Thanks!! I've looked into that a bit. Might be a project for down the road. Right now I am using an old i3 laptop for testing. I have a i3 mini tower I was going to use, however I'm thinking a laptop will be about 25% of the electrical usage. I replaced the spinner with an SSD. I used it as my LAMP test server and it appears fast enough. On 2021-07-21 10:38, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote: > Get yourself a Raspberry pi 4, which should be more than powerful to > learn on,  they only use 3.4 watts which should amount to just > slightly more $2 per year, and when your done with your project you'll > have a Raspberry PI... then you can make an any number of awesome > things with it.  I must have a dozen of them around my house doing > various things to make my life better. > > Brian Cluff > > On 7/21/21 10:29 AM, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> I think there might be some on this list that are struggling and that >> is why they are here - cheep old hardware that runs Linux well. >> >> I need to watch my dollars and sense.... >> >> The reason for the question is I am building a home web PHP server... >> It is for learning. >> >> If it really cost $15 - $20 a month to run a server, then a $20 VPS at >> Digital Ocean becomes an option for the same cost and D.O. gives more. >> >> I think anyone running their own web server or whatever they may need >> is a great way to learn about the hardware and the software stack. >> >> >> >> On 2021-07-21 09:54, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: >>> $262 a YEAR. If you can't afford $22 more a month you need a less >>> expensive hobby. >>> Don't go out to eat one less time a month. Go to the movies one less >>> time a month. I'm sure you can figure out something else to do one >>> less time a month. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 1 >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 10:34 AM Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just read this quote about the electrical costs to run a web >>>> server >>>> from home: >>>> >>>> Cost: While it may sound cheaper to use that computer lying around >>>> doing >>>> nothing when creating your web server, when you factor in the cost >>>> of >>>> powering an old computer 24 hours a day, it can get very expensive. >>>> A >>>> 250W desktop computer running 24 hours per day at 12 cents per KW/h >>>> is a >>>> whopping $262.00 per year! >>>> >>>> --- >>>> I think their math is wrong. >>>> >>>> The average residential electricity rate in Chandler is 10.85¢/kWh. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking a low traffic PHP web server running on an old Dell >>>> with a >>>> 400 watt power supply is not using but maybe 100 watts on average.  >>>> I've >>>> read that the computer should use no more than half the power supply >>>> capacity.  Is this correct? >>>> >>>> If my home web server is using 100 watts an hour that mean 100 watts >>>> * >>>> 30 days * 24 hours or 72K watts. >>>> >>>> I'm thinking 72 * .1085 = $7.81 a month. >>>> >>>> Any thoughts are much appreciated. >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> -- :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss