----- Original Message -----
> From: "david" <david@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>, centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 1:34:43 PM
> Subject: Re: Can't move to Centos 8
> At 01:25 PM 5/13/2020, James Szinger wrote:
>>On Tue, 12 May 2020 17:42:25 -0700 david <david@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> > Folks
>> >
>> > I've been trying to convert my systems to Centos 8, seeing the EOL on
>> > the horizon a few years away. One of my systems is a Mac-Mini, and
>> > support for that has been discontinued. I'm wondering what the
>> > community suggests among these alternatives:
>>
>>I can't be specific since you didn't say how you're using the
>>Mini. You don't even say if the Mini is PPC, i386, or x86_64.
>>
>> > 1) Stay with Centos 7 even after EOL hoping market pressures will
>> > add Mac-Mini support
>>
>>My guess is that RH will focus on the server market.
>>
>> > 2) Spend a few hundred dollars on a small, **quiet** replacement
>> > (ugh)
>>
>>2a) Stay on C7 until EOL (in 4 years). Then re-evaluate your hardware
>>needs and availablilty.
>>
>> > 3) Convert to the Debian/Ubuntu distro.
>> >
>> > 4) Hope someone figures out a solution.
>>
>>Beware. This might end up being very fragile.
>>
>>5) Switch to Fedora which has better hardware support and more software.
>>
>>Jim
>>___________
>
>
> Jim
> Sorry that I omitted those details, so...
> Intended use: Gateway to my in-house network, providing DNS
> (internal only), DHCP, Mail server, and web server, backup storage
> for some systems
>
> As a web server, the load is low, so large USB-connected disk works just fine.
> As a backup device, I am using ZFS and it works well.
> As a mail server, it's my personal mail primarily, likely running
> sendmail or postfix.
>
> Mac-mini is an x86_64.
>
> For use as a gateway, I use the Ethernet connect as a link to a
> gigabyte switch and WiFi access point, and use a usb-connected dongle
> for the ethernet connect to the modem/internet.
>
> David
>
You can pickup a refurbished Dell optiplex small form factor PC with 3+Ghz core i5, 8GB RAM, and HDD, shipped for less than $100 on ebay. It even has slots for more half height pci-e cards. This is what I use for my router/NAS at home running CentOS 8 with ZFSonLinux.
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