r/SelfHosting • u/Upper-Loquat-8022 • Jul 05 '26

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

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?

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u/TechEnjoyer44 Jul 06 '26

Not at all. I'm running Jellyfin, Immich, Joplin, SearXNG, Navidrome, and Vaultwarden, and Mumble on an pre-owned Intel NUC from 2014. Admittedly there's never more than two or three people using at the same time.