Hi. I just discovered your distro. It's awesome, very well optimized and feature-packed. Thanks for your work.
I want to ask something. What is the cheapest (supported) board to buy? I just need something to run a ftp server with low traffic.
Cheapest way to start
Re: Cheapest way to start
OrangePi PC $15. Although, i wouldn't recommend it for a first board due to small community.supermario3 wrote:Hi. I just discovered your distro. It's awesome, very well optimized and feature-packed. Thanks for your work.
I want to ask something. What is the cheapest (supported) board to buy? I just need something to run a ftp server with low traffic.
Raspberry Pi 2/3 (£25-30) is a good starting board with a big comminuty. If you only plan to run FTP server, then you could consider the RPi 1 (single core).
However, if you can afford it, the Odroid C2 (£40) is much better for a file/ftp server (2ghz quad, 1gbit LAN) and in my opinion, the best all round SBC (single board computer) available at the moment.
If you want to go "all out", then the Odroid XU4 (£75) with its USB 3.0 ports means you'll get max transfer speeds on external USB drives. With the cloudshell case, its a stunner
http://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f ... rt=20#p204If you find our project or support useful, then we’d really appreciate it if you’d consider contributing to the project however you can.
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supermario3
Re: Cheapest way to start
Thank you for the comprehensive answer!
It's not my first board, I have a RPi1 and I use it for everything and it suits my need pretty well: pihole, ftp, transmission, remote ssh, a telegram bot I wrote to watch my surveillance cameras, all kind of testing I like to do etc.
I need to deploy several ftp server with low traffic, so I was looking for something basical.
I saw this Orange Pi PC, it seems very cool, a lot of thing in just on board.
Do you have any suggestion on where to buy? The cheapest place or maybe some shop you have a partnership with (to support you).
Thanks
It's not my first board, I have a RPi1 and I use it for everything and it suits my need pretty well: pihole, ftp, transmission, remote ssh, a telegram bot I wrote to watch my surveillance cameras, all kind of testing I like to do etc.
I need to deploy several ftp server with low traffic, so I was looking for something basical.
I saw this Orange Pi PC, it seems very cool, a lot of thing in just on board.
Do you have any suggestion on where to buy? The cheapest place or maybe some shop you have a partnership with (to support you).
Thanks
Re: Cheapest way to start
I wish lol.supermario3 wrote:shop you have a partnership with
It really depends where you are in the world. In the UK I use:
OPi = Google. Its the only way to find a supplier that ideally originates in your country.
RPi's = http://uk.rs-online.com/web/
Odroid = http://www.lilliputuk.com/computers/odr ... odroid-c2/ , or direct from Hard Kernel in Korea if Lilliput don't stock it
If you find our project or support useful, then we’d really appreciate it if you’d consider contributing to the project however you can.
Donating is the easiest – you can use PayPal or become a DietPi patron.
Donating is the easiest – you can use PayPal or become a DietPi patron.
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supermario3
Re: Cheapest way to start
Ok, I'm going with a Orange Pi PC from aliexpress. I will wait a long time 
Thanks for your support and good luck with the release 120
Thanks for your support and good luck with the release 120
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supermario3
Re: Cheapest way to start
Finally my two Orange Pis arrived. I must say I love it. Your distro is awesome, really fast and clean. Everything is ready to go. Thank you.