I’m trying to free up my Pi 3b which is overkill for a PiHole with Unbound DNS and am looking to try something other than a pi zero. What are your recommendations! A few brands that come to mind are LibreComputer, NanoPi, BananaPi, and OrangePi. Bonus points if it’s possible to set up with POE!
The nanopi R2S looks like a decent option however is uses a broadcom chip. Could that be problematic? https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=282&sort=p.price&order=ASC
If you already have a virtualization host can just use a VM as well.
This is what I do though technically it’s a container on Proxmox. Otherwise I’d recommend one of the LibreComputer boards. The Le Potato one is solid and cheap though also over kill for just a PiHole.
A small container running in kubernetes on an old laptop.
Getting more life out of the old laptop… nice!
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Wait, what’s wrong with the RPI 3b? It seems perfect for this.
RPI 3b is great but more than needed resource-wise (correct me if I’m wrong).
Its actually about right. You’re going to have problems with anything slower if you want gigabit speeds.
Thanks!
