---
title: "The Reasonable Effectiveness of Using Old Phones as Servers"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-reasonable-effectiveness-of-using-old-phones-as-servers-cv78sxgww
source_url: https://jarbus.net/blog/phone-server/
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2024-03-30T15:38:49.006Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:06:08.895Z
tags: ["linux", "docker", "tailscale"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# The Reasonable Effectiveness of Using Old Phones as Servers

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The author installed Linux on a OnePlus 6T phone and shares the benefits and challenges of using it as a server. They highlight the low power consumption, small size, and ease of setup. However, they also mention issues with booting certain images and limitations of the app ecosystem.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://jarbus.net/blog/phone-server/>

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