I have an old Xbox One X (the 1tb model) that I would love to turn into a Linux box to do self hosting. While I do my best to find tutorials online for installing Linux, I was hoping I could pick y’all’s brains on your experiences for upgrading:
- Best hard drives to use (internal and/or USB3)?
- Can the RAM be upgraded?
- Can the Bluray be replaced with a hard drive?
- Anything else I’m missing and don’t know to ask about?
Thanks!
A lot of people start with old Dell Optiplexes for self hosting because businesses dump them on the market cheap when they get old. But an old PC will work just fine as a server. I think the 7040 is a good buy, you could maybe go even older. I have a computer with a Haswell era cpu still being useful.
You can find the nicest CPU they’ll take for a couple bucks on eBay too.
Picked up a 7020 with the i7-4790 for $125 + an additional $50 USD for 32 GB RAM. I’m running 52 containers on it, and it doesn’t break a sweat. Plus, it costs about $8 USD in electricity. Winner Winner Chicken Dinner.
I’ve got a pair of those in my basement closet just waiting for something to do. The 4790 will always have a special place in my heart 😂
Years ago, I had the option of the 7020 or the lenovo m93p tiny.
I chose…poorly.
Well, poorly by sane standards. Perfectly sane by “squeeze blood from stone” standards. For better or worse, I fell in love with the usFF PC and turn my nose up at anything over 2L case size now. Too big, too loud, too hot.
Speaking of, I’m having a powerful urge to replace my smart phone with this now
https://www.hackster.io/etolocka/m5stack-papers3-overview-and-getting-started-3375f3
Why? Its a sickness. But damn…how cool would that thing be with your own apps? A modern day PDA, with WiFi, LoRA, BT? Battery life measured in weeks? Hell, I could gut my old Psion 5, throw this in…chefs kiss.
(Oh lawd, hide the credit cards).