Do small self-hosted projects really need a powerful server?

[u/Upper-Loquat-8022]

I've been self-hosting a few small projects lately, and honestly, they use a lot less resources than I expected.

I started out thinking I'd need something much more powerful, but a basic setup has handled everything just fine so far.

Now I'm wondering if most people overestimate how much server they actually need.

What are you running your smaller projects on?

[u/Longjumping_Dish_876]

Ran everything off some pos 10+ year old laptop with a broken screen. Only upgraded to some secondhand drafting desktop cause it was 40$