# Low energy server **URL:** \ **Category:** Linux on Servers\ **Created:** [March 26, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/low-energy-server/2424 "2023-03-26T16:46:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![ameinild](https://community.learnlinux.tv/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@ameinild](https://community.learnlinux.tv/u/ameinild)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/low-energy-server/2424/5 "2023-04-12T10:42:16Z")
Depending on your needs, you could [check out my homelab build](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/my-small-and-energy-efficient-homelab/269). If you think an Intel Atom motherboard would suit your needs, you could build something like I did - a 1U Supermicro rack case, with a Mini-ITX motherboard - I currently use this one: [A2SDi-4C-HLN4F](https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/a2sdi-4c-hln4f). They available with up to 16 cores. There is also a newer generation coming soon - with 4 or 8 cores, and with or without SFP ports: [A3SPI-4C-HLN4F](https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/a3spi-4c-hln4f). This is about cutting it as close to the limit as you can, if you’re _really_ serious about low energy consumption. The A2SDi-4C-HLN4F quad-core board uses ~15W, and my entire server uses around 15-20W with 4 SSD disks. Just bumping to the 8-core board increases power consumption by 10W, and using the next-gen A3SPI-4C-HLN4F board bumps usage another 10W to ~35W just for the mainboard. In my opinion, a Mini-ITX Intel Atom server is a good compromise between a more powerful server, and something compareable to Raspberry Pi. Power-wise, it should be comparable to Odroid H3, which was also mentioned. I’m running a bunch of Docker containers (including [Grafana Dashboards](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/grafana-dashboards-for-host-stats-web-services-and-network-homescreen/1210)), and since I switched to ECC memory, everything has been running smoothly with no issues at all. Also even with the small Noctua fans, everything is very silent. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.learnlinux.tv/t/low-energy-server/2424)._