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One of the main strategies of the homebrewserver.club is re-use. You re-use your existing internet connection at home to start hosting but you can also re-use old equipment you have.
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![]({attach}images/homebrewserver.svg)
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In general there are a few things you want to take in consideration when determining what hardware to use.
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### Power usage
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Laptops make good homebrew servers since they are widely available, relatively powerful and energy efficient. Aside from that they have the benefit of having a screen and keyboard. If you are just starting out with running a server and are not yet so comfortable with the [command line and ssh]({filename}ssh.md) it can be a real benefit as you can work on the machine directly. Aside from that the laptop battery can mitigate sudden power outages, so that the laptop can shut itself down gracefully if power runs out.
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Laptops will also have the ability to hold one or more harddisks and plenty of USB ports for connecting multiple peripherals. It is not unlikely that you have one lying around or will be able to find one in a thriftstore.
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Disadvantages can be size, sound, heat generation and power consumption (in particular if you don't tune the power management to turn off the screen).
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