Create a rich interactive experience
Get a surprising amount of functionality with the ALIX 1 server, with the freedom to add features, store important data and output video and audio.
Here’s what you can do with an ALIX 1:
- Handle all of your network tasks comfortably, thanks to a sturdy 500MHz AMD processor and 256MB of RAM
- Save space on your desk or in your server cabinet with a tiny server that takes up as little space as possible
- Save space in your server rack with a rackmount server that’s only 1RU high and a tiny 250mm deep
- Significantly reduce electricity consumption with an energy-efficient server that uses less than 5W at full tilt
- Keep your server room or cabinet cool and quiet with a completely fanless server that also has excellent heat dissipation
- Spend less time on maintenance, with a high-quality and ultra-reliable server that is built to last
- Keep using your server, year after year, without needing to replace or upgrade it
- Have the freedom to design your server your way, with the capacity to run many different flavours of Linux, and your choice of slimline, “XL” or rackmount cases
- Create a compact, cost-effective thin client, kiosk or industrial appliance with VGA display, audio input and output, plus and keyboard and mouse support
- Store all of your important data in real-time, with support for a 2.5″ IDE HDD or SSD
- Get access to heaps of ethernet ports in a cost-effective way by adding a 4-port PCI network card, or add your preferred PCI expansion card
- Connect your server to the world easily with one 10/100 ethernet port, two serial ports, two USB ports and one miniPCI slot and one PCI slot
- Quickly plug in all of your connections with the ready-made punchouts for ethernet, serial, USB, SMA and power
- Install your server in harsh environments, thanks to its rugged design that ensures it can cope with industrial and remote locations
- Quickly and easily mount your server on the back of a monitor or on a DIN rail with the built-in VESA and DIN-rail mounting holes
- Create a highly-polished, professional solution in a stylish slimline or rackmount case
- Feel confident that your server is built to last in a case that’s light yet strong, and also dust and splash resistant
The ALIX 1 is a cost-effective, fully-featured server.
What’s under the hood?
The ALIX 1 has the following features:
- a tiny size of just 182mm x 178mm x 35mm (in the slimline case)
- power consumption of just 5W (not including expansion cards)
- able to run Windows XP, Linux, m0n0wall, pfSense® software and many other open-source software packages
- a 500MHz AMD Geode processor
- 256MB RAM
- VGA port
- Audio out and microphone ports
- Keyboard and mouse ports
- One PCI slot
- One miniPCI slot
- One 10/100 ethernet port
- Two serial ports
- Two USB 2.0 ports, plus two USB headers
- 2.5″ IDE connector for a 2.5″ IDE HDD or SSD
- Compact Flash slot
Buy an ALIX 1
What next?
- Check out our comparison of the ALIX, APU, net and uSVR servers
- Get a general introduction to our tiny computers
- Learn more about energy-efficient computing
- Access data sheets, manuals, software and tutorials for the ALIX, APU, net and uSVR
- Browse through our servers in our online shop
