I’m wanting to run my own SimpleX chat server and set up a Monero node as well.

Can this be done on the same machine? I was considering getting a mini PC to do this so it wouldn’t be too much of an issue with it being always on.

Or should I take a different approach and set up both separately on two different machines like a raspberry pi or something?

As I’m sure you can tell I don’t have a lot of experience with self hosting anything but want to get into it to help strengthen the networks of these communities I care about.

  • gomp@lemmy.ml
    16·
    2 months ago

    Cheapest? Use someone else’s hrdware (or “borrow” it) and set it up at work/school/friend’s house/cafe. Free hardware, free connectivity, free electricity.

    More seriously, set everithing up on whatever spare old computer you have at hand (or use a vm running on you pc). You should not start with buying hardware.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
      8·
      2 months ago

      I wouldn’t say “any old computer”, power consumption on old boxes can be high. I have an old box that pulls 120w at idle, so it only runs a couple hours a day, at most, to replicate files.

      • gomp@lemmy.ml
        5·
        2 months ago

        Yes, and computers people have laying around are most probably not outdated enterprise servers that draw 120w at idle :)
        (if anything, that’s something a newbie self hoster may buy since they are cheap and look cool)