@rockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.worldimagemessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down12
arrow-up1104arrow-down1imageAnyone else use their crappy old laptops to host servers? lollemmy.world@rockhandle@lemmy.world to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-square@ComplexLotus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years 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-square@sgtgig@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoIn Linux it is possible to turn the screen off after a timeout and keep the system on with the lid closed.
minus-squareGreenMlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoExactly, and what other OS to use for old device turned server than Linux?
minus-square@kucing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoYou can use windows 7 or windows AME but not sure it’s a good idea tho. What’s wrong with using Linux?
minus-squareGreenMlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years 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.