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Re:Making a Linux home server sleep on idle and wake on dema... by aequitas on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @09:56AM (#35628180)
Disk have power modes and can be spun down to save energy. A Raspberry Pi can run the OS on an SD card and mount the disk for backup storage. Leaving it in low power for a long period of time.
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Re:Making a Linux home server sleep on idle and wake on dema... by nwb99 on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @01:42PM (#35631049)
I'm worried about the wear on my drives spinning up and down so much? Maybe it isn't such a big deal. It is the most stressful time for spinning drives, though.
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