What SBC (RPi, Arduino, NUC, etc) to buy?

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I want to setup a headless single board computer (SBC) to run things like iobroker for Eufy Security interface to HE, NUT for battery backup monitor, pihole, etc. I don’t need any extra features like WIFI, camera interface, dual monitor ports, audio port, etc.

Can a single SBC run these multiple applications simultaneously? What specific hardware model (e.g. rPi, Audrino, NUC, etc) should I buy?

Thanks.

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Yup.

RPi’s have the largest userbase. I don’t consider Intel NUCs to be traditional SBCs, but they come with the benefit of running Windows if you need that.

Personally, I like Hardkernel’s hardware, so I’ve used Odroids for a long time.

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Raspberry Pi's are hard to find at a reasonable price. Good luck. Rpi Zero 2W would work except you said you don't want wifi. Avoid the Nvidia Jetson even if it is cheaper than it used to be.

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Another thought is a NAS... or a server like Proxmox running on a NUC maybe...

On the SBC side - oDroid N2 works great too.

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Not an SBC but you can use a refurbed Ultra Small Form Factor USFF PC. Find on ebay from Dell, HP or Lenovo.

Many around $100 and will have a lot more power then an RPi.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I would like to keep it under $100 and very low power consumption.

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Odroid N2+, the board recommended by @erktrek fits that bill. I bought one 2 years ago for about $80. You could also find an RPi 4B+ for that price range.

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