I have two dcs-6100h for 9€ each that work just fine locally. Good ir night vision, very sensitiv mic and USB powered for trips.
Which fom factor do you have? And did you install powertop and tlp? The newer Intel CPUs need a little more power in idle. Old comment as reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/m4oif7/comment/gqvs35l/
I had an optiplex 3060 micro with 8500t, 24gb ram and 2 ssds idling around 3-5watts.
One of the few options that allow docker conf via labels. Will try it, currently using caddy.
Schau dir Mal das Openwrt Plugin “travelmate” an. Das sollte auf deinem Reiserouter installierbar sein und ermöglicht es automatische Login Skripte zu hinterlegen.
Warum nicht im Winter 1-2h länger arbeiten und im Sommer dafür 1-2h weniger. So machen das einige spanische Firmen. 6h Tage ohne Pause im Sommer klingt verlockend.
I have Kodi running in a docker container with gui (even HDR support) on my otherwise “headless” server. Kodi just has the most flexibility because of it’s plugins.