[olug] OT: Looking for server hardware

[Greg Gerke]

If you go to the Goodwill computer store at 72nd & F every once in a while
they have some server class hardware. Last time I was in there they had a
Dell something or other.

Something you might want to keep in mind is that server class hardware
tends to use more electricity and is much noisier than a desktop/laptop. If
you're looking for the server class experience perhaps run a few CentOS
virtual servers on a desktop...?


On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 11:39 PM, jay swackhamer <reboottheuser at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I've got a compaq DL360 and DL380, if you'd be interest in those, I'll
> check them out and get you the specs.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Harley Waldstein <
> hwaldstein1997 at gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
> > That would probably be easier, but I'm really going for an enterprise
> feel
> > with this. System administration is a hobby of mine. So, a big part of
> why
> > I'm doing this is to gain experience with real server hardware. I've
> worked
> > with home desktops and the like running servers for a couple of years
> now,
> > and I feel like it's time to upgrade to server hardware. (Plus, I need my
> > old "server" back to use for school CAD project work.) System
> > administration is something I could see myself turning into a career,
> and I
> > want to start getting some real experience. Even if it's just starting
> out
> > as a home lab.
> >
> > If anything, it helps make the process more legitimate in my head. And, I
> > can feel more confident listing something like this on a resume if it has
> > "real" hardware . Plus, my friends don't mind free hosting.
> > Have you thought about using desktop or laptop PCs instead of trying to
> > find rackmount hardware? That may or may not be easier, and when you
> think
> > about it, all a server is, is a computer running software that enables it
> > to respond to requests on well-known ports.
> > On Aug 23, 2014 10:51 PM, "Harley Waldstein" <hwaldstein1997 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello! I'm currently working on some web development projects with a
> > group
> > > of friends - we're high school students. I fancy myself as a bit of a
> > > sysadmin and am interested in trying to host the sites myself. (It's
> > > nothing serious, so we can deals with the risk of bad uptime, etc.) To
> > that
> > > end, I'm looking for some cheap or free (preferably server grade)
> > hardware
> > > that anybody is trying to get off their hands.
> > >
> > > If anybody knows of local venues that would be willing to part with
> some
> > > old hardware, or can give up some hardware themselves, then please
> > contact
> > > me off list at hwaldstein1997 at gmail.com. Thank you!
> > >
> > > Also, if anyone is interested, I'll mention what we are coding in. The
> > web
> > > framework that we are using is the Play Framework, which is written in
> > > Java/Scala. We're doing basic web app development, using Bootstrap for
> > > styling and jQuery for a lot of client-side stuff. This is all a
> learning
> > > project. Right now, it would be nice to have some "production" hardware
> > to
> > > develop around. We would like to set up continuous integration and the
> > > like.
> > >
> > > PS: I'm sorry for any typos. This was written on mobile.
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