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Can I self-host on old iPhones?
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You have an iPhone 9? It doesn't exist, you probably have something else.
iPhone 7 got Linux ported, so yes you can. Try looking for postmarketOS (though there aren't that many working features, it's good enough for running servers)
You can run Windows 9 on an iPhone 9.
I meant 8. Fat fingers. I’ll update the op. Thanks!
i don't think there is even wifi support for the iPhone 7 though
https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Apple_iPhone_7/7%2B_(apple-d10)
https://projectsandcastle.org/status it worked on sandcastle, maybe it hasnt been ported to mainline yet?
if usb works then usb networking may be a better option