My solar-powered and self-hosted website
Dries Buytaert has created a solar-powered website on a Raspberry Pi to promote sustainable web hosting, utilizing a solar panel and battery, while encouraging others to consider eco-friendly hosting solutions.
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Dries Buytaert has developed a solar-powered, self-hosted website using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, located on his rooftop in Boston. The project aims to explore sustainable web hosting by utilizing a 50-watt solar panel and an 18 amp-hour Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. The website, accessible at https://solar.dri.es, serves as a platform for sharing technical details and experiences related to the setup. Buytaert's goal is to demonstrate a local-first approach to web hosting, emphasizing environmental sustainability, even if it results in occasional downtime during unfavorable weather conditions. The Raspberry Pi, chosen for its energy efficiency, consumes minimal power, allowing it to run for days on battery. The project also includes a monitoring system that tracks solar output and battery status, with data displayed on a dashboard on Buytaert's main website. While the energy savings and environmental impact of this setup are modest, the initiative serves as a conversation starter about greener web hosting practices. Buytaert hopes to inspire others in the web community to consider similar sustainable hosting solutions.
- Dries Buytaert created a solar-powered website using a Raspberry Pi to promote sustainable web hosting.
- The project utilizes a 50-watt solar panel and an 18 amp-hour battery, emphasizing energy efficiency.
- The website may experience downtime during cloudy weather, highlighting the challenges of solar hosting.
- Monitoring tools provide real-time data on solar output and battery status, accessible via a dashboard.
- The initiative aims to inspire others to rethink web hosting and sustainability practices.
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3 commentsMy site is entirely off-grid and runs all my primary servers: https://www.earth.org.uk/
Also this one: https://git.solarcene.community/smallsolar/nanopi_setup
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