Re: Low Power Linux Server
John Goerzen <[email protected]> Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:40:58 -0500
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030108060905050309080703 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Interesting. What sort of cameras are those? And what sort of home automation/security are you doing? I'm doing Insteon and Z-Wave here, but not much of a Linux component to it. John On 03/09/2015 04:07 PM, Ryan wrote: > Ive got a CuBox i4pro > (http://www.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/) with a routed IP > ruining ArchLinux.. Its got a 4TB eSata drive that 4x1080p security > cameras record 24/7 via FTP on; It runs my home automation, security, > authentication and host monitoring services like a champ. It sits > mostly idle and never hits swap space; I had some stability issues a > while back that turned out to be due to my cheap uSD card but its been > running months since I installed a new one without issue. > > Ive also got a few beaglebone blacks running for sprinklers, remote > gpio and gps time server, they have small li-ion batteries wired > directly to them as they have built in battery charger/backup; but for > me they were too slow and limited on storage for primary server use so > they do more simple and dedicated tasks.. the small batteries do keep > em running for at least 6h, haven't tested it much thankfully. > > Cheers, > -Ryan > > On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Dale Hodge <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> Does anyone have experience using a Raspberry Pi or a Cromebox as a >> Linux server? I'm not doing anything particularly demanding with my >> current servers but they're getting long in the tooth and I'd like to >> replace them with something more power efficient. I'm also >> considering using a SSD as the primary drive to further reduce power >> consumption. I think by doing that even a small UPS would keep them >> running for hours rather minutes during power failures. >> >> -- >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected] >> <mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected] > <mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. --------------030108060905050309080703 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" http-equiv=3D"Content-Type= "> </head> <body text=3D"#000000" bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"> Interesting.=C2=A0 What sort of cameras are those?=C2=A0 And what sort = of home automation/security are you doing?=C2=A0 I'm doing Insteon and Z-Wave here, but not much of a Linux component to it.<br> <br> John<br> <br> <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 03/09/2015 04:07 PM, Ryan wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote cite=3D"mid:F8950B72-DD99-4262-82A0-2D9F39587A5D-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org" type=3D"cite"> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf= -8"> <div>Ive got a CuBox i4pro (<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"http://www.solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/">http://www= .solid-run.com/product/cubox-i4pro/</a>)=C2=A0with a routed IP ruining ArchLinux.. Its got a 4TB eSata drive that 4x1080p security cameras record 24/7 via FTP on; It runs my home automation, security, authentication and host monitoring services like a champ. =C2=A0It sits mostly idle and never hits swa= p space; I had some stability issues a while back that turned out to be due to my cheap uSD card but its been running months since I installed a new one without issue.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Ive also got a few beaglebone blacks running for sprinklers, remote gpio and gps time server, they have small li-ion batteries wired directly to them as they have built in battery charger/backup; but for me they were too slow and limited on storage for primary server use so they do more simple and dedicated tasks.. the small batteries do keep em running for at least 6h, haven't tested it much thankfully.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Cheers,</div> <div>-Ryan</div> <br> <div> <div>On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Dale Hodge <<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">= [email protected]</a>> wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Does anyone have experience using a Raspberry Pi or a Cromebox as a Linux server? I'm not doing anything particularly demanding with my current servers but they're getting long in the tooth and I'd like to replace them with something more power efficient. I'm also considering using a SSD as the primary drive to further reduce power consumption. I think by doing that even a small UPS would keep them running for hours rather minutes during power failures.</span></div> <div><br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"> </div> -- <br> <br> --- <br> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group.<br> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">a= clug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br> For more options, visit <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.goog= le.com/d/optout</a>.<br> </blockquote> </div> <br> -- <br> <br> --- <br> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ACLUG Discussion" group.<br> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">aclug= -discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br> For more options, visit <a moz-do-not-send=3D"true" href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">https://groups.google.c= om/d/optout</a>.<br> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> <p></p> -- <br /> <br /> --- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;ACLUG Discussion" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:aclug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">ac= lug-discussion+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br /> For more options, visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">http= s://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br /> --------------030108060905050309080703--