====== ThinkPad W520 Era (cafe-old) ======

**Hardware:** Lenovo ThinkPad W520 (2011)\\
**Period:** ~2026-01\\
**Status:** Retired — replaced by the GA-78LMT-USB3 desktop (current [[folkzone:server_specs|server]])

===== Specs =====

^ Spec ^ Value ^
| CPU | Intel Core i7-2860QM, 4c/8t, 2.5–3.6 GHz |
| RAM | 12 GB DDR3-1333 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Quadro 1000M (2 GB) |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| OS | Lubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (LXQt) |

===== Services That Ran =====

  * Caddy (reverse proxy)
  * Nextcloud (''files.folk.zone'')
  * Jellyfin (''media.folk.zone'')
  * HedgeDoc (''notes.folk.zone'')
  * Uptime Kuma (''status.folk.zone'')
  * Plausible Analytics (''analytics.folk.zone'')
  * Watchtower (auto container updates)

===== Why It Was Retired =====

The W520 ran hot under sustained load — 12+ year old hardware with DDR3 constraints. Replaced by the current AMD FX-4130 desktop with 7.24 GB RAM and 228 GB SSD.

===== What Carried Over =====

  * Same Cloudflare Tunnel approach
  * Same Caddy reverse proxy pattern
  * Same [[folkzone:infrastructure:security|security hardening]] baseline (UFW, fail2ban, SSH key-only)
  * Same ''docker compose up -d'' workflow

===== See Also =====

  * [[folkzone:server_specs|Current Server Specifications]]
  * [[folkzone:infrastructure:security|Security Hardening]]
  * [[start|Return to wiki home]]
  * [[folkzone:start|Return to folkzone]]