The tech world often pushes us toward the latest and greatest hardware, but there’s something deeply satisfying about seeing old devices given new purpose. Today, I stumbled upon a fascinating post about a repurposed laptop serving as a home server, and it sparked some thoughts about our relationship with technology and sustainability.

Picture this: a battle-scarred laptop, survivor of a neighbor’s domestic dispute, transformed into a fully functional home server. The specs would make most tech enthusiasts cringe - a humble Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM, and a mix of storage drives. Yet, this modest setup runs multiple services including Nextcloud and Immich, effectively replacing expensive cloud subscriptions.