On 12 September 2014, Zé Loff <zel...@zeloff.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 05:31:01PM +0200, Martijn van Duren wrote:
> > On Fri, 2014-09-12 at 16:22 +0100, Zé Loff wrote:
> > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 04:28:46PM +0200, Lars wrote:
> > > > On 12.09.2014 15:27, Martijn van Duren wrote:
> > > > >Hello misc@,
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > >Currently I have an old desktop PC running
> > > > >as a home server/media center, which runs
> > > > >OpenBSD. Most of the time it's idling, but does run
> > > > >(open)ssh/(open)smtp/imap(dovecot)/http(nginx/apache
> > > > >+subversion)/minidnla, which I want to keep available.
> > > > >
> > > > >Is there any board/device known which can support these
> > > > >requirements and is fully (within the requirements) supported
> > > > >by OpenBSD?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > As a personal preference I would avoid using ARM boards and
> > > > would try to go with x86/amd64 boards instead. I don't know
> > > > how well those ARM devices are supported on OpenBSD (I have
> > > > only a little experince with running Linux on those), but the
> > > > performance was pretty disappointing(with Linux). *I* would
> > > > decide for the APU from pcengines. http://pcengines.ch/apu.htm
> > >
> > > My first thought too, but it has no video, which is probably
> > > required by the OP.
> >
> > Video is not an requirement, since I primarily use it for streaming
> > via DLNA, so network and storage are sufficient.
>
> Oh, in that case, I agree with Lars. I have a APU (the 2Gb) model
> running a bunch of light services for my small lan (pf, dhcpd,
> unbound, nsd, ntpd, wifi AP), and apart from heating a lot (passive
> cooling through the enclosure) it runs fine.
[...]
+1 for APU.1C, it's a nice machine, much faster than ARM boards.
I'd also buy a small mSATA disk for system (pretty much any model would
do, except the Chinese thing sold by PC Engines), and an external 3.5"
USB disk with an external power brick for DLNA. Don't try to mount a
2.5" SATA disk inside the case; it would overheat, and it would need
more power than the power brick that comes with APU.1C can provide. For
similar reasons, you should probably avoid external disks powered over
USB (that is, most 2.5" external disks these days). Also make sure to
upgrade to the latest firmware if you want to run OpenBSD.
Regards,
Liviu Daia
