Comment on ISO Homelab Power Saving Methods
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 days agoI used the output from
powertop --html
Noted.
It’s not like I’m running big enterprise equipment that dims the lights every time I power it on, but when I’m snoring in bed at night, other than a few crons that run, I don’t see a need for the server to be at max. I want to cut out as much wasted power consumption as possible, even if it’s just a little here and a little there. It all adds up. It’s something I’ve been noodling around with for a bit, but if I were to make a new years resolution for the homelab, I’d like it to use the least amount of power, while not creating a lot of hindrances when I am engaging with the server.
db_geek@norden.social 4 days ago
@irmadlad That have also been my intentions, when I created the udev rules.
They are most generic and I use them on several systems for reducing some small power consumption.
Example: enabling of PCI power management
```
ACTION=="add|change", \
SUBSYSTEM=="pci", \
ATTR{power/control}="auto"
```
The things, which you listed in your first post are from my view good topics, for getting maximum results from minimum effort.
I started at
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/powertop
and went further from there.
irmadlad@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Thanks for that and the arch link. I may have some follow up questions later on if you don’t mind terribly.
db_geek@norden.social 4 days ago
@irmadlad You are welcome.
The Arch Wiki also has a lot information about Power Management.
And I would say, most of them are independent if Arch Linux is used or not.
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Power_management