<![CDATA[A solar powered website that goes offline when there's no power]]>This website made me reconsider if 99.9999% SLA and always online is really that important for lots of websites. I used to self-host my own server in my own apartment, but gave up on that after my internet provider had their first major outage that lasted almost a week. Also I didn't want to worry about the fire hazard, or the server going down when I was traveling etc.

But a solar powered server seems interesting, if the batteries could be made fire safe.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/topic/b15c2c8a-cb8a-4456-ac26-7faa6cddbf1c/a-solar-powered-website-that-goes-offline-when-there-s-no-powerRSS for NodeWed, 21 Oct 2026 22:04:16 GMTTue, 18 Aug 2026 06:23:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to A solar powered website that goes offline when there's no power on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:43 GMT]]>You're better off with the LiFePO4 batteries even if you don't care about weight. A lead acid battery will wear out quickly when you cycle it daily. Lithium also has a higher charging efficiency, so you get more usable power from the solar panel.

]]>https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/27624284https://forum.ieu.app/post/https://discuss.tchncs.de/comment/27624284Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:24:43 GMT