irks me that it’s mostly idling

Well it's a small processor and relatively efficient one at that so... how about going the opposite direction? How about measuring the power draw on idle? With other task? I don't actually know if that architecture handles that but I saw some things on the do https://developer.arm.com/documentation/100095/0002/functional-description/power-management/dynamic-power-management?lang=en

Also what about using a RPi Zero instead?

[–] winety@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'll look into how to make it draw less power. Thanks! That didn't really cross my mind.

Why not use RPi Zero? That would require buying additional hardware. I'd rather use what I already have.

[–] utopiah@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago

require buying additional hardware.

Trade with someone?

[–] technopagan@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 days ago

Skimmed the title. Brain registered words "rpi" and "linux" underneath it. Instant reaction: "Not another app package format please". 😶‍🌫️

I should spend more time reading properly & less time being an old man yelling at tech.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago

I've got Jellyfin running on an odroid, and it's pretty solid.

Not sure if you're the type to need access to your home network while away, but I also use a pi zero as my "login gateway"--I forward just port 22 to it from the WAN, and I have ssh set up to only allow logins with a key. I can set up dynamic port forwarding and tunnel through to my home network, and that pi zero has no other function (so even if I screw something else up on another server, I can still access my network).

Kavita, Komga, or calibre-web? I love having a book and comics server.

[–] Cris16228@lemmy.today 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

I was also thinking of running a Minecraft server on it. (Being able to play on the same world from different devices is kinda cool.)

The latest versions won't work. It has problems loading the chunks.

Source: Tried it myself

[–] winety@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 days ago

Thanks for the info. I won't even try then.

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