I’ve got a Lenovo M720q running as my main server in my home and it’s more than powerful enough for anything I could be doing right now. However, I also have a Le Potato lying around that I’d like to do something with. Any suggestions?

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    3 days ago

    Sensors. Especially sensors in your living space where fans or other noise from the proper server would be distracting, or in a tight space - inside your HVAC, for example - where a proper server wouldn’t fit.

    Media front-end. Most of those SBCs are more than enough to run a kodi or jellyfin frontend, fanless for minimum distraction.

    Robot. Low power requirement so it could be mobile; but there are lots of stationary possibilities. GPIO libraries are great for running servos and there’s tons of libraries to facilitate.