Hi friends. I’m a newbie in self-hosting, though I’ve been managing (virtual) linux servers at work for a couple of years. I’m completely ignorant on the hardware choices out there, hopefully you can point me to the right direction.
Here are my requisites:
- Low power consumption, I plan to have it connected 24/7 and I’m kinda concerned on how much it will impact the electricity bill
- Ethernet port, preferably gigabit but whatever
- Graphical performance is not important as I don’t plan to connect it to any display. As long as I can ssh into it, I’m good.
Services I plan on installing, for starters:
- casaOS
- pi-hole, or equivalent
- Home Assistant
- Kitchen Owl (nice to have)
- Paperless-ngx (nice to have)
I live in europe and my budget is around 80 euros or so. Thanks in advance!
I’ve done a lot of math around this stuff, including measuring device consumption directly with smart switches.
Refrigerator or freezer will average about 70watts/hr. That’s a little over half what my desktop does. Granted, I can’t really get rid of the fridge, haha.
Big consumers for me are refrigeration, dishwasher, and that desktop. It alone is almost 90kw/hr per month. At my rates that’s currently $25/mo. A new mini pc would pay for itself in a matter of months.