Is the Orange Pi 5 overkill for my needs?
Hi folks. Currently thinking of buying a new SBC since my Odroid HC4 died i am looking to buy a new sbc as my home Server. I would be mainly running portainer with the following apps:
- pihole
- wallabag
- conduit
- revolt ( optional)
- grocy (optional have to try first )
- wireguard
The orange pi 5 with 8gb RAM seemed like a good choice, but the 4 or even 3B models are even a bit cheaper. What do you guys think. Should I go for a prior gen or even a different SBC entirely?
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Are you definitely tied to the form factor? Because for $20 more you can get a much more capable mini PC.
This is the way.
Don't buy for the MINIMUM of what you need now. Give yourself some room to grow.
That thing looks sketchy as hell, title stats and picture stats don't even match.
I am using this machine right now if you have any questions I can answer for you.
On the graphic it said wifi 5 and the title said wifi 6 and the wifi and Bluetooth icons were swapped for the versions making it look sketchy, but I realized now it says wifi 5/2.4 referring to the frequency.
Out of curiosity what OS or pseudo OS are you running off of it?
I’m running Fedora CoreOS.
Right idea, but I'd suggest getting dell or lenovo mini pcs instead. Saves you a bit of cash and you can get a semi-recent (low tdp) i5 + 8gb ram + whatever ssd the seller will throw you. They run 80ish USD before tax iirc
This option didn’t work for me because I needed Alder Lake Quick Sync support.