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title: Orange Pi Zero as a Web Server
date: 2017-01-30T11:10:51+00:00
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# Orange Pi Zero as a Web Server



In [episode 4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUf0WLs7U_8) of [my video blog](https://kaspars.net/go/vlog) I review [Orange Pi Zero](https://kaspars.net/go/orange-pi-store) — the cheapest low-power computer with native Ethernet support, [available on AliExpress for only $9](https://kaspars.net/go/orange-pi-store). I’m using it as a headless webserver running [Armbian](https://www.armbian.com/) to host a [ToR relay](https://community.torproject.org/relay/). With Wi-Fi and USB ports disabled it consumes around 0.5W which amounts to 4.5kWh per year or $1.50.