jerry

I just posted a comprehensive HOW-TO, that describes how get a solid and good working stripped down Ubuntu server on the Odroid c1 with also Joomla installed and with proper ownership and rights settings for Joomla combined with the server. It works great. Go here (it also solves the Dvorak keyboard issue)

The big issue with running a web server from home is energy consumption. I used an old PC for it first, a Dell Optiplex 170L. The problem is that it has a power supply of 250 Watt. With general use it draws very easily about 120 Watt/hour. That is 40 times more then the Odroid-C1! If the Odroid-C1 with an average of 3 Watt/hour, will cost an extra 5,25 euro/year, then an old PC will cost you at least 210 euro's extra/year on your energy bill! That is not worth it if you compare it to the annual hosting cost. At least I am not willing to pay that. An other big disadvantage of an old PC is the extra heat loss (!) and noise produced (very annoying). An Odroid-C1 is totally silent and produces almost no heat (you can add a cooler to it). You can host for let's say 17,50 a year. So any power consumption higher then 17,50 euro's is not worth it (in terms of cost). So the Odroid-C1 is perfect for it. Anything more powerfull and faster will draw more energy and will mean a disadvantage in terms of cost.

@ivanr I had the same idea. Energy consumption of the Odroid-c1 is very attractive as measured here (http://frank-mankel.de/?p=392). So I guess, based on the measurements of Frank, It draws on average about three Watts an hour. That means 72 Watts for a whole day (24h). So 26280 a year, devided by 1000= 26,28 kW a year. 1kW costs 20 eurocent here, so that means 26,28 * 0,20 = 5,25 euro for a whol year 24h/day! It can draw at maximum 5V * 2A = 10 W (that's the power supply). Even at maximum power full time (which is not realistic at all!) it only costs 17,5 euro. But it will in reality probably be under 10 euros (about the same as Raspberry). Combined with the faster speed (mucht faster then the Raspberry Pi B+) it is very interesting to use as a webserver (certainly when you also use the faster Emmc module with it). So I ordered it (with the Ubuntu preinstalled emmc module) also because the Gigabit ethernet port attracted me (I have glassfibre 500Mb up- and down). I just received it yesterday and got it working with a normal monitor (you have to change the monitor settings in the Boot.ini for this from HDMI to DVI and choose the right monitor resolution). However the ethernet speed is a major disappointment. It does not seem to work at the proper speed they promised. I installed flashplayer with Chromium and ran a speedtest (needs flash) and it did not even reach 100 MB, while my PC and laptop reach 500MB. I found some posts about it, but it is not clear to me which offers the right solution and how to do that. I also discovered that the keyboard language settings won't work. You can adjust them, but the Odroid simply does not react to it. I use Dvorak and can't get it to work. I also would like a minimal Debian Wheezy install on the Emmc so I can install a Lamp-stack on it. That would make optimal use of the speed. It is not clear to me how I have to format the Emmc and put an image on it, without damaging or spoiling things. Again there are some posts about it, but still too fragmented information. I need a clear step-by-step guide. Anyone? So I have three questions: 1. Clear instruction how to get the gigabit speed of the ethernet port 2. How to adjust the keyboard language to Dvorak 3. Clear instruction how to install a fresh Debian Wheezy (minimal) on the Emmc module