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		kassner 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Self-Host and Tech Independence: The Joy of Buildi... I have a 2009 MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo) which I wanted to give a similar fate, but unfortunately it idles at 18W on Debian. I hope Asahi for Mac Mini M4 becomes a thing. That machine will be an amazing little server 10 years from now.

detourdog 4 months ago [–]

My domain has been running on a Mac Mini 2012 since new using Mac OS. Internet services are generally constrained by the available bandwidth and don't need much processing.

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