🖥️OpenStick Packs Debian, Podman and 4G Into a 512 MB Silent Stick
Your self-hosted homelab just got a lot smaller
TL;DR
The OpenStick is a palm-sized Debian computer with 512 MB RAM, 4G, GPS and Podman support, all passively cooled. It's a serious option for tiny always-on services like DNS blocking, monitoring and bookmarks, with almost no power draw.
Somebody just shrank a real Linux server into a stick. The OpenStick runs Debian with systemd and Podman on 512 MB of RAM, and it's passively cooled, so there's no fan to die on you. Why should you care? Because this is a legit place to run the boring stuff you keep meaning to self-host. Think AdGuard Home for DNS blocking, Gatus for uptime checks, Diun for container update pings, and a bookmark manager. Each of these idles at roughly 3 to 20 MB, so they fit with room to spare. The specs: 4x ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1 GHz, 4 GB eMMC, 150 Mbit/s Wi-Fi, a 4G modem, GPS, and one programmable LED. Power draw is minimal and there's zero noise. The catch? 512 MB is tight once you stack several services, so pick two or three and watch memory before you add more.
Key Points
The OpenStick ships with 512 MB of RAM, 4x ARM Cortex-A53 cores at 1 GHz, and 4 GB of eMMC flash for storage.
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