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Is Mac Mini suitable for self-hosted server? (lemy.lol)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/selfhosted

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The price seems pretty good. I don't really know much about mini PCs. Do you think there is a better alternative?

Update: ok, not price efficient. Noted 👍

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[–] slug 2 points 1 month ago

i have one running debian as a secondary backup to run just smart home stuff and pi-hole. you can set it up to start back up after power failure. was like $50 used. there's basically no point in it being a mac rather than an old lenovo machine, but it sure is cute looking.

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