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Tip: don't run Pi-Hole or any of these containers on a Pi, they're underpowered, flakey and now hard to get. I run several docker containers, including Pi-Hole, on a Lenovo ThinkCenter thin client which I run headless next to my router. Purchased "used" for $120 from eBay it was actually overstock and brand new. Tons more processing power and RAM than a Pi, SSD and for basically same price all in as a Pi. Just wipe the old version of Windows and install your favorite *nix flavor.

Every time I need another containerized app to run I'm up and running in just a few minutes with plenty of headroom left on the small box.

See: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/11/used-thin-client-pcs...



I was concerned with the power draw. But as per the article, it looks like the difference is negligible.

I assumed being ARM, pi was supposed to draw lower power. Looks like not the case.

Found another study confirming the same.

https://uni.hi.is/helmut/2021/06/07/power-consumption-of-ras...


Do you worry about the battery being a fire hazard?

But I do agree: run pi-hole as vm/dockers on some home server.


What battery?


oh woops, i read thinkpad instead of thinclient and thought it was a laptop.




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