My NixOS SSH jump host server here idles at 234 MB of which 64 MB is systemd-journald (which I assume can be reduced with some settings of how much to keep in RAM).

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tokyobreakfast 12 hours ago | parent [-]

>which 64 MB is systemd-journald

why

Windows NT was routinely run with 32 MB of RAM TOTAL and the event log is basically unchanged 30 years later.

	▲	actionfromafar 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Achtung, you will draw the ire of the systemd downvote zealots. Edit: Haha, withing a handful of seconds I got a downvote. :-D