💻 Is this $100 Intel NUC enough for a small Fabric server (3 players + bots + heavy farms)?
Hey everyone,
I recently picked up an Intel NUC for just $100 USD — it seemed too good to pass up. I know it's not meant to be a proper server, but I impulsively bought it thinking it might handle a small Fabric server for me and some friends. Now I'm unsure if it was a mistake.
Here are the specs:
Model: Intel NUC
CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz (shows boost to 1.19GHz)
RAM: 16 GB (15.8 GB usable)
OS: Windows 64-bit (can switch to Linux if it helps performance)
My plan:
We're aiming to host a Fabric 1.21 server, eventually moving to 1.22, with Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor and other optimization mods. It'll be 3 active players, possibly a 4th occasionally, plus 3 Carpet bots running 24/7 (mainly for farms/testing).
We already have farms that push around 1 million items/hour, so this won't be a super-lightweight world.
My questions:
Is this setup even viable for what I'm planning?
Would switching to Linux or a headless setup improve stability?
Should I cut down on bots/farms to avoid bottlenecks?
Any specific performance tweaks for low-power U-series CPUs like this?
I know this isn't the best hardware for hosting, but for the price, size, and power draw, I really want to make the most of it. Any tips, benchmarks, or shared experiences would be super helpful
Thanks in advance!
I recently picked up an Intel NUC for just $100 USD — it seemed too good to pass up. I know it's not meant to be a proper server, but I impulsively bought it thinking it might handle a small Fabric server for me and some friends. Now I'm unsure if it was a mistake.
Here are the specs:
Model: Intel NUC
CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1 @ 1.00GHz (shows boost to 1.19GHz)
RAM: 16 GB (15.8 GB usable)
OS: Windows 64-bit (can switch to Linux if it helps performance)
My plan:
We're aiming to host a Fabric 1.21 server, eventually moving to 1.22, with Sodium, Lithium, Phosphor and other optimization mods. It'll be 3 active players, possibly a 4th occasionally, plus 3 Carpet bots running 24/7 (mainly for farms/testing).
We already have farms that push around 1 million items/hour, so this won't be a super-lightweight world.
My questions:
Is this setup even viable for what I'm planning?
Would switching to Linux or a headless setup improve stability?
Should I cut down on bots/farms to avoid bottlenecks?
Any specific performance tweaks for low-power U-series CPUs like this?
I know this isn't the best hardware for hosting, but for the price, size, and power draw, I really want to make the most of it. Any tips, benchmarks, or shared experiences would be super helpful
Thanks in advance!
