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Have you tried F2FS onstead of ext4? Its Samsung filesystem made for eMMC storage targeted at smartphones and IoT. Maybe that will improve reliability?
More: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/F2FS
Also you could put system on external ssd / thumbdrive and put only GRUB on microsd/emmc
I put the OS on flash and the disk I shared (2 tb 2.5" one).
The power drain for the disk is quite a lot given the meager power resources it has and I was worried for a while, this is why I didn't put the OS on the HDD as I had 1 TB one prepared in case 2 TB is too heavy, however it worked in full load (hdmi, disk 100%, wireless, ethernet) and most of the time is idle.
Perhaps, but I got some 10 pieces at a sale for a couple of bucks each 16 GB and are just sitting around, once i optimized writing and mounted the logs and tmp in ram, it barely wrote anything.
Good afternoon!
1) It will pull light programs. Something that requires more or fewer resources is better not to run. If you don't need software from haymaking, it's better to buy another iron.
2) If you do not need to connect more than 1 SSD or PCI device, then NUCs are quite a good option
3) For such money, he can assemble a server from a desktop iron, and it will work well 24/7
If you want a ready-made product, you can consider the Dell PowerEdge Tower Server with the characteristics that suit you from new or used iron.
The power supplies are dog shit but the rest is capable of 24/7. Nothing a USB to barrel jack cable can't solve
They fail. Ain't worth the tears and hassle.
Fine here for 2 years and counting of proper (not idle) 24/7 operation. Power supply gave out after a year but was expected with how light and cheap it felt
Don’t really see how these can fail with such low temperature and current, and almost everything in a SoC. Weak point is probably the eMMC, but nothing external storage can’t fix if you suspect a cheap eMMC has been chosen
I have power stabilizer and UPSes, it is very rare that I have any kind of power adapter fail. In addition, I have special adapted for all kinds of 5V connectors and I use that instead of the original ones when I suspect they might not be up to the task.
These are contradictory statements. It literally wasn't fine for two years if the power supply died after a year.
They are cost reduced reference designs with little to no cooling or heat dissipation designed. There's little to no support, both hardware and software wise. Corners are cut with thermal paste/pads and adequate heatsinks.
Get a E3 server. I have one for my home setup and to be honest, I haven't noticed anything much on my power bill running it 24/7.
You can come across some R210(ii) for dirt cheap.
Absolutely, when heat is like 2-4 watt, then literally almost anything would do. I remember in the nineties buying a SH 486 DX66 PS/2 desktop which had as a heatsink a coin (very large at that time, true, covering almost all of the pretty large CPU).
Corner cutting? Absolutely! Living dangerously? Not really.
My x96s are barely warm to the touch, including the one feeding power to a 2 TB spinning disk, but it is true it is pretty cold in house, 16-17 degrees, in the summer I put them standing on a lateral for better air circulation.
You must keep in mind these boxes are made to decode 4K videos for hours on end, they are not heating up like a phone used at 100% CPU, the case is much more spacious, has tiny but many holes, agreed, the adapter is way too light to inspire confidence, but as I have said, my power is filtered through a stabilizer AND UPSes, 90% of adapter failures are caused by power issues.
I have an old Dell i5/4th gen (I think its a PowerEdge model If my memory servers me right) that I use as well. I got it second hand from ebay and it has been running strong for over 2 years. I've added a 250GB SSD to it and it's running great. External 2TB HDD drive attached to it.
I've had many kind of home servers before but ultimately, the best solution has been using a laptop, this is for practical reasons:
But most importantly: native UPS as you usually have 2+ hours of battery life when you have a power outage. I have separate UPS device for my router and switches so my home server (and network) stays online even if there's a longer outage. This setup allows me to have a small, reasonably sized UPS as it only needs to supply power for networking. If I had a desktop PC/rack, which didn't have an integrated battery, I would need a much bigger UPS system
Run 4 x Intel NUC with vSphere and vSAN for distributed storage. It works well with flash disk.
Running those x96 mini for few years (2019-), 24/7, high load, Android, like 15 of those.
Nothing died, not even flash. No idea about PSU as I run those via AmazonBasics USB HUB and USB<->barrel cable. Oh, also no case and cheap Aliexpress heatsink on top.
Power supply is just a bonus, typical SBC does not include one. Considering the android TV box costs less overall than a SBC, power supply failure does not count as overall failure in my opinion
Cooling is fine, a chunk of metal thermal padded to the SoC and holes for convection. No problem sustaining 24/7 100% all core load without throttling. Better than the average SBC that comes with no heatsink or case, and a higher price.
By throttling themselves. As a long time satellite with DVR user, the delays and slower GUI is very noticeable.
Going from the Nexbox a95x to older 2019 nvidia Shield was much more responsive with better decoding and support for Netflix and the HDCP content. Much better supported, but 2-3x the cost.
what are you running on them?
Pokémon GO MITM client for a real time map around my (part) of city.
Okay, that is a comfort. There are people crazier than me.
No idea if I should feel offended now
Bumping this because I need some additional guides. I looked up a lot of devices, including domestic and global stores, etc. I came across mini PCs, especially the ones made by Minisforum and Beelink. All of their devices seem like a really good deal. Too good, to be honest.
Here's what I am aiming for: https://a.co/d/eFzRcQv (HM80 with 32GB RAM)
Most reviews says they're legitimate, and have been used for various purposes. The hardware specs alone are definitely enough for my use, so I am not too concerned about expanding it in the future.
However, my number 1 use case is virtual machines, and I am not sure about how compatible this would be. I'm worried about this one in particular because there have been issues running virtualisation related software like Proxmox, usually regarding said software not being able to recognise ethernet controller used in these. (I225-V) While this issue seems to be fixed in the more recent versions (https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/mini-pc-for-proxmox.117531/post-515248), I can't help but feel like these may not be as compatible with my main use as I have previously assumed.
I would love to know if anyone has done virtualisations with these devices or other devices made by Minisforum. Or anything I should watch out for when it comes to ESXi/Proxmox compatibility.
Otherwise, I'll probably go for what most suggested (and what I think is a safer bet): https://a.co/d/468Dpmy (Lenovo ThinkCentre M910Q Refurbished)
Doesn't the Unraid and Truenas scale also have Vms available?
Yes