rockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up144arrow-down10
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldrockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareComplexLotus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoI thought about it, but the additional display, made me think about power saving, how to shut off screen, while keeping the headless service loaded? … premature optimization?
minus-squaresgtgig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoIn Linux it is possible to turn the screen off after a timeout and keep the system on with the lid closed.
minus-squareGreenM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoExactly, and what other OS to use for old device turned server than Linux?
minus-squarekucing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoYou can use windows 7 or windows AME but not sure it’s a good idea tho. What’s wrong with using Linux?
minus-squareGreenM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI meant it as rhetorical question with obvious answer.
I thought about it, but the additional display, made me think about power saving, how to shut off screen, while keeping the headless service loaded? … premature optimization?
In Linux it is possible to turn the screen off after a timeout and keep the system on with the lid closed.
Exactly, and what other OS to use for old device turned server than Linux?
You can use windows 7 or windows AME but not sure it’s a good idea tho. What’s wrong with using Linux?
I meant it as rhetorical question with obvious answer.