Post #3395709

>I have single server made out of an Optiplex 3060 Micro I've got a couple of Optiplex including a 3020 micro. Snappy little machines. >I also have hard time getting them to even allow me to run my homelab (I’m a teenager, I live with my parents), because it takes space and uses power (for context idle is around 8W). Do a cost analysis. Present your parents with the results. Offer to do odd jobs around the house to offset the incurred cost of power consumption. For instance, generally speaking, that OptiPlex 3060 Micro running 24/7 in my locale would cost me about $3 per month to run 24/7. Which is pretty negligible, but understandable that your parents are concerned with costs and resources. Sometimes parents default to that boomer mentality that 'I didn't have a server when I was a kid and I walked to school uphill, both ways, in the snow, barefooted'. LOL However, when presented with some facts, charts n graphs, and a goal to learn a life skill, you might see some leniency. >Are you hosting arr stack/plex/jellyfin? I do not run the 'arr stack, but I do run about 38 other containers on my Ubuntu Jammy server. I prefer reading to watching. Not sure why you are getting down voted, but don't let it get under your skin.