Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?
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@humanhorseshoes oh my! How do Pentium chips vanish?

@darkosubotica the truck SIM card sending SMS messages either went out of coverage, the unit in the machine failed or needed a reboot etc
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Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?
Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can.

I got my Sun Netra X1 running OpenBSD + httpd serving actual web traffic.
Full writeup: https://rup12.net/posts/can-my-sparc-server-host-my-website/
#homelab #SPARC #retro #selfhosted #OpenBSD #Cloudflare #vintagecomputing #sysadmin #Sun
@darkosubotica I see what you did here

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Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?
Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can.

I got my Sun Netra X1 running OpenBSD + httpd serving actual web traffic.
Full writeup: https://rup12.net/posts/can-my-sparc-server-host-my-website/
#homelab #SPARC #retro #selfhosted #OpenBSD #Cloudflare #vintagecomputing #sysadmin #Sun
@darkosubotica It's literally called a "server" and it's from 2001, in time for the first dot com crash. I'd be more surprised if it COULDN'T host a website!
These were the halcyon days for web servers that probably cost $30,000 brand new.
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@darkosubotica I see what you did here

@steffeng We're all 486
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@darkosubotica It's literally called a "server" and it's from 2001, in time for the first dot com crash. I'd be more surprised if it COULDN'T host a website!
These were the halcyon days for web servers that probably cost $30,000 brand new.
@soviut the challenge here is making sure the OS and the stack is new enough to be exposed to the scary portion of the internet!
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@soviut the challenge here is making sure the OS and the stack is new enough to be exposed to the scary portion of the internet!
@darkosubotica Yeah, great article!
By the way, you left some PII on the one chip

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@darkosubotica Yeah, great article!
By the way, you left some PII on the one chip

@soviut that must be from the previous owners!
Oddly the chip had no thermal paste once I opened it up! -
@humanhorseshoes oh my! How do Pentium chips vanish?

@darkosubotica @humanhorseshoes Like a truckload of clogs vanish. https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/bedrock-sandals-stolen/
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@darkosubotica @humanhorseshoes Like a truckload of clogs vanish. https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/bedrock-sandals-stolen/
@markstos @darkosubotica more useful than a pile of intel crap
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Can a 2001 Sun SPARC server host a website in 2026?
Spoiler: Yes. Yes it can.

I got my Sun Netra X1 running OpenBSD + httpd serving actual web traffic.
Full writeup: https://rup12.net/posts/can-my-sparc-server-host-my-website/
#homelab #SPARC #retro #selfhosted #OpenBSD #Cloudflare #vintagecomputing #sysadmin #Sun
@darkosubotica reminds me, I have a SPARC stored in the attic. Should try this

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@darkosubotica reminds me, I have a SPARC stored in the attic. Should try this

@collectifission yes you should!

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