Hi there. I’ve been looking to get something to run locally as I currently use a dedi machine I’m renting from Hetzner.

I’ve been looking at Raspberry Pi, mainly model 4 and while research those I got introduced to Orange Pi as well as ZimaBoard.

I realized the “best” option usually comes down to personal needs, tho I’m curious to which would be the better purchase in terms of “bang for your buck”.

The main stuff I would be running are Plex or Jellyfin servers as well as NextCloud for family photos and a shared calendar. I love tinkering so I like the idea of having enough resources to run additional services without going down on efficiency.

My budget is around 180-200$.

I’ve seen posts where people often mention a mini PC or similar would be a great option tho I’m looking for something smaller and the less noise the better as I may end up showing the thing in a drawer or closet in my bedroom.