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#Friendica server now migrated from a 2 gig RPi 4 to an 8 gig early 2015 retina MacBook Pro running Ubuntu.

The MBP was headed to the skip, but it turns out it makes a pretty kick-arse #ActivityPub server.

Reuse is better than recycle.

Here it is, in my server cupboard! If you're reading this post, that dilapidated Mac in the corner served it!

A messy server cupboard. On the left is a fibre modem connected to a couple of Ethernet switches. There is a small stack of 2 Raspberry Pis and on the right is an ancient MacBook Pro with its lid almost closed (it doesn’t fully close any more)
#friendica #activitypub
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Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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500 gig USB 3 SSD. The bottleneck was RAM. The Pi, at only 2 gigabytes, would occasionally run out and start swapping, making it thrash.

The Mac also has much faster IO and it’s noticeable.

It’d probably run fine on a 4 gig pi.

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Alexandra Lanes
Alexandra Lanes
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Is the wire propping open the Mac's lid stopping it sleeping?
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Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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No. The wire is underneath the Mac. That's a trick of the perspective. The Mac is configured not to sleep. The lid is not closed because I think the hinge is slightly warped.
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