You could remove the laptop screen like I did with my home server. Although you’ll have to put it very close to the router to get a WiFi signal afterwards.
The screen was broken so it was just wasting space. It also made it easier to move around because I had to close the lid to slide it in place then open the lid so it gets airflow.
Makes me think of the time I was running a stripped down laptop motherboard as a server for a while. Was given a laptop with a broken screen, but it had a wired NIC, so I pulled the screen off, along with any other component that wasn’t necessary, and shoved it behind a TV where it was close to the router. Ran on that thing for years before being able to afford better equipment.
An underrated feature of the laptop server: built-in UPS!
why the lid thing tho? you can just disable lid detection and it’ll not suspend even after closing.
Do you think that people that are using a laptop as a server know how to do that?
yeah, cuz i also use my laptop as a server lol
Honestly? Absolutely. I expect anyone who can set up a server to know basic shit about a laptop.
Some laptops vent the hot air in a way that’s blocked if the lid is closed.
considering it’s sitting on carpet, I doubt ventilation has been a priority.
You could remove the laptop screen like I did with my home server. Although you’ll have to put it very close to the router to get a WiFi signal afterwards.
You can get an external antenna and run it to the wifi card. I did that with my beelink mini desktop because the wifi antenna was garbage.
Why would u do that other than maybe saving space? Leaving it open would have been easier and the same thing.
The screen was broken so it was just wasting space. It also made it easier to move around because I had to close the lid to slide it in place then open the lid so it gets airflow.
makes sense. thinking again, i think my old macbook also did that…
Yeah, I think a lot of macs vent through the keyboard.
i vent through my keyboard sometimes
Not gonna vent much at all if you put in on a carpet…
Makes me think of the time I was running a stripped down laptop motherboard as a server for a while. Was given a laptop with a broken screen, but it had a wired NIC, so I pulled the screen off, along with any other component that wasn’t necessary, and shoved it behind a TV where it was close to the router. Ran on that thing for years before being able to afford better equipment.
An underrated feature of the laptop server: built-in UPS!
Currently running a headless laptop with Proxmox. Love this set up and definitely great feature having the UPS.