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Takahe@lemmy.nz 2 months agoWhat do you do on that many pi’s that could not be done easier on 1 x86 box?
Comment on Post your setup. no matter how uggo
Takahe@lemmy.nz 2 months agoWhat do you do on that many pi’s that could not be done easier on 1 x86 box?
danielquinn@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
They’re fanless and low-power, which was the primary draw to going this route. I run a Kubernetes cluster on them, including a few personal websites (Nginx+Python+Django), PostgreSQL, Sonarr, Calibre, SSH (occasionally) and every once in a while, an OpenArena server :-)
Getting6409@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I did a 4 node Pi4 kubernetes cluster for about 5 years. The learning experience was priceless. I think most notable was learning to do proper multiarch container builds to support arm and x86_64. That being said, about half a year ago I decided to try condensing it all into two n100 nuc-like clones and keep one pi as the controller. For me and my apps and use cases there was no going back. Performance gains were substantial and in this regard I think I was hobbling myself after the educational aspect plateaued.
danielquinn@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Actually, as a web guy, I find the ARM architecture to be more than sufficient. Most of the stuff I build is memory heavy and CPU light, so the Pi is great for this stuff.
Auli@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Except the Pi doesn’t have much memory.