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Stupid question, but are there free VPS/VM instances for a jobless girl who wants to run her own instance? (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 3 months ago by atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I have no job, so the gift cards I have are prepaid and only have a few dollars on them. I should get a job soon, but in the meantime, I want to run my own Lemmy instance. I know this is probably a stupid question, but is there a way to do so? If I run it on just my computer, it'll shut down when my computer turns off, and there is an old computer my parents have but they won't let me use it because they don't wanna buy a new charger (The charger cord is broken)

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[–] atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks

[–] atheqtpie@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I might

  1. Get new equipment and always run my old computer

  2. Get a Raspberry Pi

  3. Keep running my new computer forever

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 months ago

Pi is a good option because of it's low power draw.

However I find used mini pc's and Small Form Factor desktops to be a better value and their idle power is similar to the latest Pi (while costing about the same as a new Pi).

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

Skip the pie as it is really terrible for the money you are spending

Instead, find a old workstation and setup Linux.