chingadera@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agoWhat really separates a PC from a server? Mainly the hardware, but I guess software too.message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up174arrow-down1message-squareWhat really separates a PC from a server? Mainly the hardware, but I guess software too.chingadera@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · edit-25 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
In title, can elaborate if needed. Edit: thanks everyone, I ended up deciding on an m920q for the server.
minus-squareHonytawklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-24 days agoYou can run a media server on your phone. Like running Octoprint to manage 3D printers on your Android phone for example. Hardware doesn’t have anything to do with the distinction. It is just that people enjoy servers that are reliable. So they buy better or specified hardware for it. Which makes them easier to manage.
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-24 days agoRight. Any hardware (that can connect to a network) can be a server, but people usually choose to make servers out of certain hardware that they find convenient for the task.
You can run a media server on your phone. Like running Octoprint to manage 3D printers on your Android phone for example.
Hardware doesn’t have anything to do with the distinction.
It is just that people enjoy servers that are reliable. So they buy better or specified hardware for it. Which makes them easier to manage.
Right. Any hardware (that can connect to a network) can be a server, but people usually choose to make servers out of certain hardware that they find convenient for the task.