I dusted off my RPI4 and started tinkering with self-hosting things and it’s sparked a fire. Suddenly I have 7 docker containers running and I need more RAM, more space and I want something reliable with room to grow. I like small form factors but it doesn’t need to be RPI small. Any recs for your favorite hardware under $500?
Mini/USFF or just MT sized boxes off ebay with 8th and 9th gen Intel CPUs. Generally around $100-150 for one.
Low power usage, and you get all the good Intel HW acceleration for transcoding video or object detection on cameras and stuff like that.
USFF/Mini if you want small, or MT if you want space for some 3.5" HDDs.