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Can a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8 GB of RAM handle my needs? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/selfhosted
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I recently bought a domain from Porkbun (thanks to all of the comments on this post!) and I want to self-host some services myself. I currently have a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and I'm not quite sure if it can handle these things:

  • A matrix homeserver
  • A lemmy instance
  • A website with static HTML pages
  • Privacy-respecting frontends (Piped, Redlib etc.)

I am thinking about getting a maxed-out Raspberry Pi 5 with a whole 8 Gigabytes of RAM. Is it worth it? I need a machine that is quiet, doesn't draw that much power and is overall pretty good for the money.

Edit: I bought this Mini PC instead of the Raspberry Pi 5. Thanks to all the comments!!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I've never heard of Intel N100 before, what's that? Just so you know, a Raspberry Pi 5 with 8 Gigabytes of RAM costs ~90€ in my country (Germany). I wouldn't really count that as overpriced. Could you show me some machine examples with Intel N100?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think he meant something like these mainboards (german comparison portal). These mainboards contain the CPU.

However, you also need memory, a case, storage and a power supply, which brings you closer to 200€.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They essentially mean something like https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIX2dNj

The price is comparable to a Raspberry Pi

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

True, they are much cheaper on aliexpress than on our local suppliers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

An AliExpress account is something everyone should have. The savings are wunderbar!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Look into beelink mini s12 pro for example. Currently 199 eur on Amazon. Just install Linux on it and Bob's your uncle. It's x86 so no weird arm issues. Full support of the hw in mainline kernel.

Intel, 500 GB SSD , 16 GB ram, GPU acceleration, WiFi 6, Bluetooth, 1 Gbps link. You can add another SSD drive. Raspberry is clearly an underdog here.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

That’s cheap. If a raspberry pi 5 with power supply, case, nvme ssd is about 270 euro in my country. That’s about the same for a N100 mini pc.