Props to the mods over there!

Not gonna link the names, but for real, these guys belong in some kind of hall of fame. Stay strong, fuck /u/spez.

edit for future people: It looks like the android subreddit made a whole server! It can be found here: https://lemdro.id/

  • figaro@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    I’m interested in doing this but I don’t want to have a computer/server running in the background 24/7. I’d do it if I could use like, an old cellphone though lol

    • gccalvin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      You could use android phones and apps, but I would also recommend checking out raspberri pi’s. They are essentially tiny computers at about the same scale as a phone. Low power usage, quiet, and you can do quite a lot with them!

      • ech0@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        If you do deploy a Pi tho, for the love of God PLEASE don’t use an SD card. Even the cheapest SSD is faster and way more reliable.

    • TrinityTek@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      1 year ago

      I recommend a Raspberry Pi or ODroid SBC. I started with Pis many years ago and the knowledge I gained self hosting websites on Pis opened doors for me in my career. I wasn’t even working in IT when I started with Pis, although I had an A+ cert and was trying to get my foot in the door. Now I’m a Network Administrator. I remember showing my current boss a Raspberry Pi for the first time back in 2014. He had never seen one and was very impressed. Obviously there was more to my success than the work I did on Pis, but it definitely helped me expand my capabilities and many of the skills I learned have been put to use in the organization where I am now employed. As far as having a server running in the background 24/7, when it comes to Pis and SBC, we are talking minimal power consumption and zero noise. Unless you are on the tightest of budgets and have to use dumpster-ware, an SBC is going to be your best bet to get started with self hosting in my opinion.