[cpach]

You can just install Linux on them and put them in your wardrobe.

But they might not be silent enough to not disturb you when sleeping.

Another con is that they aren’t rackmountable. So if you want to stack them you need to use some non-standard solution for that. And if a HDD/SSD fails, you need to order a replacement yourself, etc etc.

It’s totally doable. But is it worth the hassle? That’s up to you.

[grocketeer]

> You can just install Linux on them and put them in your wardrobe. But they might not be silent enough to not disturb you when sleeping.

Agree 100%.

> Another con is that they aren’t rackmountable. So if you want to stack them you need to use some non-standard solution for that. And if a HDD/SSD fails, you need to order a replacement yourself, etc etc.

> It’s totally doable. But is it worth the hassle? That’s up to you.

Thanks for your unique take. HDD / SDD failing is definitely worth considering if it's worth the hassle. +1

[grocketeer]

I may be missing something really obvious as everyone keeps being up LUKS…. Why would I want to use it for what I described above?

[cpach]

I have some thoughts about that. Feel free to shoot me an email. (On vacation currently, might be very slow to reply.)