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I don‘t know if this is the right place to ask, but is this an OK build for a first start in selfhosting? Is there anything obvious I could improve? I‘d mainly run Nextcloud, Immich, some Docker containers and smaller web applications and cronjobs.

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[–] sepi@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have used a laptop without a screen as a server, raspberry pis, 10 year old laptop, proliant server, something with a via itx motherboard and a cheap cpu, like literal trash.
So yeah your build is more than fine. Don't stress your budget too much, but if you can afford this you will have better than my first "server". Remember to have fun with it!

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Ran a server off a fantastic workstation laptop that a user dropped off their bed, driving a USB stick through the power button and breaking the screen. Had to power it on with a stick directly poking the motherboard but it worked flawlessly for many years