What is your favourite lightweight microcomputer for PiHole+Unbound?

I’m trying to free up my Pi 3b which is overkill for a PiHole with Unbound DNS and am looking to try something other than a pi zero. What are your recommendations! A few brands that come to mind are LibreComputer, NanoPi, BananaPi, and OrangePi. Bonus points if it’s possible to set up with POE!

The nanopi R2S looks like a decent option however is uses a broadcom chip. Could that be problematic? www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/prod…

possiblylinux127 ,
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Wait, what’s wrong with the RPI 3b? It seems perfect for this.

CowsLookLikeMaps OP ,
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RPI 3b is great but more than needed resource-wise (correct me if I’m wrong).

possiblylinux127 ,
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Its actually about right. You’re going to have problems with anything slower if you want gigabit speeds.

CowsLookLikeMaps OP ,
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Thanks!

thelastknowngod ,

A small container running in kubernetes on an old laptop.

CowsLookLikeMaps OP ,
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Getting more life out of the old laptop… nice!

Obligatory !permacomputing

GrayBoltWolf ,
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If you already have a virtualization host can just use a VM as well.

jgkawell ,
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This is what I do though technically it’s a container on Proxmox. Otherwise I’d recommend one of the LibreComputer boards. The Le Potato one is solid and cheap though also over kill for just a PiHole.

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