[ubuntu-uk] Home Servers

[Kris Douglas]

On 03/10/2006, james at btguk.org <james at btguk.org> wrote:
>
>  Can you tell me what I can get, on a CD or DVD that I can load straight
> onto a bare computer that will work without any or to many problems?
>
> James.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Tom Bamford <tom at entrepreneuria.co.uk>
> *To:* British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2007 5:11 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [ubuntu-uk] Home Servers
>
> We use old laptops as servers for some tasks, mostly IBM ThinkPads because
> they're very well supported in Ubuntu and because they last for years. You
> don't get the performance you'd expect from a full-size unit and
> expansion/redundancy options are limited, but in this context (home
> networks) they're ideal. Power savings have already been mentioned, but note
> that you can also run an average laptop from AA batteries, solar panels,
> wind turbines etc, making mains power more a convenience than a necessity.
>
> Regards,
> Tom
>
> Kris Douglas wrote:
>
>
>
> On 03/10/2007, Philip Newborough <mail at philipnewborough.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > On 03/10/2007, Mark Harrison <Mark at yourpropertyexpert.com> wrote:
> > > Darren.Mansell at opengi.co.uk wrote:
> > > > I've got a laptop with a broken screen as my home server. Got it for
> >
> > > > free from a family member but they are dirt cheap and fleabay. Its
> > got
> > > > 80GB storage, integrated UPS, (very) low power consumption and with
> > > > speedstep enabled on the CPU and laptop-mode enabled on the hard
> > disk
> > > > its very quiet. Ideal home server even if I say so myself ;). Of
> > course
> > > > it can't do stuff like be a MythTV backend but it streams media
> > happily
> > > > enough. Oh and it has wifi built in so I can put it anywhere with a
> > > > power outlet. (on a shelf somewhere or in a cupboard.
> > > I have a number of mates who install "home automation" stuff (web
> > > control of lights, multi-room audio and so on.)
> > >
> > > Quite a few of them have moved to laptops for the "home control
> > servers"
> > > because of their ability to handle short power outages gracefully!
> > >
> > > For my home servers, I use some Via ITX stuff from www.linitx.com
> > >
> > Talking of laptops for servers, I purchased an old and quite battered
> > Satellite Pro laptop from  a local place that deals with redundant
> > City Council equipment. I paid £50 for it and use it to run Ubuntu
> > server 6.06 LTS. I've had it about a year now, it runs my cron jobs
> > [the main reason I bought it] and SSH server so that I can connect to
> > my home network when at work. It's battery holds just enough charge to
> > keep it going through a power cut -- which beats having to get an
> > expensive UPS.
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> >
>
> I've always thought about that, think of the money you could save and the
> space you could save if you used laptops as servers, you can stack them 4
> high and have all you need. They have batteries for backup and you can get
> 250gig drives for them, what more could you need? Oh yea, integrated display
> , keyboard and mouse.....
>
> --
> Kris Douglas
>       Softdel Limited Hosting Services
>
>       Web: www.softdel.net
>       Mail: kris at softdel.net
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>
Ok, first, That was rather big and bold... Secondly...if you want to ask a
question please start a new thread. Thirdly, Ubuntu might work on your
machine, but how can we tell you if you don't tell us what kind of computer
you run? What are your hardware specs/info?

-- 
Kris Douglas
      Softdel Limited Hosting Services

      Web: www.softdel.net
      Mail: kris at softdel.net
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