Mineral Oil Submerged Raspberry Pi 2B Web server

[grantham]

Hi guys,

 

I have a project that I would appreciate some feedback on.

 

I plan on constructing a web server for a personal portfolio with a raspberry pi 2B. I am a college kid so i expect nothing more than a couple of hits per day (this is more for recreation than functionality). My website isn't too intense and is rather minimalist 

 

Out of curiosity I am going to try to submerge the pi in mineral oil in a mason jar. To limit the number of wires requires, I was thinking of using POE, power over ethernet, to both power the headless webserver as well as give it good and flexible access to the world wide webz.

 

My questions:

 

Would any sort of circulation be required? The mineral oil is more for the purpose of aesthetics than heat regulation, as i can't imagine it would undergo intense workload. I would rather not have circulation if it is not necessary. I plan on making the mason jar airtight and minimalist and the wires superglued from the tin lid.

 

Would POE, power over ethernet, cause any potential issues I should be aware of?

 

What would be the capacity of the web server without any circulation?

 

How might I update the files on web server without opening up the jar?

 

If the only cord going into the mason jar is a powered Ethernet cable using POE, are there any concerns with mineral oil?

 

Should the hardware holdup beyond the use of a year?

 

Is there a specific type of mineral oil or recommended brand?

 

What precautions should I make to prevent overheating in the (unlikely) case of massive user spikes?

 

 

Many thanks,

Grantham Taylor

[Joshosaurus]

I don't believe that the raspberry pi supports POE without some sort of adapter board.

Use an FTP server on the Pi to transfer web files.

[grantham]

7 minutes ago, JJHW149 said:

I don't believe that the raspberry pi supports POE without some sort of adapter board.

Perfect thank you. Good point. I could always have a POE injector outside of the jar and a POE splitter inside so that there is still only one wire running through the tin lid.