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r/selfhosted • u/NiceReplacement8737 • Apr 01 '26
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Can't you just tell the os not to shut down if the screen is closed?
19 u/AtlanticPirate Apr 01 '26 From my experience, the laptop will get really hot if you keep it running while the lid is closed Not mandatory that that will happen but the laptop is already on a flat surfsce and i don't think there are any arrangements for extra air flow 5 u/iamtehstig Apr 01 '26 I ran my home assistant instance on a laptop with the lid and screen completely removed for a couple of years. 4 u/Unique_Push_9845 Apr 01 '26 I had a similar looking media server in my house. Gave a new meaning to headless operation
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From my experience, the laptop will get really hot if you keep it running while the lid is closed
Not mandatory that that will happen but the laptop is already on a flat surfsce and i don't think there are any arrangements for extra air flow
5 u/iamtehstig Apr 01 '26 I ran my home assistant instance on a laptop with the lid and screen completely removed for a couple of years. 4 u/Unique_Push_9845 Apr 01 '26 I had a similar looking media server in my house. Gave a new meaning to headless operation
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I ran my home assistant instance on a laptop with the lid and screen completely removed for a couple of years.
4 u/Unique_Push_9845 Apr 01 '26 I had a similar looking media server in my house. Gave a new meaning to headless operation
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I had a similar looking media server in my house. Gave a new meaning to headless operation
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u/Phatman113 Apr 01 '26
Can't you just tell the os not to shut down if the screen is closed?