Hey y’all, I was reading this self hosting user survey at selfh.st and noticed that some people said they self-host on a mobile phone.
I have an Android phone here I could use and I can picture setting up the phone and then just leaving it plugged in, in a corner somewhere. That seems like a good use for all that computing power but I’m not sure how to get started.
I found this article showing how we can use a phone for a web server:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/host-a-web-server-on-android
But is there any way to host other apps / services on a phone? Does it have to be rooted first?
Any pitfalls or other tips you can share when to doing this?
Thanks!
For this I would have a plug with timer activated. Just monitor how long it will take to run with one charge and set the timer accordingly.
This is smart, and with the timer you can try to keep the charge between 20 and 80%.
That could work but you’re still doing full cycles on the battery all the time. In the end, it might be less then daily use.
timer plugs are so freaking useful. once you have a couple you start noticing things you could do with them. just regular digital non-smart outlet timers. don’t get the analogue ones, they ticktickticktick.
I agree, in-house/ living room applications NEED silent timers.