We decided on IRC meeting Wednesday, May 03, 2023:
WG will pursue 'Fedora Server Edition on SBC' as first priority for F39 ...

Goal(s)

• Exploring usage scenarios for a productive use of (ARM) SBCs with Fedora Server Edition.

• Excluded are development, DIY/experimental or educational uses.

• It would be at the same time our preferred contribution to the action Objective Review: Each Edition has a story for each release

The project comprises several parts:

1. A reference list of ARM SBCs suitable for productive deployment

   • Goal(s): Determination of a limited number (3 - 7) of particularly suitable devices, whose productive use is tested and described in more detail in the (server) documentation (if possible updated for each Fedora release).
   • Result / "Product": Reference list and recommendations as part of the server documentation
   • Current status:
     • First draft in documentation I ARM SBC Devices Reference List)
     • Remarks for individual devices still to be added

2. Evaluation of possibly usefull applications or types of application

   • Goal(s): Determining which deployment scenarios are reasonable and beneficial, determining the scope of use for ARM SBCs
   • Result / "Product": Articles for Fedora Magazine or Fedora Blog, possibly even beyond e.g. Opensource.com
   • Possible outline / contents
     • Virulent basic assumptions
       1. performance sufficient for everyday tasks
       2. especially economical (power) consumption and thus especially environmentally friendly
       3. cheaper price tag than x86_64 devices, esp. Mini PCs
     • Search for comparative studies / empirical evidence for these assumptions.
       • Additional question: How does it compare to current mini (Intel) PCs, price, performance, (power) consumption.
     • Running an empirical comparison for selected typical server tasks. Possible tasks:
       1. Building Fedora QuickDocs microsite locally (includes: reading Docker file, start a podman container, reading about 500 files, transforming to html)
       2. suggestions welcome
       3. suggestions welcome
     • Comparison includes
       ▪ performance, power consumption, (something else?)
       ▪ between ARM SBCs and Intel based Mini PCs
     • Expected / anticipated findings
       • Less suitable for interactive applications
       • Particularly suitable for back-office 24/7 tasks , where latency and turnaround time are less important
         • Permanent backup server
         • Monitor Server
     • Possible usage improvements:
       • Installation of SPI
       • Switching from slow (e)MMC to NVMe
   • Current status:
     • Not started yet

3. Realizing selected examples in practice

   • Goal(s): Immediately usable solutions
   • Result / "Product": Detailed documentation, maybe Ansible support, installation scripts
   • Possible artifacts
     • Backup System
     • Cockpit Proxy
       ▪ Monitor Server
       ▪ Additional suggestions welcome
   • Potential Audience
     • SMEs
     • Freelancer
     • Independent professionals
     • Home server
   • Possible Follow up (F40)
     • Setting up an economical and environmentally friendly home server
   • Current status:
     • Not started yet

4. Creating a "story" for F39 release (see above)

Available material

Opening email: Work Project: F39 Story – Fedora Server on SBC

First draft of a discussion paper / Release story: Story: Fedora Server Edition and Raspberry Pi & Co – First Draft!