Is it finally usable?
UmbrelOS, CasaOS and Yunohost worked on the first try on generic hw but I gave up on trying Start9 after the 3rd machine at the beginning of the year.
Discussion
We think both StartOS and UmbrelOS are usable and reliable. StartOS by default will be more secure and private, offering external access via TOR. But we’ve used both for years with good success and low maintenance.
Any hw recs? The only thing I haven't tried it on is arm based because I don't have any so if it works better on those then I'll have to wait till I can get my hands on one.
Unfortunately housing comes first 😅
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I kinda have to agree here. I've done the diy thing, and its a great learing experince but everytime ive ended up with unstable HW after 6 months or so.
I'll probably buy a server in the new year.. 👍🏻
Even old guys can do it
They are tempting but that'll have to be a future project.
Right now my goals are to #ReduceReuseRecycle so "buying" anything to achieve something I'm already achieving with a different ecosystem does not align.
A lot of folks have had good success with Dell Optimax 750's, and Dell mini pc's if that helps.
Been using it for years on a DIY setup with no issue
Any recs on hw? I only got old dell laptops, a celeron tower I use for a pseudo raid mirroring setup that I could potentially repurpose and a macmini 2011 where im running opencore legacy patcher to keep alive but can totally reformat into Linux
I have it running on an oldish gaming PC so I cannot say how it runs on something 15 years old that has very low specs