My oldest still running server ..
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My oldest still running server ..
HP ProLiant DL120, installed in May 2012 with Debian 7 Wheezy, even before systemd was a thing.
Continously upgraded up to Debian 12 Bookworm.
Former Mailserver, Blog Server, Photo Gallery, Git Forge ..
5 SAS Hard disks were replaced over the years. Other than that, it just worked since 2012.
root@helium:~# # Farwell old friend. You served well! See you in the nether.
root@helium:~# poweroff
Broadcast message from root@helium.edelga.se on pts/1 (Wed 2026-03-11 18:21:28 CET):The system will power off now!
Shared connection to helium.edelga.se closed.
🥺
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My oldest still running server ..
HP ProLiant DL120, installed in May 2012 with Debian 7 Wheezy, even before systemd was a thing.
Continously upgraded up to Debian 12 Bookworm.
Former Mailserver, Blog Server, Photo Gallery, Git Forge ..
5 SAS Hard disks were replaced over the years. Other than that, it just worked since 2012.
root@helium:~# # Farwell old friend. You served well! See you in the nether.
root@helium:~# poweroff
Broadcast message from root@helium.edelga.se on pts/1 (Wed 2026-03-11 18:21:28 CET):The system will power off now!
Shared connection to helium.edelga.se closed.
🥺
@Larvitz The realization that 2012 is already 14 years ago ... some pets don't even live that long.
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@Larvitz The realization that 2012 is already 14 years ago ... some pets don't even live that long.
@subnetspider When my brain thinks "10 years ago" it's referring to ~2010 and definitely not 2016 ...
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My oldest still running server ..
HP ProLiant DL120, installed in May 2012 with Debian 7 Wheezy, even before systemd was a thing.
Continously upgraded up to Debian 12 Bookworm.
Former Mailserver, Blog Server, Photo Gallery, Git Forge ..
5 SAS Hard disks were replaced over the years. Other than that, it just worked since 2012.
root@helium:~# # Farwell old friend. You served well! See you in the nether.
root@helium:~# poweroff
Broadcast message from root@helium.edelga.se on pts/1 (Wed 2026-03-11 18:21:28 CET):The system will power off now!
Shared connection to helium.edelga.se closed.
🥺
@Larvitz glad to see that there are other people who say a kind thank you to server when shutting it down for the last time
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My oldest still running server ..
HP ProLiant DL120, installed in May 2012 with Debian 7 Wheezy, even before systemd was a thing.
Continously upgraded up to Debian 12 Bookworm.
Former Mailserver, Blog Server, Photo Gallery, Git Forge ..
5 SAS Hard disks were replaced over the years. Other than that, it just worked since 2012.
root@helium:~# # Farwell old friend. You served well! See you in the nether.
root@helium:~# poweroff
Broadcast message from root@helium.edelga.se on pts/1 (Wed 2026-03-11 18:21:28 CET):The system will power off now!
Shared connection to helium.edelga.se closed.
🥺
@Larvitz Stable hardware, 14 years is a really long time. How many watts did it consume?
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@Larvitz Stable hardware, 14 years is a really long time. How many watts did it consume?
@felixule I don't know, never measured it. The server was in a colocation rack in a datacenter where the power for my half 19" rack wasn't metered.
