Subj : Re: Old Geek Thoughts...
To   : McDoob
From : Jeff
Date : Thu Jan 06 2022 22:57:45

On 06 Jan 2022, McDoob said the following...
 Mc> PiBBS is running on a 3B+...along with a couple of other projects...So
 Mc> far, there hasn't been any significant draw on resources, but then
 Mc> again, PiBBS only has maybe half a dozen users right now...It's only
 Mc> been online for a month...

Same here. I think that should definitely suffice. The only problem I foresee
is the SD card. If power outages are common in your area, you might consider
a UPS (which, for a Pi, can be as simple as a hefty USB power bank that's
always plugged in. SD cards are notorious for getting scrambled when there's
a sudden loss of power. Like, won't even boot anymore scrambled. Sometimes
you can reformat them, sometimes not, but either way you've lost your data.

Also, be sure to backup to some non-SD-based system often.

I'm not poo-pooing the Pi by any means; I have several and absolutely love
them! The SD card just a known weakness and it's happened to me.

Jeff.

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