Asahi Linux completely supports all the M1 Mini hardware.

But it does look the prices on these went back up because people use them for OpenClaw. 🙄

I run Asahi Fedora Linux on this hardware. It was a straightforward install and has been problem-free since.

M1 Mac Mini is quiet, fast, low power consumption and reasonably-priced used.

The log volume is dependent on which services are running and how they are tuned.

I have a UPS that allows the server to survive an apocalypse of 15 minutes or less.