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Hosting a Laravel Inertia Vue App on an SBC: Hardware Requirements and Recommendations

I have a project where I'll need to host a Laravel app on an SBC.

I'll be using Laravel Inertia Vue, so I'll need to install PHP (with SQLite), Composer, Node.js, and a web server on that SBC.

Would a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B with the following specs be sufficient?

  • Quad-Core 1.2GHz Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit CPU
  • 1GB RAM
  • BCM43438 wireless LAN and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) on board
  • 40-pin extended GPIO
  • 4 USB 2.0 ports
  • 4-pole stereo output and composite video port
  • MicroSD port for loading the OS and storing data
  • Upgraded switched Micro USB power source up to 2.5A

If not, what would you recommend I buy?

Just to clarify, the Raspberry Pi won't be connected to WiFi. Instead, it will function as a WiFi hotspot, allowing a single user at a time to connect and access the app. There won't be any significant load on the app. I am limited by budget, so I want to ensure the SBC meets the minimum requirements to host the app without going over budget

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only your user can judge if it sufficient. We cant possibly know how complex or heavy the workload is or how efficiently it is written.

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