I have an old ThinkPad 11e running Debian that I have repurposed into a home server. It’s only supposed to run TVheadend. I don’t need any other services for now, but later on i might add a few using docker.

Is it enough to set multiuser.target as default to disable gui and keep the system always on?

How can I disable all unnecessary services and minimize power usage?

  • leisesprecher@feddit.orgEnglish
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    1 month ago

    In case you didn’t already do that: remove the battery. It’s probably dead anyway, you don’t need it and it poses a potential (albeit low) risk.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Depends. Usually it is still good as a UPS for a few minutes, and some laptops have a bios option to limit full charge which lowers the risk even further.

      • leisesprecher@feddit.orgEnglish
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        1 month ago

        And how much need is there for a UPS in this scenario - realistically.

        Some of the people here take their admin-LARPing a tad too seriously. Most households have reliable enough electricity, and even if there’s an outage once every quarter, would a dead battery even help?

        I advocate for being realistic with one’s own needs. Don’t build a five-nines datacenter for a glorified weather station or VCR.

        • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          1 month ago

          The nice thing about some battery backup is not keeping it running during an outage, but safely shutting it all down.

          I agree on the laptop battery, I’m just disagreeing on battery backup. It serves a purpose, as does decent surge elimination.

          • leisesprecher@feddit.orgEnglish
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            1 month ago

            But not for us.

            That’s what I meant by larping. The vast vast majority of us here would probably not even notice if their systems went down for an hour. Yes, battery backup has its purpose. In a datacenter.

            I mean, what’s on the line here in the worst case? 15min without jellyfin and home assistant? Does that warrant taking risks with old batteries or investing in new ones?

            That equation might change if you’re in a place with truly unreliable electricity, but I guess those places have solutions in place already.

            • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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              1 month ago

              No, hard disagree.

              I have many thousands of dollars worth of hardware. I have seen the results of a surge. I have seen a NAS reduced to a paper weight. You’re making incredibly silly assumptions here - this has nothing to do with uptime, and everything to do with protecting your equipment.

              You will not ever convince me otherwise, because I’m not willing to dump thousands of dollars on replacements because someone on the internet thinks it has anything to do with uptime.

              You are wrong.

              Edit: anywhere that weather exists is an area with “unreliable electricity”. Full stop.