Subj : Re: Intel NUCs
To   : esc
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Fri Aug 18 2023 07:24:00

-=> esc wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 es> 1. Modern linux (probably ubuntu server or similar)
 es> 2. Windows 7 32bit (for doorgames, etc)
 es> 3. Some stripped down linux kernel to strictly launch an Amiga emulator

 es> So basically, this would be proxmox with three VMs, right? Can someone
 es> recommend some sort of hardware for this?

Any NUC worth their weight should run it. An Ultra-small form factor PC
would make a nice small server. If space isn't a concern, any desktop or
laptop from the past couple of years would do nicely.

I started running Proxmox on a Thinkpad T450 with a mobile i5 and 20
megs of RAM and it does nicely. I'm moving my workloads to a desktop
with a 6th gen i5, 32 GB of RAM and a NVMe SSD, and it barely breaks a
sweat with a handful of containers, 2 Ubuntu VMs, and the BBS.

You wouldn't think a laptop would make a great server, but it's worked
fine, it was $15 with a broken keyboard, and my home lab started off
with all cast-off components that were free or parts-only.

Plus, the built-in UPS is nice. :)





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