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by NathanKP 250 days ago
Running stuff on an underpowered Raspberry Pi is a good way to sniff test whether an infrastructure or software setup is sane. Powerful computers can hide horrible decisions for a long time, while less powerful devices make it immediately obvious if you need to switch a more efficient configuration.

I think this is one of the main reasons why Raspberry Pi has such a strong representation in homelabs, including my own.

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> I think this is one of the main reasons why Raspberry Pi has such a strong representation in homelabs, including my own.

I'd bet you're minority. People use Pi because it lets them assemble a cluster for under 200 bucks.