Good cheap home Trixbox/webserver?
Submitted by rabidrabit on Fri, 05/30/2008 - 7:47am.
HI,
I'm thinking about a play Trixbox/webserver on CentOS for fun. I'm weak on both Trixbox and Linux so why not dive in? Basically I want to set up something I can use as a CentOS playbox. Ideally this will be a small low power/noise box to sit under my desk in the bedroom and handle personal SIP, email and web traffic. In the end I'm hoping to do some PHP and MYSQL stuff as well. Basically it needs to have some capacity but I'm all over the minimal fan/noise/power consumption thought process. I'm not up to writing my own drivers etc so I need something I can just install and configure. Anything compatible with Trixbox that fits the above?
 
Take a look at the Dell Optiplex 330
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 8:26am
It's what Dell sells for trixbox systems and it seems to work great for Linux/trixbox/SME Server installations.
Plus, it is fairly inexpensive.
 
Randy beat me to it. Those
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 8:42am
Randy beat me to it. Those boxes are super cheap and dead quiet. I have one running next to my desk and I have to look at the light to see if its one.
 
also - the Everex gPC
low
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 8:57am
also - the Everex gPC
low power via processor- the dell would be faster, but the everex will use far less power.
 
Are there any good small
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 9:24am
Are there any good small form factor options? Ideally I would like something in the shuttle or smaller size that looks decent. Thanks for the help so far.
 
Check out some older Dells
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 10:00am
I have a test setup on an Optiplex GX270 that works well. I have a 2-FXO/2-FXS Sangoma card installed in one of the slots and an 80Gb HDD and have had NO problems with this setup.
It's really quiet, but I have no idea on the power consumption. You should be able to find one in good used condition in the $100 range.
 
Optiplex GX270 is the best
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 11:29am
I use a Optiplex GX270 as well. These make great trixboxes. Very cheap, quiet, and fast enough.
 
oh yeah- optiplex GX270 is
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 11:42am
oh yeah- optiplex GX270 is the quietest system I know. My hearing is different than others, but when I ask other people to sit by my desk and listen to any noise, they can only hear a drop of sound, if it is really quiet. I use the optiplex GX270 as a regular Windows computer by my desk. It would make a good NON PRODUCTION trixbox system
 
I'm sitting next to all this
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 12:27pm
I'm sitting next to all this crap as you guys talk about whisper quiet systems:
It's not unlike sitting next to a piston aircraft engine during a run-up.
 
I like shuttles
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 3:14pm
Nothing to say you can't use a shuttle. Most of them use pretty mainstream hardware so there's nothing wrong with one of those.
 
Not as quiet as a Optiplex
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 4:18pm
Not as quiet as a Optiplex though
 
shuttles - and they get dam
Fri, 05/30/2008 - 4:22pm
shuttles - and they get dam hot - had one for my wife, stupid thing fried. Plus some of the AMD chipsets in those things dont play well with cards irq wise.
 
KodaK, Clean your office! :P
Sun, 06/01/2008 - 2:48pm
KodaK, Clean your office! :P
 
A clean workspace is the
Sun, 06/01/2008 - 3:04pm
A clean workspace is the hallmark of an empty mind.
 
Quote:
A clean workspace is
Sun, 06/01/2008 - 3:23pm
Quote:
A clean workspace is the hallmark of an empty mind.
Agreed :-D
If only the other half understood!
 
OK,
Am I a fool for just
Fri, 06/13/2008 - 7:37am
OK,
Am I a fool for just getting a micro atx box and going for it? My experience in the past was that the Trixbox install has serious compatibility issues. Hence the post. Pro for the 330 is the cost, con is the size. I really wanted something small, quiet and low power usage since its spending 99.999 % of its time doing nothing but I'm leary about compatibility. Just punt and grab one of the above?
 
For my home server, which
Fri, 10/03/2008 - 9:05pm
For my home server, which "serves" (sorry its late cant think of a better word... lol ) about 8 extensions (6 SIP and 2 FXS via SIP ATA) I use the new Intel Atom mini itx board. I have Broadvoice (I know I know...) and VoipJet registered as outgoing and Broadvoice as incoming and have had no issues other than when I mess around and screw up a config file that knocks out something silly like dialing out... lol)
Intel Atom 1.6g
100 gig 2.5" 7200 rpm SATA
2 Gigs RAM *(Max)
all of this uses up maybe 50 watts of power, and from Logic Supply, I use the wall mountable Morex 5677 case (http://www.logicsupply.com/products/5677).
The only downside to this is that the board is only 10/100 Lan. The new dual core atom model coming out soon (1.87 gigahertz I think) has a 10/100/1000 GIG-E card built in.
Jon
 
I get a kick out of these
Fri, 10/03/2008 - 9:29pm
I get a kick out of these posts. I run my house (which just happens to be 7 extensions and a 2 port ATA) on an old small form factor 700Mhz PIII. It has been running for over 2 years now and is currently updated to FreePBX. I am sure it draws less than 50 watts and I fished it out of a pile headed for the tech recyclers. I grabbed two of them since the MB and PS are custom.
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aka "Skyking"
 
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