examples
Turning an old laptop into a server
Before buying anything: what a laptop with 8 GB of memory can actually carry, what it will be short of, and how much finishing it costs against buying new.
what it costs
- machine
- the one you already have
- the machine
- €0
- the drivesCrucial P310 4 TB
- €405
- to buy
- €405
- to run
- €14.59/mo
These figures come from the catalogue as it stands today, not from the day this page was written. They move when prices do.
what you get
- Vaultwarden — Bitwarden-compatible password manager. Tiny, boring, and it never phones home.
- AdGuard Home — Network-wide ad and tracker blocking. Every device, no app to install.
- Immich — Your photo library, with faces, search and phone auto-backup — without the storage bill.
This is a starting point, not a verdict. Open it in the builder to add or drop services, change the storage, or pick different drives.
Start from this example