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I have a spare laptop running Linux Mint. I would like to try running my own instance and sharing it with a few users to help out and for the experience. Below are the specs. Do you think it will be powerful enough, and if so, how many users would it be able to handle? I could restrict uploading of media if that would make a considerable impact.

Dell Inspiron 15-5000 CPU: Intel Core i5-5200U, 2 cores, 4 threads RAM: 8GB Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 1TB

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[–] jon@lemmy.tf 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Small instances don't seem to require anything major, I'm running mine on a VM with 4c/6gb ram/256gb disk with no issues- it's just a few Docker pods. Just make sure you use a dynamic DNS provider if you're hosting from home, as valid SSL is required to connect to the federation.

[–] bitrate@lemmy.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Any concerns you that you may attract attention to your network? I'm interested in doing the same thing you are.

[–] mattchu_c@lemmy.world 1 points 3 years ago

You could also get a second static IP address from your ISP to keep it separate from your home network.