rwa
Today i moved my private #Nextcloud instance from an oldish quad core Atom Z8350 with 4 GB RAM to an #OdroidHC4 with an oldish quad core ARM Cortex-A55 with 4 GB RAM - and it now feels a lot faster.
Not sure if this is only due to the SSDs being attached via SATA now instead of USB3 or if the ARM-cores have some sort of hardware acceleration for TLS encryption that is missing on the Atoms.

Anyway both installation run a rather basic #Debian #Bookworm install - it's pretty easy to setup a small bare metall installation, no need for fancy stuff like containers to get your nextcloud instance up and running. And by doing a manual install you additionally learn a bit about how things are working.

Glad i finally made the move.
Sep 5, 2025 at 6:37pmWeb
Show threadrwaSep 5, 2025
Forgot to mention: both #odroidhc4 I'm using are running #armbian - the other one acting as my nas with #openmediavault on top.

So far i'm really pleased with the expirience and performance of this devices.
Show threadTebraSep 5, 2025
@rwa I have the same hardware and love it.
Small specs but snappy for self hosting via docker and low energy consumption.
Show threadmit_scharfNov 15
@rwa Sounds tempting. Unfortunately, I don't dare to connect my Odroid, which already runs a paperless container 24/365 at idle speed, to the external internet. I don't feel competent enough to do that without completely exposing myself.