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  • Is Mac Mini suitable for self-hosted server?

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  • I would disagree with idle power not being important for a home server. Most of the time, your system will be doing very little and wait for something to happen. I also don't think a typical server has a display attached. Wolfang explains this quite well: https://youtu.be/Ppo6C_JhDHM?t=94&si=zyjEKNX8yA51uNSf

  • Is Mac Mini suitable for self-hosted server?

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  • I don't have a Mac Mini, but for always-on systems, the idle power consumption can become quite significant.

    • Gaming PCs can consume up to 100W (876 kWh / year).
    • My AMD B650 NAS consumes about 17W in idle (150 kWh / year).
    • A NUC / Mac Mini can idle as low as 5W (44 kWh / year).

    If you pay 0.30$/kWh, running your old 100W gaming PC all the time would cost you 263$ per year. My NAS is 45$ per year...

    It also depends on what you need/want from the machine. The Mac Mini doesn't have any HDDs and can't run a regular Linux distro, for example.

  • Mini PC for Jellyfin

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  • No, they're almost entirely unrelated. Almost all CPUs will idle close to 0 W (with correctly working drivers). The main idle power contribution comes from the mainboard and other devices (e.g. disks). The Mini PCs you mentioned should have a very low total idle power, probably below 10W.

    Check out Wolfgang on YouTube, he has some great videos on the topic: https://youtu.be/Ppo6C_JhDHM

  • See-Through Windows Make Clean Electricity From Raindrops

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