Well my Raspberry Pi 4 died...

[JasonLG1979]

As the title suggests my Pi 4 has bit the dust. It's a sad day especially considering that a replacement is going to be basically impossible to get my hands on. I have however ordered a super cheap x86_64 mini pc that will stand-in for the Pi so all hope is not lost. My plan is to run Debian 11 (Bullseye) on it so I don't see it affecting Raspotify a great deal, this is just a heads up that I can no longer give super specific advice or support for Pi hardware, nor will I be able to debug ARM specific bugs if they should arise.

[dtcooper]

It's a sad day especially considering that a replacement is going to be basically impossible to get my hands on.

How come? Can I help you get another one? 😛

[JasonLG1979]

There are no brick and mortar Pi retailers near me so I'm at the mercy of ordering online and currently the only Pi's I can find are either at scalper prices or they ship from Europe so shipping is crazy.

[JasonLG1979]

I've also managed to convince her that I also need a new USB DAC (Topping D10s) since the audio out on a mini-pc is going to be garbage.

[dtcooper]

I guess I can't help with a marital dispute... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[JasonLG1979]

There's no dispute. It's just that my wife is fairly tech savvy and she controls the finances because I have no impulse control when it comes to money. So it takes something to break before I get an upgrade and I have to plead my case. Again that's a good thing. I'd buy magic beans...

[JasonLG1979]

I've got my eye on this little guy:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KH7MCD1

It's no supercomputer by any means but it should run circles around a Pi and more than suit my needs. Again though when Pi's become more available I plan on getting one and the mini-pc will be my main home server and the Pi will be my Raspoti-Box™.

Windows (:vomiting_face:) ofc will be going bye-bye.

[JasonLG1979]

Update: I have managed to order a Pi Zero v2 from The PiHut.

Going forward the Pi Zero v2 will be our "Potato", Raspotify's lowest spec reference device. That's not to say that Raspotify won't continue to run on a PI 2, it's just that I don't own a 2 (and why and where would I buy one?).

If Raspotify works on a Pi Zero v2 it should work just fine on a Pi 2 - 4.