Hi, I’m planing to create a small forum. Which single board computer would you recommend for it? Like Raspberry pi 3, Odroid c2, xu4 etc. I appreciate if you could point me in the right direction.
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In a discussion about recommending single-board computers for hosting a Discourse forum, Seferi initially asked for suggestions like Raspberry Pi 3 or Odroid models. pfaffman advised against ARM boards for production use, recommending a 1GB cloud droplet instead. Seferi clarified they’re willing to invest in a low-power, dedicated machine and asked about Zotac mini PCs. Falco noted Zotac boxes are x86 and preferred over ARM, referencing codinghorror’s recommendation of modern Intel i3 systems with 4GB RAM and 128GB SSD, ideally Skylake or newer, available cheaply on AliExpress. elijah cautioned that Raspberry Pi 3 has been tried but with limited success, since the official Discourse image is x86-64 only — though unsupported ARM installs are possible. Falco later updated that Raspberry Pi is now officially supported, linking to a 2021 blog post: Discourse on a Raspberry Pi. The consensus leans toward x86 mini PCs for reliability, though ARM (specifically Raspberry Pi) is now viable for hobbyists or small-scale use.
O one would recommend any of those except as a proof of concept. A 1gb droplet on digital ocean, or its equivalent is the minimum for a forum that you expect to work.
Well, I’m willing to spend some money for it. Important thing for me is that it’s low powered.. Would a zotac box work for example? Or what would you recommend in that category?
A zotac box would be x86 right? We recommend that instead of ARM.
@codinghorror have a recommendation on mini PCs here: How much is Discourse affected by a faster CPU?
People have tried Raspberry Pi 3 before, but I don’t know if anyone has had much success. The official image is for x86-64 which will limit your singleboard choices a lot. Or brave the worlds of unsupported installs. 
https://meta.discourse.org/t/hosting-discourse-on-a-raspberry-pi-3/54891/6
Any modern Intel i3 chip with 4gb (financially it is silly to put less ram than that in any PC these days) plus any brand of 128gb ssd should run Discourse great – I recommend Skylake family or later though. You can search Ali Express for mini pc and there are tons.
This is now supported