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Old MacBook as an always-on bot server
Linux, stay-awake and a watchdog turn spare hardware into a home server.
What it does
Give an old laptop that can't run modern software a second life: install lightweight Linux, let your bot keep it awake with the screen dimmed, and add a watchdog so the bot app keeps running 24/7.
The real result
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Help me turn an old MacBook into an always-on home server for my bot. Walk me through it one step at a time and wait for me to confirm each one: 1. Install a lightweight Linux (e.g. Xubuntu). 2. Dim or turn off the screen when idle, but never sleep; recover after a power loss. 3. Install and sign in to the Grok Bot desktop app and start it at login. 4. Add a watchdog that checks the app every minute and restarts it if it stops. 5. Test a scheduled job end to end.
Bot template
Open bot templateComing soonWhat you need
- An old laptop
- A USB stick for installing Linux
- Wi-Fi or ethernet