<story><title>Turning the Raspberry Pi 4 into a Mini Server</title><url>https://n-o-d-e.net/node_mini_server3.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>colordrops</author><text>A lot of skepticism in this thread.  I&amp;#x27;ve got a pi4 4GB running Ubuntu server, acting as a SMB file server, Plex media server, Mopidy music server, Spotify Connect endpoint, video recorder for my two outdoor IP cameras, and a Minecraft server for my kids, all running simultaneously. And it&amp;#x27;s not breaking a sweat, not even getting close to full memory or CPU utilization.&lt;p&gt;I do use a USB nvme SSD enclosure for storage to be fair, and it&amp;#x27;s only stable when using a powered USB hub.</text></comment>
<story><title>Turning the Raspberry Pi 4 into a Mini Server</title><url>https://n-o-d-e.net/node_mini_server3.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Legogris</author><text>Unless you specifically need the 8GB RAM (where Rpi 4 is the only contender in this range as of right now AFAIK), IMO for server use-cases it&amp;#x27;d be better to consider either Odroid C4 or Rock Pi 4 - both offer better storage interfaces than USB&amp;#x2F;microSD natively. Also easier to run vanilla Debian&amp;#x2F;Ubuntu (or Armbian, which is very close to vanilla but can be easily built custom for either board preconfigured with necessary kernel modules&amp;#x2F;dtbs&amp;#x2F;boot loader&amp;#x2F;drivers&amp;#x2F;firmware for each board).</text></comment>